# Makari Gbanti -Mas Section, Makeni Town, Bombali District

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Section · Makeni Town 

# Makari Gbanti -Mas

Makari Gbanti -Mas is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Makeni Town, Bombali District, Northern Province. It covers **0.48 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.5km²
- 102 mtypical elevation

## Where is Makari Gbanti -Mas?

Makari Gbanti -Mas lies in [Makeni Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makeni-town/), [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: [Bombali Sebora - Makeni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makeni-town/bombali-sebora-makeni/), [Bombali Sebora - R](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makeni-town/bombali-sebora-r/), [Kagbaran Dokom B](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/bombali-sebora/kagbaran-dokom-b/) and [Rosint](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/rosint/). By area it is the 1290th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 2.9% of [Makeni Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makeni-town/). The centre of Makari Gbanti -Mas is about 140 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. It is about 1.7 km from Makeni, the main town of Makeni Town. The centre point is at 8.8947° N, 12.0318° 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: Makari Gbanti -Mas

- 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)132 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry189 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 06:54, 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 Makari Gbanti -Mas

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Makari Gbanti -Mas.

- Tubum

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 Makari Gbanti -Mas 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 Makari Gbanti -Mas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Holy Spirit Hospital · Bombali Sebora - Makeni 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89246&mlon=-12.03612#map=17/8.89246/-12.03612) 

Bank EcoBank · Bombali Sebora - Makeni 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88822&mlon=-12.04348#map=17/8.88822/-12.04348) 

Petrol pump Kabala Highway · Bombali Sebora - R 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89760&mlon=-12.03784#map=17/8.89760/-12.03784) 

Hotel AMZAS Hotel · Bombali Sebora - W 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89271&mlon=-12.04363#map=17/8.89271/-12.04363) 

Mall Makeni Shopping Plaza · Bombali Sebora - K 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87432&mlon=-12.05165#map=17/8.87432/-12.05165) 

School Islamic Agric. Vocational institute · Kagbaran Dokom B 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88989&mlon=-12.03069#map=17/8.88989/-12.03069) 

College African Accents Int.Institute · Rosint 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.90269&mlon=-12.03520#map=17/8.90269/-12.03520) 

Police station Rogbaneh Police Division · Bombali Sebora - Makeni 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.88770&mlon=-12.04332#map=17/8.88770/-12.04332) 

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 Makeni Town

- Bombali Sebora - B
- Bombali Sebora - K
- Bombali Sebora - Makeni
- Bombali Sebora - R
- Bombali Sebora - T
- Bombali Sebora - W
- Makari Gbanti - Mi

## Quick answers

- Where is Makari Gbanti -Mas?In Makeni Town, Bombali District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Makari Gbanti -Mas?Bombali Sebora - Makeni, Bombali Sebora - R, Kagbaran Dokom B and Rosint
- What time zone is Makari Gbanti -Mas in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Makari Gbanti -Mas?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Makari Gbanti -Mas?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Makari Gbanti -Mas?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Makari Gbanti -Mas?November to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Makari Gbanti -Mas?Holy Spirit Hospital, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Makari Gbanti -Mas?EcoBank, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Makari Gbanti -Mas?Kabala Highway, about 0.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Makari Gbanti -Mas?SL02019111 (OCHA common operational dataset)