# Romaka Section, Maforki, Port Loko District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/romaka/ Section · Maforki # Romaka Romaka is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Maforki, Port Loko District, North Western Province. It covers **34.1 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 34.1km² - 3mapped services - 57 mtypical elevation ## Where is Romaka? Romaka lies in [Maforki](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/), [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 8 other sections: [Falaba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/falaba/), [Fenka](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/fenka/), [Kabata](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/kabata/), [Konkorie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/tms/konkorie/), [Magbeni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/magbeni/), [Malakuray](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/tms/malakuray/), [Moria](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/moria/) and [Sendugu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/sendugu/). By area it is the 745th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 4.3% of [Maforki](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/). The centre of Romaka is about 63 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. It is about 5.0 km from Port Loko, the main town of Maforki. The centre point is at 8.7833° N, 12.7451° 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: Romaka - 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)53 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry130 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 Romaka Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Romaka. Settlements here lie between about 38 m and 76 m above sea level (median 57 m). - Gbane - Katimpi - Maka - Mataska - Pulun - Taua - Tumbo 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 Romaka 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 Romaka Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Port Loko ETU · Romaka 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77518&mlon=-12.76191#map=17/8.77518/-12.76191) Bank GT Bank · Lunsar-Technical 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68790&mlon=-12.54191#map=17/8.68790/-12.54191) Petrol pump Shell Lunsar Highway · Lunsar-Technical 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68707&mlon=-12.54237#map=17/8.68707/-12.54237) Hotel Comfort Guest House · Romaka 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76915&mlon=-12.77369#map=17/8.76915/-12.77369) School Educaid Rolal · Romaka 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78523&mlon=-12.77592#map=17/8.78523/-12.77592) College UNIMTECH · Lunsar-Mamanso 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68120&mlon=-12.52996#map=17/8.68120/-12.52996) Police station checkpoint · Magbandoma 39 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Romaka Places mapped inside Romaka in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 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 Maforki - Batpolon - Falaba - Fenka - Gberray Bana - Gberray Morie - Gberray Thunkara - Gbonko Mayira - Kabata - Komrabai-Waterloo - Kondato - Maboni - Maforay - Magbankitha - Magbengbeh - Magbeni - Makorobolai - Malal - Mamanso - Mapolie - Maronko - Marunia - Massebay - Mathera - Moria - Old Port Loko - Rosarr - Sanda - Sendugu - Tauya ## Quick answers - Where is Romaka?In Maforki, Port Loko District, North Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Romaka?Falaba, Fenka, Kabata, Konkorie, Magbeni, Malakuray, Moria and Sendugu - What time zone is Romaka in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Romaka?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Romaka?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Romaka?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Romaka?Settlements lie between 38 m and 76 m - What is the best time to visit Romaka?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Romaka?Port Loko ETU, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Romaka?GT Bank, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Romaka?Shell Lunsar Highway, about 25 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Romaka?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Romaka?SL05030526 (OCHA common operational dataset)