Stones Town Explained

Official Name:Stones Town, Sierra Leone
Pushpin Map:Sierra Leone
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sierra Leone
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Area
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Western Area Rural District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:8.3333°N -17°W

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.