Highest Major Cities in Sierra Leone

Cities in Sierra Leone with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres14 entries🇸🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Kabala17,948 people · Northern Province
433 m
2
Koidu128,030 people · Eastern Province
381 m
3
Kenema255,110 people · Eastern Province
182 m
4
Segbwema16,532 people · Eastern Province
180 m
5
Bo233,684 people · Southern Province
104 m
6
Makeni85,116 people · Northern Province
93 m
7
Mile 9115,491 people · Northern Province
77 m
8
Njala40,000 people · Southern Province
67 m
9
Lunsar22,461 people · Northern Province
64 m
10
Port Loko44,900 people · North West
51 m
11
Bumpe16,123 people · Southern Province
38 m
12
Freetown802,639 people · Western Area
38 m
13
Waterloo55,000 people · Western Area
23 m
14
Goderich19,209 people · Western Area
10 m

Highlights

Within Sierra Leone, Kabala ranks first in 2026 with 433 m, followed by Koidu (381 m) and Kenema (182 m).

Across 14 entries, values run from 433 m (Kabala) to 10 m (Goderich), with a median of 72 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.