City profile · Sierra Leone · Africa
Kenema
Eastern Province · Sierra Leone
City population
255,110
#2
in Sierra Leone
#1
in Eastern Province
#2,246
worldwide
7.877, -11.190 · 235 km from Freetown
About Kenema
Kenema is a city in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone with a population of 255,110. It is the 2nd largest of the 13 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sierra Leone, and the 2,246th largest worldwide. It lies 235 km from Freetown.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Eastern Province
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
182 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Freetown
Coordinates
7.877, -11.190
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.