Map of Waterloo, Western Area, Sierra Leone
Waterloo is a city in Western Area, Sierra Leone, with a population of about 55,000. It lies at 8.3389°N, 13.0709°W. Waterloo is about 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Freetown, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Freetown, 24 km to the northwest.
Waterloo at a glance
Country
Region
Western Area
Population
55,000GeoNames
Coordinates
8.3389, -13.07098°20′20″N 13°04′15″W
Time zone
Africa/FreetownUTC+00:00
Local time
–
Distance to Freetown
24 km (15 mi)
Where is Waterloo?
- The 6th largest city in Sierra Leone by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 38 min on the shortest day to 12 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Waterloo
- Freetown — 24 km northwest
- Port Loko — 57 km northeast
- Makeni — 128 km northeast
- Conakry — 149 km northwest, Guinea
- Bo — 152 km east
- Coyah — 156 km north, Guinea
- Manéah — 160 km north, Guinea
- Dubréka — 169 km north, Guinea
- Kindia — 192 km north, Guinea
- Kenema — 213 km east
Largest cities in Western Area
- Freetown — 802,639
Largest cities in Sierra Leone
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Other places named Waterloo
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.