# Gbendekor Section, Gbane Kandor, Kono District – Villages

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Section · Gbane Kandor 

# Gbendekor

Gbendekor is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Gbane Kandor, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.45 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.5km²
- 295 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gbendekor?

Gbendekor 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 Kandor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/gbane-kandor/), [Gbane Tetema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/gbane-tetema/) and [Yanbidu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/yanbidu/). By area it is the 1175th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 4.3% of [Gbane Kandor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbane-kandor/). The centre of Gbendekor is about 295 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6130° N, 10.5556° 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: Gbendekor

- 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) · Monrovia259 km
- Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia265 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 Gbendekor

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Gbendekor. Settlements here lie between about 292 m and 305 m above sea level (median 295 m).

- Bakodu
- Dambo
- Kpeko
- Kpekor
- Nongowa

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).

## Weather in Gbendekor 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 Gbendekor

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sia Ngegba · Jagor 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.42335&mlon=-10.65637#map=17/8.42335/-10.65637) 

Bank Koindu Community Bank · Torli 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45991&mlon=-10.33448#map=17/8.45991/-10.33448) 

School R C Primary School · Kamiendor 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65817&mlon=-10.52574#map=17/8.65817/-10.52574) 

Police station Police Post · Lei 26 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 Kour
- Gbane Tetema
- Yanbidu

## Quick answers

- Where is Gbendekor?In Gbane Kandor, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Gbendekor?Gbane Kandor, Gbane Tetema and Yanbidu
- What time zone is Gbendekor in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Gbendekor?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Gbendekor?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Gbendekor?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gbendekor?Settlements lie between 292 m and 305 m
- What is the best time to visit Gbendekor?November to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gbendekor?Sia Ngegba, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gbendekor?Koindu Community Bank, about 30 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gbendekor?SL01030304 (OCHA common operational dataset)