# Wonkibor Section, Kunike Barina, Tonkolili District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/wonkibor/ Section · Kunike Barina # Wonkibor Wonkibor is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kunike Barina, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **41.4 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 41.4km² - 360 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wonkibor? Wonkibor lies in [Kunike Barina](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/), [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 6 other sections: [Kualley](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/gorama-mende/kualley/), [Makali](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/makali/), [Makong](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/makong/), [Masaba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/masaba/), [Mathonkara](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/mathonkara/) and [Sanda](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/sanda/). By area it is the 619th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 10.0% of [Kunike Barina](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/). The centre of Wonkibor is about 181 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.5638° N, 11.5903° 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: Wonkibor - 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)177 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry249 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 06:52, sunset around 18:30). 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 Wonkibor Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Wonkibor. Settlements here lie between about 313 m and 372 m above sea level (median 360 m). - Farama - Fotane - Kumrabai - Makera - Makorba - Makrugbe - Mapamuri - Matombo - Rowonkbo - Ruyele 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 Wonkibor Named natural and historic features inside Wonkibor, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Kabankafera - Katafuri - Malelaw - Masenkoi 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 Wonkibor 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 267 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 23 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 Wonkibor Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47020&mlon=-11.41312#map=17/8.47020/-11.41312) College Milestone Technology College Sierra Leone · Maboboh Koray 25 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 Kunike Barina - Makali - Makong - Mamurie - Masaba - Mathonkara ## Quick answers - Where is Wonkibor?In Kunike Barina, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Wonkibor?Kualley, Makali, Makong, Masaba, Mathonkara and Sanda - What time zone is Wonkibor in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Wonkibor?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Wonkibor?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Wonkibor?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wonkibor?Settlements lie between 313 m and 372 m - What is the best time to visit Wonkibor?November to March and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Wonkibor?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wonkibor?SL02050606 (OCHA common operational dataset)