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Also known as Bo, Sierra Leone
zweitgrößte Stadt in Sierra Leone
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Bo is a city in Sierra Leone that serves as the capital of the Southern Province. Established in 1787, the city covers an area of 357 square kilometers and has a population of 233,684. It is situated at an elevation of 15 meters above sea level. The city maintains twinned administrative relationships with Leamington Spa and Inglewood.
The urban area includes residential zones such as Kowama Lane in the Clock Tower Area. Bo is located within Bo District. A nearby settlement named Moriba Town is also recorded in the Southern Province, though it is listed with a population of 0 and an elevation of 104 meters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bo
- Region
- Bo District
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Population
- 233,684
- Timezone
- Africa/Freetown
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Province
- Southern Province
- District
- Bo District
- Type
- City Council
- Mayor
- Kobba Musa
- Deputy mayor
- Hawa Campbell
- Governing body
- Bo City Council
- Total
- 233,684
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00 ( GMT )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Located in
- Southern Province
- Population
- 233684
- Area
- 357
- Elevation
- 15
- Capital of
- Southern Province
- Image
- Bo-City-Sierra-Leone.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Leamington Spa
- topic's main category
- Category:Bo, Sierra Leone
- Commons category
- Bo, Sierra Leone
- inception
- 1787-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Bo, Sierra Leone
- P12749
- Mette Frederiksen
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via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get in
The road journey from Freetown takes 4 hours by an excellent paved road. The road from Kenema is also in good condition and takes about 1 hour.
See
Though Bo is the second city of Sierra Leone, there is not a lot to see here. Most people will use it as a stopping point on the way to other places. Small scale diamond mining is present in the area and could be worth a visit.
Eat
Being a long way from the sea, the menu is rather limited in most places. Beef, chicken or river fish can be found.
Drink
There are numerous bars throughout the town, usually serving Star beer at reasonable prices.
Sleep
Hotels in Bo are very basic compared with those in Freetown. Electricity is often only available during the night, if at all. Town center hotels can be noisy. Countryside Hotel on the Bo-Kenema road on the south of the town. Has electricity during the night and air-conditioned rooms, swimming pool and tennis court. It has deteriorated somewhat since it opened. There is also a risk of loud music late into the night. Rooms start at Le120,000. Madame Woki Hotel in the center of town. Very basic, but some rooms have simple air-conditioners which work when the electricity or generator are working. This is usually not all night. Imperial hotel on the Bo-Kenema road on the south of the town.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Deutsch
Bo ist eine Stadt in Sierra Leone. Sie hat knapp 175.000 Einwohner (Stand 2015) und ist damit die drittgrößte Stadt des Landes. Die Einwohner gehören mehrheitlich der Volksgruppe der Mende an. Bo ist Hauptstadt der Southern Province und des Bo-Distrikts. Bo befindet sich im im gleichnamigen Distrikt Bo in der Provinz Southern, zwischen Freetown und Kenema. Seit 2011 ist Bo Sitz des römisch-katholischen Bistums Bo.
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