# Kalia Section, Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/kalia/ Section · Folosaba Dembel # Kalia Kalia is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **104.8 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 105km² - 411 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kalia? Kalia 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 7 other sections: [Fissaya I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/fissaya-i/), [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/), [Kamba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/kamba/), [Kambalia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/kambalia/), [Sankan II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/sankan-ii/) and [Taelia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/taelia/). By area it is the 147th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 13.5% of [Folosaba Dembel](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/). The centre of Kalia is about 233 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.9307° N, 11.6955° 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: Kalia - 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) · Conakry214 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)220 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 18:28). 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 Kalia Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Kalia. Settlements here lie between about 272 m and 451 m above sea level (median 411 m). - Filina - Filna - Gbentu - Heremakono - Kalia - Kaso - Sami - Seli - Sungbaya 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 Kalia Named natural and historic features inside Kalia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Duve - Lubaluba - Seli - Wasa ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Nonogaia · 429 m - Kurukonko · 392 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 Kalia 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 Kalia 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) Hotel Hôtel Neptune Saly Sénégal · Dugutha 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.79568&mlon=-11.95312#map=17/9.79568/-11.95312) Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91452&mlon=-11.44631#map=17/9.91452/-11.44631) School Nursery School · Sinkunia 28 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 Folosaba Dembel - Balandugu - Dogoloya - Fissaya I - Fissaya II - Gbentu III - Herekor - Kamba - Lagor - Musaia - Sankan I - Sankan II ## Quick answers - Where is Kalia?In Folosaba Dembel, Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Kalia?Fissaya I, Fissaya II, Gbentu III, Kamba, Kambalia, Sankan II and Taelia - What time zone is Kalia in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Kalia?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Kalia?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kalia?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kalia?Settlements lie between 272 m and 451 m - What is the highest point in Kalia?Nonogaia (429 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kalia?November to March and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Kalia?Mamudia MCHP, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kalia?SL02060207 (OCHA common operational dataset)