# Fissaya I Section, Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/fissaya-i/ Section · Folosaba Dembel # Fissaya I Fissaya I is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **26.7 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 26.7km² - 302 mtypical elevation ## Where is Fissaya I? Fissaya I 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 4 other sections: [Fissaya II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/fissaya-ii/), [Gbentu III](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/gbentu-iii/), [Kalia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/kalia/) and [Mawundea](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/mawundea/). By area it is the 893rd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.4% of [Folosaba Dembel](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/). The centre of Fissaya I is about 242 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.9737° N, 11.6254° 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: Fissaya I - 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) · Conakry222 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)229 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:25) and shortest in Dec (about 11.5 hours, sunrise around 06:55, 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 Fissaya I Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Fissaya I. - Koromandugu 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 Fissaya I Named natural and historic features inside Fissaya I, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Koromandugu · 506 m 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 Fissaya I and the best time to visit Using the climate of Fabala District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Dec (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 160 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 2 Feb 27 4 Mar 29 7 Apr 29 28 May 28 100 Jun 26 251 Jul 25 414 Aug 24 527 Sep 25 333 Oct 26 136 Nov 26 32 Dec 24 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Fissaya I Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mamudia MCHP · Kamba 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80118&mlon=-11.65792#map=17/9.80118/-11.65792) Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91452&mlon=-11.44631#map=17/9.91452/-11.44631) School Nursery School · Sinkunia 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91002&mlon=-11.44473#map=17/9.91002/-11.44473) 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 - Balandugu - Dogoloya - Fissaya II - Gbentu III - Herekor - Kalia - Kamba - Lagor - Musaia - Sankan I - Sankan II ## Quick answers - Where is Fissaya I?In Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Fissaya I?Fissaya II, Gbentu III, Kalia and Mawundea - What time zone is Fissaya I in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Fissaya I?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Fissaya I?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Fissaya I?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Fissaya I?Koromandugu (506 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Fissaya I?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Fissaya I?Mamudia MCHP, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Fissaya I?SL02060203 (OCHA common operational dataset)