# Matehun Section, Gbendembu Ngowa, Bombali District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/matehun/ Section · Gbendembu Ngowa # Matehun Matehun is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Gbendembu Ngowa, Bombali District, Northern Province. It covers **11.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.6km² - 80 mtypical elevation ## Where is Matehun? Matehun lies in [Gbendembu Ngowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/), [Bombali District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 4 other sections: [Gbendembu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/gbendembu/), [Kalangba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/kalangba/), [Kania](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/kania/) and [Mamukay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/mamukay/). By area it is the 1120th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 1.5% of [Gbendembu Ngowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/). The centre of Matehun is about 133 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.0535° N, 12.1705° 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: Matehun - 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)123 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry169 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:31). 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 Matehun Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Matehun. - Makambi - Matehun 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 Matehun Named natural and historic features inside Matehun, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Beya 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 Matehun and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bombali District, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 2,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (570 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 1 Feb 28 4 Mar 29 9 Apr 30 28 May 28 108 Jun 26 310 Jul 25 478 Aug 24 570 Sep 25 346 Oct 26 161 Nov 26 47 Dec 25 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Matehun Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Magbenteh Community Hospital · Magbenteh 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88270&mlon=-12.07316#map=17/8.88270/-12.07316) Bank Union Trust Bank.Ltd · Makari Gbanti - Mi 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89134&mlon=-12.05857#map=17/8.89134/-12.05857) Petrol pump Kamathor fuel stations. · Magbenteh 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88985&mlon=-12.06587#map=17/8.88985/-12.06587) Hotel Hotel Conteh 'u' · Mabanta 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89616&mlon=-12.06149#map=17/8.89616/-12.06149) Mall Makeni Shopping Plaza · Bombali Sebora - K 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87432&mlon=-12.05165#map=17/8.87432/-12.05165) School Khosho Secondary School · Mabanta 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94929&mlon=-12.07601#map=17/8.94929/-12.07601) College University of Makeni, Sylvanus Koroma Campus. IT Building · Gborbana 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.93394&mlon=-12.05203#map=17/8.93394/-12.05203) Police station Panlap Police station · Rosint 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91854&mlon=-12.03179#map=17/8.91854/-12.03179) 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 Gbendembu Ngowa - Garanganwa - Gbendembu - Kalangba - Kania - Lobanga - Lohindie - Loko-Madina - Makai - Makarihiteh - Makeregbohun - Makump - Mamaka - Mamukay - Masongbo - Mayorthan - Sahun - Tambiama - Tanyehun ## Quick answers - Where is Matehun?In Gbendembu Ngowa, Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Matehun?Gbendembu, Kalangba, Kania and Mamukay - What time zone is Matehun in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Matehun?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Matehun?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Matehun?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Matehun?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Matehun?Magbenteh Community Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matehun?Union Trust Bank.Ltd, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matehun?Kamathor fuel stations., about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Matehun?SL02010415 (OCHA common operational dataset)