City profile · Sierra Leone · Africa
Bo
Southern Province · Sierra Leone
City population
233,684
#3
in Sierra Leone
#1
in Southern Province
#2,471
worldwide
7.965, -11.738 · 175 km from Freetown
About Bo
Bo is a city in Southern Province, Sierra Leone with a population of 233,684. It is the 3rd largest of the 13 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sierra Leone, and the 2,471st largest worldwide. It lies 175 km from Freetown.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Southern Province
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
104 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Freetown
Coordinates
7.965, -11.738
Record updated
2026-05-06
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 13 in Sierra LeoneClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.