Hastings, Sierra Leone

8°23′N 13°08′W / 8.383°N 13.133°W / 8.383; -13.133CountrySierra LeoneRegionWestern AreaDistrictWestern Area Rural DistrictGovernment • HeadmanAbdul SesayPopulation • Total15,054Time zoneUTC0 (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 St Thomas Church, Hastings 1837-1853
• Francis Sundima Harding: Methodist Youth chairman, born Sierra Leone

External links

• http://www.hastingshastings.org.uk/

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