# Tankoro-New Sembeh Section, Koidu Town, Kono District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-new-sembeh/ Section · Koidu Town # Tankoro-New Sembeh Tankoro-New Sembeh is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.46 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.5km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Tankoro-New Sembeh? Tankoro-New Sembeh 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 5 other sections: [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/), [Tankoro](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/tankoro/tankoro/) and [Tankoro-Kinsey](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/tankoro-kinsey/). By area it is the 1200th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 15.7% of [Koidu Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/koidu-town/). The centre of Tankoro-New Sembeh is about 250 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6384° N, 10.9683° 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-New Sembeh ### Nearby, outside Tankoro-New Sembeh - Resettlement · viewpoint, Tankoro1.6 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-New Sembeh - 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) · Monrovia262 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-New Sembeh Named natural and historic features inside Tankoro-New Sembeh, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Wongoyi 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-New Sembeh 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-New Sembeh Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Koidu Government Hospital · Gbense-Moindekor 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64791&mlon=-10.96607#map=17/8.64791/-10.96607) Bank Guaranty Trust Bank · Gbense-Moindekor 0.8 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 1.0 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 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 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64346&mlon=-10.97279#map=17/8.64346/-10.97279) Police station Motema Police Station · Bandafafeh 6.4 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-New Sembeh Places mapped inside Tankoro-New Sembeh in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps1 - 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-Kwaquima - Tankoro-Lebanon ## Quick answers - Where is Tankoro-New Sembeh?In Koidu Town, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Tankoro-New Sembeh?Gbense-Moindefeh, Gbense-Moindekor, Gbense-Sina Town, Tankoro and Tankoro-Kinsey - What is there to see in Tankoro-New Sembeh?Resettlement - What time zone is Tankoro-New Sembeh in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Tankoro-New Sembeh?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Tankoro-New Sembeh?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Tankoro-New Sembeh?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Tankoro-New Sembeh?Koidu Government Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tankoro-New Sembeh?Guaranty Trust Bank, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tankoro-New Sembeh?Total Filling Station, about 1.0 km from the centre - How many banks are in Tankoro-New Sembeh?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Tankoro-New Sembeh?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Tankoro-New Sembeh?SL01039105 (OCHA common operational dataset)