# Kabaia Section, Kafe Simiria, Tonkolili District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kafe-simiria/kabaia/ Section · Kafe Simiria # Kabaia Kabaia is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kafe Simiria, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **124.9 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 125km² - 350 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kabaia? Kabaia lies in [Kafe Simiria](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kafe-simiria/), [Tonkolili District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 7 other sections: [Buyan](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/buyan/), [Dayie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/dayie/), [Kamarugu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kafe-simiria/kamarugu/), [Makelfa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kafe-simiria/makelfa/), [Rolal](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/rolal/), [Semorkanie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/semorkanie/) and [Wana](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/wana/). By area it is the 99th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 21.7% of [Kafe Simiria](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kafe-simiria/). The centre of Kabaia is about 182 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.8051° N, 11.6101° 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: Kabaia - 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)176 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry236 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:53, 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 Kabaia Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Kabaia. Settlements here lie between about 215 m and 405 m above sea level (median 350 m). - Bamfira - Komboikaya - Kombolkaya - Madina - Mafila - Magbanfira - Magboloko - Makama - Makoma - Makomo - Makonte - Makonti - Makuli - Masori - Masuri - Mawruku - Mawu - Mayira - Mieta - Nankoba - Nonkoba - Robang-Petifu - Robun 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 Kabaia Named natural and historic features inside Kabaia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 15 rivers and streams. - Bonki - Butadi - Dafaria - Kariba - Kombonka - Kululu - Mabala - Makata - Marima - Porta - Sapa - Sonko - Tesunku - Tesunku - Wongba ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Wongba · 483 m - Kudugi · 457 m - Tinkri · 440 m - Fuyi · 439 m - Saradugu · 411 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 Kabaia and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tonkolili District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 257 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (570 mm) and the driest Jan (1 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 24 1 Feb 26 4 Mar 28 9 Apr 28 28 May 26 108 Jun 24 310 Jul 23 478 Aug 22 570 Sep 23 346 Oct 24 161 Nov 24 47 Dec 23 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kabaia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Masanga Hospital · Lal-Lenken 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75058&mlon=-11.83713#map=17/8.75058/-11.83713) Hotel Riverside Guest House · Bo Road 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.72606&mlon=-11.94734#map=17/8.72606/-11.94734) School Saint Joseph's Primary School · Lower Section 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.04567&mlon=-11.75204#map=17/9.04567/-11.75204) College Milestone Technology College Sierra Leone · Maboboh Koray 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.69869&mlon=-11.77185#map=17/8.69869/-11.77185) 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 Kafe Simiria - Kamarugu - Mabonto - Makelfa - Makontande - Mayaso - Simiria ## Quick answers - Where is Kabaia?In Kafe Simiria, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Kabaia?Buyan, Dayie, Kamarugu, Makelfa, Rolal, Semorkanie and Wana - What time zone is Kabaia in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Kabaia?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Kabaia?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kabaia?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kabaia?Settlements lie between 215 m and 405 m - What is the highest point in Kabaia?Wongba (483 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kabaia?November to March and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Kabaia?Masanga Hospital, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kabaia?SL02050201 (OCHA common operational dataset)