# Gbane Kour Section, Gbane Kandor, Kono District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/gbane-kour/ Section · Gbane Kandor # Gbane Kour Gbane Kour is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Gbane Kandor, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **13.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 13.5km² - 296 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gbane Kour? Gbane Kour lies in [Gbane Kandor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/), [Kono District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 3 other sections: [Gbane Tetema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/gbane-tetema/), [Tensekor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/soa/tensekor/) and [Tensendakor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/soa/tensendakor/). By area it is the 1097th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 13.0% of [Gbane Kandor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/). The centre of Gbane Kour is about 291 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.5714° N, 10.5938° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Know before you go: Gbane Kour - Time zoneUTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Freetown - CurrencyLeone (SLE) - Country calling code+232 - LanguagesEnglish, Mende, Timne - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideRight ### Nearest airports - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia254 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia261 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:23) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 18:26). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Gbane Kour Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Gbane Kour. Settlements here lie between about 287 m and 299 m above sea level (median 296 m). - Gbaikor - Gbendema - Kardu - Puidu - Sadu - Sedu - Yibema Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Gbane Kour Named natural and historic features inside Gbane Kour, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Meiko - Yigbe Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Gbane Kour and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kono District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C). About 1,956 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (489 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 2 Feb 26 10 Mar 28 23 Apr 28 57 May 27 119 Jun 25 269 Jul 24 409 Aug 23 489 Sep 24 365 Oct 25 164 Nov 25 45 Dec 24 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gbane Kour Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sia Ngegba · Jagor 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.42335&mlon=-10.65637#map=17/8.42335/-10.65637) Bank Kissy Kama financial services bank · Kama Toh 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.38454&mlon=-10.41193#map=17/8.38454/-10.41193) Petrol pump NP Filling Station · Luawa Foguiya 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27583&mlon=-10.57418#map=17/8.27583/-10.57418) Hotel GEL · Luawa Foguiya 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27048&mlon=-10.57888#map=17/8.27048/-10.57888) School Primary School · Mofinkor 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64093&mlon=-10.66634#map=17/8.64093/-10.66634) Police station Police Post · Lei 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78291&mlon=-10.71159#map=17/8.78291/-10.71159) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other sections in Gbane Kandor - Gbane Kandor - Gbane Tetema - Gbendekor - Yanbidu ## Quick answers - Where is Gbane Kour?In Gbane Kandor, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gbane Kour?Gbane Tetema, Tensekor and Tensendakor - What time zone is Gbane Kour in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gbane Kour?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gbane Kour?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gbane Kour?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gbane Kour?Settlements lie between 287 m and 299 m - What is the best time to visit Gbane Kour?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Gbane Kour?Sia Ngegba, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gbane Kour?Kissy Kama financial services bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gbane Kour?NP Filling Station, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gbane Kour?SL01030302 (OCHA common operational dataset)