Western Area Rural District

Infobox City
official_name = Western Area Rural District
nickname = |
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Capital
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name = Sierra Leone
subdivision_name1 = Freetown
subdivision_name2 = Western Area
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Winstanley Bankole Johnson
population_as_of = 2004
population_metro =
population_total = 174,249
timezone = Greenwich Mean Time
utc_offset = -5
website =

The Western Area Rural District is one of the 14 Districts of Sierra Leone. It is located in the Western Area of the country and has an estimated population of 174,249. The nation's capital Freetown serves as the district's capital, even though the city is generally not considered to be part of the Western Area Rural District. Waterloo is the largest and most populous town in the district.Other towns in the Western Area Rural District are Leicester, Koya, York and Benguema.

Towns in the Western Area Rural District
*Waterloo
*Leicester
*Koya
*York
*Benguema