# Petifu Madina Section, Marampa, Port Loko District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/marampa/petifu-madina/ Section · Marampa # Petifu Madina Petifu Madina is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Marampa, Port Loko District, North Western Province. It covers **71.7 km²**. 30 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 71.7km² - 34 mtypical elevation ## Where is Petifu Madina? Petifu Madina lies in [Marampa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/marampa/), [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: [Batpolon](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/batpolon/), [Gberray Bana](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/gberray-bana/), [Magbele](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/marampa/magbele/), [Mapolie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/mapolie/), [Mathera](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/mathera/), [Moria](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/maforki/moria/), [Rolankonoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/marampa/rolankonoh/) and [Rosarr](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/koya/rosarr/). By area it is the 295th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 18.0% of [Marampa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/marampa/). The centre of Petifu Madina is about 59 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6394° N, 12.7259° 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: Petifu Madina - 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)52 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry143 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 Petifu Madina Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Petifu Madina. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 76 m above sea level (median 34 m). - Bakelol - Batkom - Batpil - Boku - Bonka - Bumbe - Gbinti - Konta - Kure - Mabetaw - Madawa - Madina - Maforay - Mafuri - Magbambo - Makerife - Malankan - Mamasa - Mamliki - Mangere - Masetia - Masetra - Matelane - Mayagba - Petifu - Rogbom - Rolal - Royeama - Tasin - Toro 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 Petifu Madina Named natural and historic features inside Petifu Madina, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kerot 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 Petifu Madina 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 Petifu Madina Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Maforki ETU · Moria 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74951&mlon=-12.77250#map=17/8.74951/-12.77250) Bank GT Bank · Lunsar-Technical 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68790&mlon=-12.54191#map=17/8.68790/-12.54191) Petrol pump Mariama Petroleum · Fondu 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50161&mlon=-12.75766#map=17/8.50161/-12.75766) Hotel MJ Motel · Falaba 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76708&mlon=-12.77768#map=17/8.76708/-12.77768) School catholic SS · Falaba 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76998&mlon=-12.77630#map=17/8.76998/-12.77630) College UNIMTECH · Lunsar-Mamanso 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68120&mlon=-12.52996#map=17/8.68120/-12.52996) Police station checkpoint · Magbandoma 26 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 Marampa - Lunsar-Baipolon - Lunsar-Four Road - - Lunsar-Kenneday - Lunsar-Mabai - Lunsar-Madigbo - Lunsar-Mamanso - Lunsar-Mines - Lunsar-Old Town - Lunsar-Path Bana - Lunsar-Robis - Lunsar-Technical - Magbele - Mange - Marampa - Mawullay - Rogballan - Rolankonoh ## Quick answers - Where is Petifu Madina?In Marampa, Port Loko District, North Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Petifu Madina?Batpolon, Gberray Bana, Magbele, Mapolie, Mathera, Moria, Rolankonoh and Rosarr - What time zone is Petifu Madina in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Petifu Madina?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Petifu Madina?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Petifu Madina?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Petifu Madina?Settlements lie between 1 m and 76 m - What is the best time to visit Petifu Madina?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Petifu Madina?Maforki ETU, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Petifu Madina?GT Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Petifu Madina?Mariama Petroleum, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Petifu Madina?SL05030616 (OCHA common operational dataset)