# Gbense-Moindekor Section, Koidu Town, Kono District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-moindekor/ Section · Koidu Town # Gbense-Moindekor Gbense-Moindekor is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **3.37 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.4km² - 6mapped services - 381 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gbense-Moindekor? Gbense-Moindekor lies in [Koidu Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/), [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 4 other sections: [Gbense-Moindefeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-moindefeh/), [Gbense-Sina Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-sina-town/), [Moindekor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbense/moindekor/) and [Tankoro-New Sembeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-new-sembeh/). By area it is the 1187th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 21.5% of [Koidu Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/). The centre of Gbense-Moindekor is about 250 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6500° N, 10.9659° 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 Gbense-Moindekor ### Nearby, outside Gbense-Moindekor - Resettlement · viewpoint, Tankoro2.5 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: Gbense-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)245 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia264 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 Gbense-Moindekor Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Gbense-Moindekor. The largest with a recorded population: Koidu (128,030). - Koidu 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 Gbense-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 Gbense-Moindekor Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koidu government hospital · Gbense-Moindekor 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64876&mlon=-10.96477#map=17/8.64876/-10.96477) Bank Guaranty Trust Bank · Gbense-Moindekor 0.8 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 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64049&mlon=-10.97690#map=17/8.64049/-10.97690) Hotel Mama Messie Guesthouse · Gbense-Moindekor 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64437&mlon=-10.96931#map=17/8.64437/-10.96931) School Jaiama Secondary School · Jaiama 18 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 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64346&mlon=-10.97279#map=17/8.64346/-10.97279) Police station Motema Police Station · Bandafafeh 7.3 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gbense-Moindekor Places mapped inside Gbense-Moindekor in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in Koidu Town - Gbense-Moindefeh - Gbense-Sina Town - Tankoro-Kinsey - Tankoro-Kwaquima - Tankoro-Lebanon - Tankoro-New Sembeh ## Quick answers - Where is Gbense-Moindekor?In Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gbense-Moindekor?Gbense-Moindefeh, Gbense-Sina Town, Moindekor and Tankoro-New Sembeh - What is there to see in Gbense-Moindekor?Resettlement - What time zone is Gbense-Moindekor in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gbense-Moindekor?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gbense-Moindekor?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gbense-Moindekor?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gbense-Moindekor?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Gbense-Moindekor?Koidu government hospital, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gbense-Moindekor?Guaranty Trust Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gbense-Moindekor?Total Filling Station, about 1.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Gbense-Moindekor?3 mapped - How many banks are in Gbense-Moindekor?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Gbense-Moindekor?SL01039102 (OCHA common operational dataset)