# Gbentu III Section, Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/gbentu-iii/ Section · Folosaba Dembel # Gbentu III Gbentu III is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **46.8 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 46.8km² - 306 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gbentu III? Gbentu III 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 I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/fissaya-i/), [Kalia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/kalia/), [Mawundea](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/mawundea/) and [Sankan II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/sankan-ii/). By area it is the 538th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 6.0% of [Folosaba Dembel](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/). The centre of Gbentu III is about 240 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.9251° N, 11.6064° 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: Gbentu III - 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) · Conakry223 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)227 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 Gbentu III Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Gbentu III. - Balongo - Soron - Sorongbay 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 Gbentu III Named natural and historic features inside Gbentu III, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Bontolo - Wankakude ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Sunkuntunkuntankala · 516 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 Gbentu III 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 156 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 Gbentu III Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mamudia MCHP · Kamba 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80118&mlon=-11.65792#map=17/9.80118/-11.65792) Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91452&mlon=-11.44631#map=17/9.91452/-11.44631) School Nursery School · Sinkunia 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91002&mlon=-11.44473#map=17/9.91002/-11.44473) College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 36 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 Folosaba Dembel - Balandugu - Dogoloya - Fissaya I - Fissaya II - Herekor - Kalia - Kamba - Lagor - Musaia - Sankan I - Sankan II ## Quick answers - Where is Gbentu III?In Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gbentu III?Fissaya I, Kalia, Mawundea and Sankan II - What time zone is Gbentu III in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gbentu III?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gbentu III?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gbentu III?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Gbentu III?Sunkuntunkuntankala (516 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Gbentu III?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Gbentu III?Mamudia MCHP, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gbentu III?SL02060205 (OCHA common operational dataset)