# Tankoro-Kwaquima Section, Koidu Town, Kono District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-kwaquima/ Section · Koidu Town # Tankoro-Kwaquima Tankoro-Kwaquima is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.59 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Tankoro-Kwaquima? Tankoro-Kwaquima 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 3 other sections: [Bandafafeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/nimikoro/bandafafeh/), [Tankoro](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/tankoro/tankoro/) and [Tankoro-Lebanon](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-lebanon/). By area it is the 1198th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 16.5% of [Koidu Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/). The centre of Tankoro-Kwaquima is about 247 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6217° N, 10.9914° 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 Tankoro-Kwaquima ### Nearby, outside Tankoro-Kwaquima - Resettlement · viewpoint, Tankoro3.9 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: Tankoro-Kwaquima - 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)242 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia261 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Tankoro-Kwaquima Named natural and historic features inside Tankoro-Kwaquima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Jagboyi 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 Tankoro-Kwaquima 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 Tankoro-Kwaquima Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koidu Government Hospital · Gbense-Moindekor 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64791&mlon=-10.96607#map=17/8.64791/-10.96607) Bank Rokel Commercial Bank · Tankoro-New Sembeh 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64132&mlon=-10.97687#map=17/8.64132/-10.97687) Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Tankoro-New Sembeh 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64049&mlon=-10.97690#map=17/8.64049/-10.97690) Hotel Shine on and Stay · Tankoro-Kwaquima 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61896&mlon=-10.99609#map=17/8.61896/-10.99609) School Jaiama Secondary School · Jaiama 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54233&mlon=-11.08873#map=17/8.54233/-11.08873) College Iamtech Kono Campus · Tankoro-Lebanon 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.63222&mlon=-10.98885#map=17/8.63222/-10.98885) Police station Motema Police Station · Bandafafeh 3.3 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 Tankoro-Kwaquima Places mapped inside Tankoro-Kwaquima in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 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 - Gbense-Sina Town - Tankoro-Kinsey - Tankoro-Lebanon - Tankoro-New Sembeh ## Quick answers - Where is Tankoro-Kwaquima?In Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Tankoro-Kwaquima?Bandafafeh, Tankoro and Tankoro-Lebanon - What is there to see in Tankoro-Kwaquima?Resettlement - What time zone is Tankoro-Kwaquima in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Tankoro-Kwaquima?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Tankoro-Kwaquima?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Tankoro-Kwaquima?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Tankoro-Kwaquima?Koidu Government Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tankoro-Kwaquima?Rokel Commercial Bank, about 2.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tankoro-Kwaquima?Total Filling Station, about 2.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tankoro-Kwaquima?SL01039107 (OCHA common operational dataset)