# Mabanta Section, Makari Gbanti, Bombali District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/mabanta/ Section · Makari Gbanti # Mabanta Mabanta is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Makari Gbanti, Bombali District, Northern Province. It covers **23.9 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 23.9km² - 4mapped services - 82 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mabanta? Mabanta lies in [Makari Gbanti](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/), [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 7 other sections: [Bombali Sebora - R](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makeni-town/bombali-sebora-r/), [Bombali Sebora - W](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makeni-town/bombali-sebora-w/), [Gborbana](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/gborbana/), [Magbenteh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/magbenteh/), [Makari Gbanti - Mi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makeni-town/makari-gbanti-mi/), [Mangay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/mangay/) and [Tambiama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/tambiama/). By area it is the 944th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.7% of [Makari Gbanti](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/). The centre of Mabanta is about 137 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.9286° N, 12.0705° 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: Mabanta - 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)128 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry184 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 Mabanta Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Mabanta. Settlements here lie between about 61 m and 104 m above sea level (median 82 m). - Bosor - Kunshu - Mabanta - Machoko - Mafonike - Makai - Makek - Makohoma - Makondi - Manegre - Mangowka - Masheka - Masimera - New London - Rogbela 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 Mabanta Named natural and historic features inside Mabanta, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kagboro - Mabushene 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 Mabanta 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 Mabanta Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Makeneh Kabala Highway Makeni · Rosint 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90832&mlon=-12.02965#map=17/8.90832/-12.02965) Bank Union Trust Bank.Ltd · Makari Gbanti - Mi 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89134&mlon=-12.05857#map=17/8.89134/-12.05857) Petrol pump Malador Associate(ma) · Makari Gbanti - Mi 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89153&mlon=-12.05931#map=17/8.89153/-12.05931) Hotel Hotel Conteh 'u' · Mabanta 3.7 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 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87432&mlon=-12.05165#map=17/8.87432/-12.05165) School UNIMAK, Public Health Building · Gborbana 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.93328&mlon=-12.05252#map=17/8.93328/-12.05252) College University of Makeni, Sylvanus Koroma Campus. IT Building · Gborbana 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.93394&mlon=-12.05203#map=17/8.93394/-12.05203) Police station Panlap Police station · Rosint 4.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mabanta Places mapped inside Mabanta in open map data, by type. - Hotels2 - Schools2 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 Makari Gbanti - Gborbana - Magbenteh - Mangay - Mankene - Masongbo A - Masongbo B - Punthun - Rosint - Tonkoba - Yainkassa ## Quick answers - Where is Mabanta?In Makari Gbanti, Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Mabanta?Bombali Sebora - R, Bombali Sebora - W, Gborbana, Magbenteh, Makari Gbanti - Mi, Mangay and Tambiama - What time zone is Mabanta in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Mabanta?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Mabanta?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mabanta?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mabanta?Settlements lie between 61 m and 104 m - What is the best time to visit Mabanta?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mabanta?Makeneh Kabala Highway Makeni, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mabanta?Union Trust Bank.Ltd, about 4.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mabanta?Malador Associate(ma), about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mabanta?SL02010702 (OCHA common operational dataset)