Central address: Unnamed Road, Port Loko, Sierra Leone
Elevation: 45.667
Time Zone: Africa/Conakry
Latitude: 8° 46' 7.2804'' N
Longitude: 12° 47' 7.2672'' W
Port Loko is the capital and second largest town of Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The town had a population of 21,961 in the 2004 census and current estimate of 23,915. Port Loko lies approximately 45 miles east of Freetown. The area in and around Port Loko is a major bauxite mining and trade centre. The town lies on the main highway linking Freetown to Guinea's capital Conakry. It also lies on the over-land highway between Freetown and its major airport, Lungi International Airport, although most travellers complete this journey via the much shorter ferry or helicopter transit.
The latitude of Port Loko is 8.768689, and the longitude is -12.785352. Port Loko is a city is located at Sierra Leone with the gps coordinates of 8° 46' 7.2804'' N and 12° 47' 7.2672'' W. The elevation of Port Loko is 45.667, the time zone is Africa/Conakry.
Latitude | 8.768689 | Longitude | -12.785352 |
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Elevation | 45.667 | DMS Lat | 8° 46' 7.2804'' N |
DMS Lng | 12° 47' 7.2672'' W | GeoHASH | e9wcvh3crdne6 |
UTM Zone | 28P | UTM Easting | 743631.913385346 |
UTM Northing | 969997.413105044 | Time Zone | Africa/Conakry |
Country | Sierra Leone | Country Code | 232 |