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Bopon Destination Guide

Touring Bopon in Sierra Leone

Bopon in the region of Southern Province is located in Sierra Leone - some 150 mi or ( 242 km ) South-East of Freetown , the country's capital city .

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Time in Bopon is now 06:05 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Freetown " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vaania, Sengama, Sanga, Robertsport, and Monrovia. Being here already, consider visiting Vaania . Check out our recommendations for Bopon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Bagla Hills

Bagla Hills are located in eastern Sierra Leone within the newly created Gola National Park near the border with Liberia. The site has been the subject of recent controversy between developers and conservationists. The Gola National Park has been subject to a study and report into the conflicts and lack of clarity between the mining and forestry sectors in Sierra Leone by Global Witness. The Bagla Hills are home to some of Africas most threatened wildife including the Jentink's Duiker.

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Located at 7.26 -11.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Geography of Sierra Leone

Bo Waterside

Bo Waterside is a town in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia on the Mano River. It was a key border crossing between Liberia and Sierra Leone until 1990, when it closed after the launch of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia invasion from Sierra Leone. The border crossing officially re-opened in June 2007 in an official ceremony involving government officials, humanitarian workers and significant amounts of foreign press coverage.

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Located at 7.01 -11.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia–Sierra Leone border crossings, Populated places in Liberia

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.

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Located at 6.97 -11.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 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.

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Located at 6.97 -11.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: African slave trade, Former fortresses, History of Sierra Leone

Tewor District

Tewor District is one of five districts located in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. Tewor is located between the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Piso and the Mano River, on the boundary with Sierra Leone. Inhabitants of this district are of the Vai tribe, but they predominantly speak both Vai and Mende. The current Commissioner of Tewor District is Clarence D. Fahnbulleh, and the Paramount Chief is Lamin Bettie.

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Located at 7.00 -11.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Districts of Liberia, Grand Cape Mount County