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Bopo Destination Guide

Discover Bopo in Sierra Leone

Bopo in the region of Southern Province is a town located in Sierra Leone - some 144 mi or ( 232 km ) South-East of Freetown , the country's capital .

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Local time in Bopo is now 01:45 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Freetown " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Robertsport, Monrovia, Kakata, Buchanan, and Navali. When in this area, you might want to check out Robertsport . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bopo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sulima, Sierra Leone

Sulima is a town in the extreme south east of Sierra Leone, lying at the mouth of the Moa River. Originally a trading post in the nineteenth century, it has a large population of refugees from Liberia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.97 -11.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sierra Leone, Southern Province, Sierra Leone

Lomboko

Lomboko refers to a slave factory; a fortress stockade created by the infamous Spanish slave trader Pedro Blanco. It consisted of several large holding depots or barracoons for slaves brought from the interior, as well as several palatial buildings for Blanco's use, to hold his wives and concubines, and house his employees. Lomboko was scattered across several small islands at the mouth of the Gallinas river, near Sulima on the Gallinas coast.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.97 -11.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: African slave trade, Former fortresses, History of Sierra Leone