# Rokel Section, Koya, Port Loko District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/koya/rokel/ Section · Koya # Rokel Rokel is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Koya, Port Loko District, North Western Province. It covers **20.9 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 20.9km² - 28 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rokel? Rokel lies in [Koya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/koya/), [Port Loko District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/), [North Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 4 other sections: [Matene](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/koya/matene/), [Mawoma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/koya/mawoma/), [Rokel](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/masimera/rokel/) and [Rosarr](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/koya/rosarr/). By area it is the 995th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 1.9% of [Koya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/koya/). The centre of Rokel is about 58 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.5502° N, 12.7116° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Know before you go: Rokel - 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)54 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry151 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:57, sunset around 18:34). 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 Rokel Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Rokel. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 41 m above sea level (median 28 m). - Fanye - Gboro - Making - Masafi - Maseka - Petifu - Pulun - Rogbai - Rogbore - Rotifunk - Rotikent - Roworeh - Wari - Yanka - Yele 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 Rokel Named natural and historic features inside Rokel, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mayanfa 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 Rokel and the best time to visit Using the climate of Port Loko District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 2,360 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (628 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 2 Feb 27 5 Mar 28 8 Apr 28 34 May 28 136 Jun 26 367 Jul 25 534 Aug 25 628 Sep 25 391 Oct 26 186 Nov 26 65 Dec 25 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rokel Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maforki ETU · Moria 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74951&mlon=-12.77250#map=17/8.74951/-12.77250) Bank GT Bank · Lunsar-Technical 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68790&mlon=-12.54191#map=17/8.68790/-12.54191) Petrol pump Mariama Petroleum · Fondu 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50161&mlon=-12.75766#map=17/8.50161/-12.75766) Hotel Bai Suba Resort · Marampa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.69496&mlon=-12.54986#map=17/8.69496/-12.54986) School A.D Wurie Secondary School · Marampa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68416&mlon=-12.54842#map=17/8.68416/-12.54842) College UNIMTECH · Lunsar-Mamanso 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68120&mlon=-12.52996#map=17/8.68120/-12.52996) Police station checkpoint · Magbandoma 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44984&mlon=-12.85992#map=17/8.44984/-12.85992) 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 Koya - Benkia - Fondu - Foredugu - Futa - Gbabai - Kagbala A - Kagbala B - Magbandoma - Magbeni - Mahera - Marefa - Matene - Mathirie - Mawoma - Robia - Roponka - Rosarr - Sanda - Tumba ## Quick answers - Where is Rokel?In Koya, Port Loko District, North Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Rokel?Matene, Mawoma, Rokel and Rosarr - What time zone is Rokel in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Rokel?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Rokel?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rokel?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rokel?Settlements lie between 18 m and 41 m - What is the best time to visit Rokel?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Rokel?Maforki ETU, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rokel?GT Bank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rokel?Mariama Petroleum, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Rokel?SL05030316 (OCHA common operational dataset)