Filaw
in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.209 and -11.206 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 12' 33" and W -11° 12' 21"
Currency and Currency Code:
Leone - SLL
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:48 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Freetown
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:39 am and 6:22 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.265 and 166.358 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lipe
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Sierra Leone in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sierra Leone.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sierra Leone. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Filaw

Filaw in Eastern Province is a town located in Sierra Leone about 143 mi (or 231 km) east of Freetown, the country's capital town.

Time in Filaw is now 09:48 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Freetown with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Filaw. The closest airport in Sierra Leone is Kenema Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 36 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kenema, Bo, Makeni, Gueckedou and Bopolu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F

Morning Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 49%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 36% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

33°C (91 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

28°C (83 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.

Videos from this area

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Jan 23 2009 Tongo Fields Village

Published: March 10, 2009
Length: 25:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: PreponeLLC

Enroute from Kenema to Koidu Town in Kono District, Sierra Leone. This is passing through Tongo Fields--the heart of the diamond mining area of the previously war-torn country when rebels fought...


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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Filaw