# Fudea Section, Sulima, Fabala District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/fudea/ Section · Sulima # Fudea Fudea is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Sulima, Fabala District, Northern Province. It covers **120.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 120km² - 440 mtypical elevation ## Where is Fudea? Fudea lies in [Sulima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/), [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 8 other sections: [Balandugu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/balandugu/), [Gberia-Timbako](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/gberia-timbako/), [Heremakono](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/sengbe/heremakono/), [Manan](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/manan/), [Musaia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/musaia/), [Numula 5](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/dembelia-sink/numula-5/), [Sonkoya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/sonkoya/) and [Upper Kamadugu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/mongo/upper-kamadugu/). By area it is the 109th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.3% of [Sulima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/sulima/). The centre of Fudea is about 243 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.6870° N, 11.3909° 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: Fudea - 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)231 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry244 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 06:53, 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 Fudea Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Fudea. Settlements here lie between about 430 m and 535 m above sea level (median 440 m). - Didia - Fadugu - Nalfomoria 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 Fudea Named natural and historic features inside Fudea, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Walawala ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Firankonko · 630 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 Fudea 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 Fudea Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kabala Government Hospital · Zone 3 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58672&mlon=-11.54783#map=17/9.58672/-11.54783) Bank KABALA COMMUNITY BANK · Zone 3 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58530&mlon=-11.55052#map=17/9.58530/-11.55052) Petrol pump Conex Kabala · Yogomaia 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.59796&mlon=-11.54929#map=17/9.59796/-11.54929) Hotel HOTEL Dakunaia · Zone 3 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58333&mlon=-11.55000#map=17/9.58333/-11.55000) Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.91452&mlon=-11.44631#map=17/9.91452/-11.44631) School UMC PRIMARY SCHOOL · Zone 3 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58024&mlon=-11.54695#map=17/9.58024/-11.54695) College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 19 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 21 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 Sulima - Biribaia - Dara - Falaba - Ganya - Gberia Fotombu - Gberia-Timbako - Kaliyereh - Kambaia - Koindu-Kura - Laylay - Nomokoya - Sonkoya ## Quick answers - Where is Fudea?In Sulima, Fabala District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Fudea?Balandugu, Gberia-Timbako, Heremakono, Manan, Musaia, Numula 5, Sonkoya and Upper Kamadugu - What time zone is Fudea in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Fudea?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Fudea?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Fudea?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Fudea?Settlements lie between 430 m and 535 m - What is the highest point in Fudea?Firankonko (630 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Fudea?November to March and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Fudea?Kabala Government Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Fudea?KABALA COMMUNITY BANK, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Fudea?Conex Kabala, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Fudea?SL02060604 (OCHA common operational dataset)