# Kakoya Section, Wara Wara Bafod, Koinadugu District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/kakoya/ Section · Wara Wara Bafod # Kakoya Kakoya is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Wara Wara Bafod, Koinadugu District, Northern Province. It covers **69.5 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 69.5km² - 447 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kakoya? Kakoya lies in [Wara Wara Bafod](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/), [Koinadugu District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 4 other sections: [Bafodia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/bafodia/), [Kaponpon](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/kaponpon/), [Lagor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/fabala/folosaba-dembel/lagor/) and [Semamaia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/semamaia/). By area it is the 314th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 7.4% of [Wara Wara Bafod](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/). The centre of Kakoya is about 218 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.6952° N, 11.6692° 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: Kakoya - 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)206 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry213 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:26) 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 2026-11-03](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 Kakoya Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kakoya. Settlements here lie between about 384 m and 507 m above sea level (median 447 m). - Kagbodo - Koya - Sakuta - Sepena 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 Kakoya Named natural and historic features inside Kakoya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Kakamba · 900 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 Kakoya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Koinadugu 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 Kakoya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mamudia MCHP · Kamba 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80118&mlon=-11.65792#map=17/9.80118/-11.65792) Bank ROKEL BANK · Zone 3 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58580&mlon=-11.55605#map=17/9.58580/-11.55605) Petrol pump Conex Kabala · Yogomaia 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.59796&mlon=-11.54929#map=17/9.59796/-11.54929) Hotel 2-TEC · Zone 3 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58057&mlon=-11.55398#map=17/9.58057/-11.55398) Mall Balamusa Kamara · Sinkunia 35 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 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58561&mlon=-11.55469#map=17/9.58561/-11.55469) College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 17 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 18 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 Wara Wara Bafod - Bafodia - Kadanso - Kamanikie - Kamayortortor - Kambalia - Kambia - Kaponpon - Pampakoh - Semamaia - Taelia ## Quick answers - Where is Kakoya?In Wara Wara Bafod, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Kakoya?Bafodia, Kaponpon, Lagor and Semamaia - What time zone is Kakoya in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Kakoya?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Kakoya?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kakoya?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kakoya?Settlements lie between 384 m and 507 m - What is the highest point in Kakoya?Kakamba (900 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kakoya?November to March and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Kakoya?Mamudia MCHP, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kakoya?ROKEL BANK, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kakoya?Conex Kabala, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kakoya?SL02031003 (OCHA common operational dataset)