FIVE LARGEST CITIES WITHIN SIERRA LEONE
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RANK SIZED RULE ESTIMATED CITY POPULATIONS (excluding the first city)
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ACTUAL CITY POPULATIONS
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1. Freetown
2. Bo 3. Kenema 4. Koidu 5. Makeni |
862, 419
431, 210 287, 474 245, 605 172, 484 |
862, 419
243, 117 188, 482 112, 428 93, 239 |
The rank size rule is not valid for Sierra Leone. The estimated city populations are nowhere near the actual population of the most populated cities in Sierra Leone. However, the rank size rule is a system used in which it is most accurate in developed countries, Sierra Leone, is not developed.
Population: 6,126,000
Population Density: 75
% Urban Population: 39%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: N/A
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.9%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 24%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 86%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 66.85
Population Density: 75
% Urban Population: 39%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: N/A
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.9%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 24%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 86%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 66.85