# Numula 3 Section, Dembelia - Sink, Fabala District – Villages

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Section · Dembelia - Sink 

# Numula 3

Numula 3 is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Dembelia - Sink, Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **10.8 km²**.

- 10.8km²

## Where is Numula 3?

Numula 3 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 4 other sections: [Herekor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/herekor/), [Kunbulun 2](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/kunbulun-2/), [Manan](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/manan/) and [Sankan I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/sankan-i/). By area it is the 1130th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 2.3% of [Dembelia - Sink](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/). The centre of Numula 3 is about 239 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.8072° N, 11.5146° 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: Numula 3

- 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)227 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry231 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.

## Weather in Numula 3 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 Numula 3

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mamudia MCHP · Kamba 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80118&mlon=-11.65792#map=17/9.80118/-11.65792) 

Bank KABALA COMMUNITY BANK · Zone 3 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58530&mlon=-11.55052#map=17/9.58530/-11.55052) 

Petrol pump Conex Kabala · Yogomaia 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.59796&mlon=-11.54929#map=17/9.59796/-11.54929) 

Hotel HOTEL Dakunaia · Zone 3 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58333&mlon=-11.55000#map=17/9.58333/-11.55000) 

Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91452&mlon=-11.44631#map=17/9.91452/-11.44631) 

School DEC · Sinkunia 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.90918&mlon=-11.44445#map=17/9.90918/-11.44445) 

College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.60634&mlon=-11.54413#map=17/9.60634/-11.54413) 

Police station Kabala Police Station · Zone 3 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58597&mlon=-11.55062#map=17/9.58597/-11.55062) 

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
- Mawundea
- Numula 1
- Numula 2
- Numula 4
- Numula 5
- Sinkunia

## Quick answers

- Where is Numula 3?In Dembelia - Sink, Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Numula 3?Herekor, Kunbulun 2, Manan and Sankan I
- What time zone is Numula 3 in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Numula 3?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Numula 3?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Numula 3?November to March and May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Numula 3?Mamudia MCHP, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Numula 3?KABALA COMMUNITY BANK, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Numula 3?Conex Kabala, about 24 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Numula 3?SL02060108 (OCHA common operational dataset)