Hastings, Sierra Leone

Hastings
Hastings Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°23′N 13°08′W / 8.383°N 13.133°W / 8.383; -13.133
Country	Sierra Leone
Region	Western Area
District	Western Area Rural District
Government
• Headman	Abdul Sesay
Population  (2004)
• Total	15,054
Time zone	UTC0 (Greenwich Mean Time)

Hastings is a town in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. The town had a population of 15,054 (2004 census) and lies approximately 15 miles east of Freetown, the capital of the country.

Notable residents[]

• Daniel Coker: African American Methodist missionary and immigrant from Baltimore, Maryland, to Sierra Leone in 1820; his descendants still live in Freetown
• John Ulrich Graf: Anglican minister at 1837-1853
• : Methodist Youth chairman, born Sierra Leone

External links[]

• http://www.hastingshastings.org.uk/

Coordinates: 8°23′N 13°08′W / 8.383°N 13.133°W / 8.383; -13.133

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