NJALA

Southern Province · SIERRA LEONE (SL) · 8.23°N / 12.02°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,404,837

Njala is a city in Sierra Leone with a population of 40,000. It sits at 8.23/-12.02, runs on Africa/Freetown, is 16 km from Largo.

Population 40,000

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Freetown

All facts

fields

Country: Sierra Leone
Subdivision: Southern Province
Coords: 8.23°N / 12.02°W
UTC offset: +0
DST: None

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Largo Southern Province 3,441 16.5 km

SE Baiima Southern Province 3,771 23.0 km

NW Mile 91 Northern Province 15,491 33.9 km

NW Yonibana Northern Province 3,589 34.0 km

SE Mamboma Southern Province 5,201 39.5 km

S Bumpe Southern Province 16,123 39.5 km

SE Baoma Southern Province 7,044 42.4 km

SE Bo Southern Province 174,354 42.5 km

W Moyamba Southern Province 6,700 46.6 km

S Serabu Southern Province 4,261 48.7 km

Air access

nearby

KBS

Bo Airport

Medium airport

42.4 km

Universities

linked

Njala University

nu-online.com

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Njala?: 40,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Njala in?: Africa/Freetown.
Which country is Njala in?: Sierra Leone (SL).
Which airport serves Njala?: Bo Airport (KBS).
How far is Njala from Freetown?: About 137 km.
Does Njala have a university?: Yes. Njala University.
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 Njala in?: Southern Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2404837

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2404837,
    "name": "Njala",
    "ascii_name": "Njala",
    "country_code": "SL",
    "population": 40000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Freetown",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 8.23231,
    "longitude": -12.01558
  }
}

Context

comparatives

11.6x the population of Largo.
16 km from Largo.
Same timezone (Africa/Freetown) as 87 other cities in Sierra Leone.