# Mawundea Section, Dembelia - Sink, Fabala District – Villages

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Section · Dembelia - Sink 

# Mawundea

Mawundea is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Dembelia - Sink, Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **126.3 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 126km²
- 384 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mawundea?

Mawundea lies in [Dembelia - Sink](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/), [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 8 other sections: [Fissaya I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/fissaya-i/), [Gbentu III](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/gbentu-iii/), [Kunbulun 1](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/kunbulun-1/), [Nomokoya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/nomokoya/), [Numula 1](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-1/), [Numula 2](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-2/), [Sankan II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/sankan-ii/) and [Sinkunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/sinkunia/). By area it is the 97th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 27.2% of [Dembelia - Sink](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/). The centre of Mawundea is about 254 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.9534° N, 11.4608° 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: Mawundea

- 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

- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry239 km
- Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)242 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:24) and shortest in Dec (about 11.5 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.

## Villages and localities in Mawundea

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Mawundea. Settlements here lie between about 382 m and 448 m above sea level (median 384 m).

- Badembaia
- Fulamansa
- Fulla Mansa
- Mowondaia
- Nenekora
- Sagalireh
- Sangan
- Uria

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 Mawundea 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mawundea

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mamudia MCHP · Kamba 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80118&mlon=-11.65792#map=17/9.80118/-11.65792) 

Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91452&mlon=-11.44631#map=17/9.91452/-11.44631) 

School Nursery School · Sinkunia 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91002&mlon=-11.44473#map=17/9.91002/-11.44473) 

College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.60634&mlon=-11.54413#map=17/9.60634/-11.54413) 

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 Dembelia - Sink

- Kunbulun 1
- Kunbulun 2
- Manan
- Numula 1
- Numula 2
- Numula 3
- Numula 4
- Numula 5
- Sinkunia

## Quick answers

- Where is Mawundea?In Dembelia - Sink, Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Mawundea?Fissaya I, Gbentu III, Kunbulun 1, Nomokoya, Numula 1, Numula 2, Sankan II and Sinkunia
- What time zone is Mawundea in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Mawundea?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Mawundea?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mawundea?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mawundea?Settlements lie between 382 m and 448 m
- What is the best time to visit Mawundea?November to March and May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mawundea?Mamudia MCHP, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mawundea?SL02060105 (OCHA common operational dataset)