# Zone 3 Section, Wara Wara Yagal, Koinadugu District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-yagal/zone-3/

Section · Wara Wara Yagal 

# Zone 3

Zone 3 is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Wara Wara Yagal, Koinadugu District, Northern Province. It covers **6.07 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6.1km²
- 15mapped services
- 472 mtypical elevation

## Where is Zone 3?

Zone 3 lies in [Wara Wara Yagal](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-yagal/), [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: [Bendugu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/sengbe/bendugu/), [Bilimaia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/sengbe/bilimaia/), [Yogomaia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/sengbe/yogomaia/), [Zone 2](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-yagal/zone-2/) and [Zone 4](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-yagal/zone-4/). By area it is the 1166th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 1.9% of [Wara Wara Yagal](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/wara-wara-yagal/). The centre of Zone 3 is about 221 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.5830° N, 11.5543° 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: Zone 3

- 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)210 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry226 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 06:54, 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 Zone 3

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Zone 3.

- Yogomaia

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 Zone 3 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 Zone 3

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kabala Government Hospital · Zone 3 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58672&mlon=-11.54783#map=17/9.58672/-11.54783) 

Bank UTB Bank · Zone 3 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58420&mlon=-11.55340#map=17/9.58420/-11.55340) 

Petrol pump lantej fuel station · Zone 3 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58401&mlon=-11.55286#map=17/9.58401/-11.55286) 

Hotel 2-TEC · Zone 3 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58057&mlon=-11.55398#map=17/9.58057/-11.55398) 

School Romal Catholic Primary School Kabala · Zone 3 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.58163&mlon=-11.55367#map=17/9.58163/-11.55367) 

College Koinadugu college · Zone 1 2.8 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 0.5 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Zone 3

Places mapped inside Zone 3 in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Banks4
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels3
- Schools4
- Police stations1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other sections in Wara Wara Yagal

- Zone 1
- Zone 2
- Zone 4
- Zone 5
- Zone 6
- Zone 7

## Quick answers

- Where is Zone 3?In Wara Wara Yagal, Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Zone 3?Bendugu, Bilimaia, Yogomaia, Zone 2 and Zone 4
- What time zone is Zone 3 in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Zone 3?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Zone 3?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Zone 3?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Zone 3?November to March and May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Zone 3?Kabala Government Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Zone 3?UTB Bank, about 0.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zone 3?lantej fuel station, about 0.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Zone 3?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Zone 3?4 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Zone 3?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Zone 3?SL02031103 (OCHA common operational dataset)