| Official Name: | Hastings |
| Pushpin Map: | Sierra Leone |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sierra Leone |
| Coordinates: | 8.3833°N -21°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name: | Sierra Leone |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Area |
| Leader Title: | Headman |
| Leader Name: | Abdul Sesay |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Total: | 15,054 |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Utc Offset: | 0 |
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.
African American Methodist missionary and immigrant from Baltimore, Maryland, to Sierra Leone in 1820; his descendants still live in Freetown
Anglican minister at St Thomas Church, Hastings 1837-1853
Methodist Youth chairman, born Sierra Leone