# Dembelia - Sink, Fabala District – Sections, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/ Chiefdom · Fabala District # Dembelia - Sink Dembelia - Sink is a chiefdom of Sierra Leone in Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **464.2 km²**. It is divided into 10 sections. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 464km² - 10sections - 5mapped services ## Where is Dembelia - Sink? Dembelia - Sink lies in [Fabala District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 2 other chiefdoms: [Folosaba Dembel](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/) and [Sulima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/). By area it is the 56th largest of 167 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone. It covers 7.1% of [Fabala District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/). The centre of Dembelia - Sink is about 247 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.8337° N, 11.4482° 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: Dembelia - Sink - 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)235 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry239 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:25) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:54, sunset around 18:27). 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. ## Sections of Dembelia - Sink Section Area km² Localities Services [Kunbulun 1](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/kunbulun-1/) 21 1 0 [Kunbulun 2](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/kunbulun-2/) 15 1 0 [Manan](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/manan/) 78 9 0 [Mawundea](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/mawundea/) 126 8 0 [Numula 1](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-1/) 51 0 0 [Numula 2](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-2/) 35 0 0 [Numula 3](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-3/) 11 0 0 [Numula 4](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-4/) 2.6 0 0 [Numula 5](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-5/) 30 2 0 [Sinkunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/sinkunia/) 94 8 5 Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Dembelia - Sink Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Dembelia - Sink. The largest with a recorded population: Bindi (3,188). Settlements here lie between about 354 m and 448 m above sea level (median 384 m). - Badembaia - Bantantia - Bindi - Denabali - Fulamansa - Fulla Mansa - Hereko - Heviko - Kobali - Komboria - Kottin - Kumidagi - Mana - Manankan - Manankon - Momi - Mondoya - Mowondaia - Nenekora - Sagalireh - Sangan - Sinkunia - Sokoria - Soya - Talaia - Uria - Yaganto - Yenkisa - Yidia 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 Dembelia - Sink Named natural and historic features inside Dembelia - Sink, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Bandatia - Kalato - Mana - Manso - Monin - Sainkakudi 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 Dembelia - Sink and the best time to visit Using the climate of Fabala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Dec (23 °C). About 1,835 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (527 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March and May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 2 Feb 26 4 Mar 28 7 Apr 28 28 May 27 100 Jun 25 251 Jul 24 414 Aug 23 527 Sep 24 333 Oct 25 136 Nov 25 32 Dec 23 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Dembelia - Sink Places mapped inside Dembelia - Sink in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Shopping malls1 - Schools2 - Pharmacies2 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Dembelia - Sink?In Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Dembelia - Sink?Folosaba Dembel and Sulima - What time zone is Dembelia - Sink in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Dembelia - Sink?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Dembelia - Sink?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Dembelia - Sink?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dembelia - Sink?Settlements lie between 354 m and 448 m - What is the best time to visit Dembelia - Sink?November to March and May - What is the P-code of Dembelia - Sink?SL020601 (OCHA common operational dataset)