# Moindekor Section, Gbense, Kono District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbense/moindekor/ Section · Gbense # Moindekor Moindekor is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Gbense, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **24.9 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 24.9km² - 389 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moindekor? Moindekor lies in [Gbense](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbense/), [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 10 other sections: [Bandafafeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/nimikoro/bandafafeh/), [Banyafeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbense/banyafeh/), [Dangbaidu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/kamara/dangbaidu/), [Gbense-Moindefeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-moindefeh/), [Gbense-Moindekor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-moindekor/), [Gbense-Sina Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-sina-town/), [Kongofinja](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/kamara/kongofinja/), [Moindefeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbense/moindefeh/), [Tankoro-Kinsey](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-kinsey/) and [Tankoro-Lebanon](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-lebanon/). By area it is the 926th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 11.6% of [Gbense](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbense/). The centre of Moindekor is about 249 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6802° N, 10.9812° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Things to see in and around Moindekor ### Nearby, outside Moindekor - Resettlement · viewpoint, Tankoro6.2 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Moindekor - 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 - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)244 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia267 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:25) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:50, sunset around 18:27). 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 Moindekor Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Moindekor. Settlements here lie between about 368 m and 424 m above sea level (median 389 m). - Levuma - Penduma - Sefadu - Tansangbaya - Waiyor - Yaradu 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 Moindekor Named natural and historic features inside Moindekor, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Bayi - 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 Moindekor 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 Moindekor Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koidu government hospital · Gbense-Moindekor 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64876&mlon=-10.96477#map=17/8.64876/-10.96477) Bank Guaranty Trust Bank · Gbense-Moindekor 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64505&mlon=-10.97073#map=17/8.64505/-10.97073) Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Tankoro-New Sembeh 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64049&mlon=-10.97690#map=17/8.64049/-10.97690) Hotel D&S Hotel · Gbense-Sina Town 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64385&mlon=-10.97374#map=17/8.64385/-10.97374) School Jaiama Secondary School · Jaiama 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54233&mlon=-11.08873#map=17/8.54233/-11.08873) College Iamtech Kono Campus · Gbense-Sina Town 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64346&mlon=-10.97279#map=17/8.64346/-10.97279) Police station Motema Police Station · Bandafafeh 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61163&mlon=-11.01958#map=17/8.61163/-11.01958) 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 Gbense - Banfinfeh - Banyafeh - Banyakor - Moindefeh ## Quick answers - Where is Moindekor?In Gbense, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Moindekor?Bandafafeh, Banyafeh, Dangbaidu, Gbense-Moindefeh, Gbense-Moindekor, Gbense-Sina Town, Kongofinja, Moindefeh, Tankoro-Kinsey and Tankoro-Lebanon - What is there to see in Moindekor?Resettlement - What time zone is Moindekor in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Moindekor?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Moindekor?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Moindekor?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Moindekor?Settlements lie between 368 m and 424 m - What is the best time to visit Moindekor?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Moindekor?Koidu government hospital, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moindekor?Guaranty Trust Bank, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moindekor?Total Filling Station, about 4.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moindekor?SL01030405 (OCHA common operational dataset)