# Pampakoh Section, Wara Wara Bafod, Koinadugu District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/pampakoh/ Section · Wara Wara Bafod # Pampakoh Pampakoh is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Wara Wara Bafod, Koinadugu District, Northern Province. It covers **30.5 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 30.5km² - 131 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pampakoh? Pampakoh 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 5 other sections: [Dugutha](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/karene/tambakha/dugutha/), [Kamanikie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/kamanikie/), [Kamayortortor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/kamayortortor/), [Kambalia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/kambalia/) and [Kambia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/kambia/). By area it is the 825th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.2% of [Wara Wara Bafod](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-bafod/). The centre of Pampakoh is about 208 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.7659° N, 11.8547° 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: Pampakoh - 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) · Conakry194 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)195 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 06:55, sunset around 18:29). 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 Pampakoh Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Pampakoh. Settlements here lie between about 130 m and 140 m above sea level (median 131 m). - Janja - Kumba - Pamboko - Pampakoh 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). ## Weather in Pampakoh and the best time to visit Using the climate of Koinadugu District, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 251 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 25 2 Feb 27 4 Mar 29 7 Apr 30 28 May 29 100 Jun 27 251 Jul 25 414 Aug 25 527 Sep 26 333 Oct 26 136 Nov 26 32 Dec 25 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pampakoh Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mamudia MCHP · Kamba 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.80118&mlon=-11.65792#map=17/9.80118/-11.65792) Bank ROKEL BANK · Zone 3 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58580&mlon=-11.55605#map=17/9.58580/-11.55605) Petrol pump Conex Kabala · Yogomaia 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.59796&mlon=-11.54929#map=17/9.59796/-11.54929) Hotel Hôtel Neptune Saly Sénégal · Dugutha 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.79568&mlon=-11.95312#map=17/9.79568/-11.95312) School DEC PRIMARY SCHOOL KABALA · Zone 3 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58561&mlon=-11.55469#map=17/9.58561/-11.55469) College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 38 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 39 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 - Kakoya - Kamanikie - Kamayortortor - Kambalia - Kambia - Kaponpon - Semamaia - Taelia ## Quick answers - Where is Pampakoh?In Wara Wara Bafod, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Pampakoh?Dugutha, Kamanikie, Kamayortortor, Kambalia and Kambia - What time zone is Pampakoh in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Pampakoh?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Pampakoh?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pampakoh?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pampakoh?Settlements lie between 130 m and 140 m - What is the best time to visit Pampakoh?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Pampakoh?Mamudia MCHP, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pampakoh?ROKEL BANK, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pampakoh?Conex Kabala, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Pampakoh?SL02031009 (OCHA common operational dataset)