Map of Port Loko, Sierra Leone
Port Loko is the administrative centre of North West, Sierra Leone, with a population of about 44,900. It lies at 8.7661°N, 12.7870°W. Port Loko is about 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Freetown, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Waterloo, 57 km to the southwest.
Port Loko at a glance
Country
Region
North West
Population
44,900GeoNames
Coordinates
8.7661, -12.78708°45′58″N 12°47′13″W
Time zone
Africa/FreetownUTC+00:00
Local time
–
Distance to Freetown
58 km (36 mi)
Where is Port Loko?
- The 7th largest city in Sierra Leone by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 37 min on the shortest day to 12 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Port Loko
- Waterloo — 57 km southwest
- Freetown — 58 km southwest
- Makeni — 83 km east
- Coyah — 123 km northwest, Guinea
- Manéah — 128 km northwest, Guinea
- Conakry — 130 km northwest, Guinea
- Dubréka — 140 km northwest, Guinea
- Kindia — 144 km north, Guinea
- Bo — 146 km southeast
- Mamou — 195 km northeast, Guinea
Largest cities in Sierra Leone
Map of Sierra Leone and all its cities →
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.