Sierra Leone — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Sierra Leone — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Sierra Leone had an estimated population of 5,028,117 in 2005, with 97 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Sierra Leone today — population now 7,650,154, against 5,028,117 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Freetown	Western	802,639
2	Bo	Southern	174,354
3	Kenema	Eastern	143,137
4	Makeni	Northern	87,679
5	Koidu	Eastern	87,539
6	Lunsar	Northern	22,461
7	Port Loko	Northern	21,308
8	Waterloo	Western	19,750
9	Kabala	Northern	17,948
10	Pandebu-Tokpombu	Eastern	16,038
11	Magburaka	Northern	14,915
12	Kailahun	Eastern	14,085
13	Goderich	Western	13,768
14	Bumpeh	Southern	13,580
15	Segbwema	Eastern	12,860
16	Koindu	Eastern	12,815
17	Rokupr	Northern	12,504
18	Kambia	Northern	11,520
19	Yengema	Eastern	11,221
20	Gandorhun	Southern	10,678
21	Mile Ninetyone	Northern	10,393
22	Bonthe	Southern	9,647
23	Pendembu	Eastern	8,780
24	Blama	Eastern	8,146
25	Kamakwie	Northern	8,098
26	Panguma	Eastern	7,965
27	Pujehun	Southern	7,926
28	Mattru	Southern	7,795
29	Kukuna	Northern	7,676
30	Barma	Eastern	7,529
31	Lungi	Northern	7,433
32	Boajibu	Eastern	7,384
33	Bunumbu	Eastern	7,355
34	Sumbuya	Southern	7,074
35	Moyamba	Southern	6,700
36	Mambolo	Northern	6,624
37	Baoma	Southern	6,452
38	Tomboru	Eastern	5,985
39	Daru	Eastern	5,958
40	Foindu	Southern	5,868
41	Masingbi	Northern	5,644
42	Motema	Eastern	5,474
43	Bomi	Southern	5,463
44	Tintanfore	Northern	5,460
45	Buedu	Eastern	5,412
46	Mamboma	Southern	5,201
47	Kasiri	Northern	5,161
48	Hastings	Western	5,121
49	Hangha	Eastern	5,007
50	Potoru	Southern	4,937
51	Rotifunk	Southern	4,858
52	Zimmi	Southern	4,796
53	Koribondo	Southern	4,617
54	Yeliboya	Northern	4,580
55	Jaiama-Sewafe	Eastern	4,553
56	Tombo Walla	Northern	4,535
57	Pepel	Northern	4,462
58	Jaiama-Nimokoro	Eastern	4,370
59	Nyandehun-Mendegelema	Eastern	4,334
60	Serabu	Southern	4,261
61	Manowa	Eastern	4,214
62	Yele	Southern	4,209
63	Gbeworbu	Southern	4,122
64	Gorahun	Eastern	4,089
65	Tombo	Eastern	4,005
66	Baiima	Southern	3,771
67	Wuima	Eastern	3,691
68	Masoyila	Northern	3,658
69	Yonibana	Northern	3,589
70	Yamandu	Eastern	3,557
71	Makali	Northern	3,550
72	Tefeya	Eastern	3,544
73	Tongola	Eastern	3,492
74	Sawkta	Northern	3,452
75	Largo	Southern	3,441
76	Mobai	Eastern	3,441
77	Lowoma	Northern	3,435
78	Giehun	Eastern	3,350
79	Mange	Northern	3,339
80	Masabendu	Southern	3,223
81	Bumbuna	Northern	3,222
82	Masiaka	Northern	3,219
83	Bindi	Northern	3,188
84	Alikalia	Northern	3,138
85	Jojoima	Eastern	3,136
86	Konakridie	Northern	3,104
87	Gberia Fotombu	Northern	3,034
88	Mogbemo	Southern	2,900
89	Ngiehun	Eastern	2,845
90	Kpetewoma	Southern	2,748
91	Peyima	Eastern	2,705
92	Moriba	Northern	2,583
93	Simbakoro	Eastern	2,514
94	Seidu	Eastern	2,243
95	Nemeseidu	Eastern	1,928
96	Kayimi	Eastern	1,881
97	Ndoyogbo	Eastern	1,870

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Northern	1,737,247
2	Eastern	1,195,649
3	Southern	1,123,696
4	Western	971,525
5	Western Urban	802,639
6	Kenema	493,928
7	Bo	482,884
8	Port Loko	460,230
9	Bombali	409,254
10	Kailahun	363,767
11	Tonkolili	350,353
12	Kono	337,954
13	Kambia	281,141
14	Moyamba	258,909
15	Pujehun	240,682
16	Koinadugu	236,269
17	Western Rural	168,886
18	Bonthe	131,580
19	Sherbro	9,641

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.