Stones Town

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Stones Town, Sierra Leone
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Stones Town, Sierra Leone
Location in Sierra Leone
Coordinates: 8°20′N13°04′W / 8.333°N 13.067°W / 8.333; -13.067
Country Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone
Region Western Area
District Western Area Rural District
Time zone UTC-5 (GMT)

Stones Town is a village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. Stones Town is about seventeen miles east of Freetown. The main economic activities in Stones Towns are farming and fishing.

Virtually all of the people of Stones Town village are members of the Krio ethnic group, and the Krio language is widely spoken in the village. The Krio culture and tradition, which are primarily based on Western Tradition, are prevalent in Stones Town. The people of Stones Town are overwhelmingly Christian majority of the Anglican church.

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