# Gbense-Sina Town Section, Koidu Town, Kono District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-sina-town/ Section · Koidu Town # Gbense-Sina Town Gbense-Sina Town is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.92 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Gbense-Sina Town? Gbense-Sina Town 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-Moindekor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/gbense-moindekor/), [Moindekor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/gbense/moindekor/), [Tankoro-Kinsey](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-kinsey/) and [Tankoro-New Sembeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-new-sembeh/). By area it is the 1257th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 5.9% of [Koidu Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/). The centre of Gbense-Sina Town is about 249 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6504° N, 10.9772° 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-Sina Town ### Nearby, outside Gbense-Sina Town - Resettlement · viewpoint, Tankoro3.2 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: Gbense-Sina Town - 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) · 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. ## Weather in Gbense-Sina Town 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-Sina Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koidu Government Hospital · Gbense-Moindekor 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64791&mlon=-10.96607#map=17/8.64791/-10.96607) Bank Guaranty Trust Bank · Gbense-Moindekor 0.9 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 1.1 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 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64385&mlon=-10.97374#map=17/8.64385/-10.97374) School Jaiama Secondary School · Jaiama 17 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 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64346&mlon=-10.97279#map=17/8.64346/-10.97279) Police station Motema Police Station · Bandafafeh 6.3 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-Sina Town Places mapped inside Gbense-Sina Town in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Colleges and universities1 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-Moindekor - Tankoro-Kinsey - Tankoro-Kwaquima - Tankoro-Lebanon - Tankoro-New Sembeh ## Quick answers - Where is Gbense-Sina Town?In Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gbense-Sina Town?Gbense-Moindekor, Moindekor, Tankoro-Kinsey and Tankoro-New Sembeh - What is there to see in Gbense-Sina Town?Resettlement - What time zone is Gbense-Sina Town in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gbense-Sina Town?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gbense-Sina Town?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Gbense-Sina Town?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Gbense-Sina Town?Koidu Government Hospital, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gbense-Sina Town?Guaranty Trust Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gbense-Sina Town?Total Filling Station, about 1.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gbense-Sina Town?SL01039101 (OCHA common operational dataset)