BO

Southern Province · SIERRA LEONE (SL) · 7.96°N / 11.74°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,410,048

Bo is a city in Sierra Leone with a population of 174,354. It sits at 7.96/-11.74, runs on Africa/Freetown, is 4 km from Baoma.

Population 174,354

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Freetown

All facts

fields

Country: Sierra Leone
Subdivision: Southern Province
Coords: 7.96°N / 11.74°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Baoma Southern Province 7,044 4.1 km

N Mamboma Southern Province 5,201 14.6 km

NW Baiima Southern Province 3,771 19.9 km

SW Bumpe Southern Province 16,123 20.1 km

S Koribundu Southern Province 4,617 28.7 km

NE Palima Southern Province 4,116 30.7 km

SW Serabu Southern Province 4,261 39.5 km

NW Njala Southern Province 40,000 42.5 km

SW Sumbuya Southern Province 7,074 42.8 km

E Blama Eastern Province 8,146 44.4 km

Air access

nearby

KBS

Bo Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Bo?: 174,354 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bo in?: Africa/Freetown.
Which country is Bo in?: Sierra Leone (SL).
Which airport serves Bo?: Bo Airport (KBS).
How far is Bo from Freetown?: About 175 km.
Does Bo have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Sierra Leone?: English.
What currency is used in Sierra Leone?: Leone.
How many cities are in Sierra Leone?: 88 on record.
Which admin region is Bo in?: Southern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2410048

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2410048,
    "name": "Bo",
    "ascii_name": "Bo",
    "country_code": "SL",
    "population": 174354,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Freetown",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 7.96472,
    "longitude": -11.73833
  }
}

Context

comparatives

24.8x the population of Baoma.
4 km from Baoma.
Same timezone (Africa/Freetown) as 87 other cities in Sierra Leone.