# Balandugu Section, Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/balandugu/ Section · Folosaba Dembel # Balandugu Balandugu is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **29.0 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 29.0km² - 432 mtypical elevation ## Where is Balandugu? Balandugu lies in [Folosaba Dembel](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/), [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 6 other sections: [Bendugu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/sengbe/bendugu/), [Dogoloya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/dogoloya/), [Fudea](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/fudea/), [Heremakono](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/sengbe/heremakono/), [Musaia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/musaia/) and [Zone 1](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-yagal/zone-1/). By area it is the 859th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.7% of [Folosaba Dembel](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/). The centre of Balandugu is about 226 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.6635° N, 11.5587° 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: Balandugu - 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)214 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry225 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 18:28). 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 Balandugu Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Balandugu. - Balandugu - Karafafinaia - Koromasilaia 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 Balandugu Named natural and historic features inside Balandugu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Matuneh - Tonkolili - Yongonkoi 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 Balandugu 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 Balandugu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kabala Government Hospital · Zone 3 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58672&mlon=-11.54783#map=17/9.58672/-11.54783) Bank ROKEL BANK · Zone 3 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58580&mlon=-11.55605#map=17/9.58580/-11.55605) Petrol pump Conex Kabala · Yogomaia 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.59796&mlon=-11.54929#map=17/9.59796/-11.54929) Hotel HOTEL Dakunaia · Zone 3 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58333&mlon=-11.55000#map=17/9.58333/-11.55000) Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91452&mlon=-11.44631#map=17/9.91452/-11.44631) School DEC PRIMARY SCHOOL KABALA · Zone 3 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58561&mlon=-11.55469#map=17/9.58561/-11.55469) College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 6.6 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 8.7 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 Folosaba Dembel - Dogoloya - Fissaya I - Fissaya II - Gbentu III - Herekor - Kalia - Kamba - Lagor - Musaia - Sankan I - Sankan II ## Quick answers - Where is Balandugu?In Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Balandugu?Bendugu, Dogoloya, Fudea, Heremakono, Musaia and Zone 1 - What time zone is Balandugu in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Balandugu?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Balandugu?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Balandugu?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Balandugu?November to March and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Balandugu?Kabala Government Hospital, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Balandugu?ROKEL BANK, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balandugu?Conex Kabala, about 7.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Balandugu?SL02060201 (OCHA common operational dataset)