Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of the Government of Sierra Leone.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,833 |
25 Facts About Freetown
2.
The mayor of Freetown is Yvonne Aki Sawyerr, who was sworn in on May 11,2018, after her victory in the 2018 Freetown Mayoral election.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,834 |
3.
Freetown survived being pillaged by the French in 1794, and was rebuilt by the settlers.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,835 |
4.
British fighter aircraft which were shipped into Freetown port, were carried on the Sierra Leone Government Railway to Makeni to be assembled and flown to Egypt.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,836 |
5.
On 5 November 2021, a fuel tank truck collided with another truck in Freetown, resulting in an explosion killing at least 99 and injuring around 100.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,837 |
Related searches
Sierra Leone Egypt East End Christians West Africa Christmas Premier League Blackpool Lions6.
Freetown municipality is politically divided into three regions: East End, Central and West End of Freetown.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,838 |
7.
The wards in the East End of Freetown contain the city's largest population centre and generally the poorest part of the city.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,839 |
8.
Two central wards make up Central Freetown, which includes Downtown Freetown and the central business district.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,840 |
9.
Under the Koppen climate classification, Freetown has a tropical monsoon climate primarily due to the heavy amount of precipitation it receives during the rainy season.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,841 |
10.
Freetown is home to a large population of both Muslims and Christians, though Muslims make up the majority of the population.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,842 |
11.
Government of the Freetown Municipality has been dominated by All People's Congress since 2004.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,843 |
12.
Since 2004, the residents of Freetown has voted in municipal elections for members of the All People's Congress by an overwhelming majority.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,844 |
13.
In Presidential elections Freetown is considered a swing city, as it has a large support base of both the All People's Congress and the Sierra Leone People's Party.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,845 |
14.
Freetown was convicted of two less serious charges by the Freetown High Court judge Jon Bosco Katutsi and sentenced to pay a fine.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,846 |
15.
In downtown Freetown is the Connaught Hospital, the first hospital constructed in West Africa that incorporated Western medical practices.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,847 |
16.
Freetown has a long-held tradition of organised cultural events taking place on specific dates to coincide with specific holidays or seasons within the calendar year.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,848 |
17.
Freetown has its own tradition of Christmas street parades, organised in neighbourhoods across the city.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,849 |
18.
Freetown's tourism sector is an integral part of the city.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,850 |
19.
The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, which is located within the peninsula's vast rainforest reserve, just a few miles from the centre of Freetown, has a collection of rare and endangered chimpanzees.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,851 |
20.
Freetown is home to Fourah Bay College, the oldest university in West Africa, founded in 1827.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,852 |
21.
Freetown peninsula is ringed by long stretches of white sand.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,853 |
23.
Freetown has an education system with six years of primary school, and six years of secondary school.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,855 |
24.
Freetown is home to one of the country's two main universities, the Fourah Bay College, the oldest university in West Africa, founded in 1827.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,856 |
25.
Eight of the fifteen clubs in the Sierra Leone National Premier League are from Freetown, including two of Sierra Leone's biggest and most successful football clubs, East End Lions, and Mighty Blackpool.
| FactSnippet No. 2,223,857 |