HASTINGS

Western Area · SIERRA LEONE (SL) · 8.38°N / 13.14°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,408,582

Hastings is a city in Sierra Leone with a population of 5,121. It sits at 8.38/-13.14, runs on Africa/Freetown, is 8 km from Waterloo.

Population 5,121

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Freetown

All facts

fields

Country: Sierra Leone
Subdivision: Western Area
Coords: 8.38°N / 13.14°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Waterloo Western Area 55,000 8.6 km

SE Kent Western Area 1,804 9.3 km

NW Freetown Western Area 802,639 16.1 km

W Goderich Western Area 19,209 17.2 km

N Pepel Northern Province 4,462 24.5 km

N Masoyila Northern Province 3,658 26.3 km

S Dublin Western Area 842 27.5 km

N Tintafor Northern Province 5,460 28.6 km

N Sawkta Northern Province 3,452 28.8 km

N Konakridee Northern Province 3,104 36.9 km

Air access

nearby

HGS

Hastings Airport

Small airport

1.8 km

FNA

Lungi International Airport

Large airport

26.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Hastings?: 5,121 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Hastings in?: Africa/Freetown.
Which country is Hastings in?: Sierra Leone (SL).
Which airport serves Hastings?: Hastings Airport (HGS).
How far is Hastings from Freetown?: About 16 km.
Does Hastings 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 Hastings in?: Western Area.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2408582

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2408582,
    "name": "Hastings",
    "ascii_name": "Hastings",
    "country_code": "SL",
    "population": 5121,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Freetown",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 8.37994,
    "longitude": -13.13693
  }
}

Context

comparatives

10.7x smaller than Waterloo.
8 km from Waterloo.
Same timezone (Africa/Freetown) as 87 other cities in Sierra Leone.