# Punthun Section, Makari Gbanti, Bombali District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/punthun/ Section · Makari Gbanti # Punthun Punthun is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Makari Gbanti, Bombali District, Northern Province. It covers **37.0 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 37.0km² - 71 mtypical elevation ## Where is Punthun? Punthun 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 5 other sections: [Kalangba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/kalangba/), [Mangay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/mangay/), [Masongbo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/masongbo/), [Tambiama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/gbendembu-ngowa/tambiama/) and [Tonkoba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/tonkoba/). By area it is the 688th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 5.8% of [Makari Gbanti](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/). The centre of Punthun is about 131 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.9383° N, 12.1395° 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: Punthun - 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)121 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry177 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 Punthun Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Punthun. Settlements here lie between about 58 m and 91 m above sea level (median 71 m). - Forsia - Lilia - Mabaio - Makerifi - Makundu - Mamara - Mamburugo - Mashebo - Pundung - Rundong 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 Punthun Named natural and historic features inside Punthun, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maango ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Rundong Hill · 151 m 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 Punthun 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 Punthun Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Magbenteh Community Hospital · Magbenteh 9.6 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 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89134&mlon=-12.05857#map=17/8.89134/-12.05857) Petrol pump Kamathor fuel stations. · Magbenteh 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88985&mlon=-12.06587#map=17/8.88985/-12.06587) Hotel Three Pee Guest House · Mabanta 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89482&mlon=-12.06251#map=17/8.89482/-12.06251) Mall Makeni Shopping Plaza · Bombali Sebora - K 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87432&mlon=-12.05165#map=17/8.87432/-12.05165) School Khosho Secondary School · Mabanta 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94929&mlon=-12.07601#map=17/8.94929/-12.07601) College House of Hope skills Training Center · Magbenteh 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88875&mlon=-12.07508#map=17/8.88875/-12.07508) Police station Nena Police Station · Bombali Sebora - Makeni 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87809&mlon=-12.05258#map=17/8.87809/-12.05258) 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 Makari Gbanti - Gborbana - Mabanta - Magbenteh - Mangay - Mankene - Masongbo A - Masongbo B - Rosint - Tonkoba - Yainkassa ## Quick answers - Where is Punthun?In Makari Gbanti, Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Punthun?Kalangba, Mangay, Masongbo, Tambiama and Tonkoba - What time zone is Punthun in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Punthun?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Punthun?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Punthun?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Punthun?Settlements lie between 58 m and 91 m - What is the highest point in Punthun?Rundong Hill (151 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Punthun?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Punthun?Magbenteh Community Hospital, about 9.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Punthun?Union Trust Bank.Ltd, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Punthun?Kamathor fuel stations., about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Punthun?SL02010708 (OCHA common operational dataset)