# Masingbi Section, Kunike, Tonkolili District – Villages & Map

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Section · Kunike 

# Masingbi

Masingbi is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kunike, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **17.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 17.1km²
- 385 mtypical elevation

## Where is Masingbi?

Masingbi lies in [Kunike](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/), [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 3 other sections: [Sanda](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/sanda/), [Thamah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/thamah/) and [Yenkeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/yenkeh/). By area it is the 1042nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 2.1% of [Kunike](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/). The centre of Masingbi is about 195 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6371° N, 11.4669° 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: Masingbi

- 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)190 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry258 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 18:29).

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 Masingbi

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

- Masingbi

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 Masingbi 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 292 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 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 Masingbi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 19 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 34 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

- Rolal
- Sanda
- Semorkanie
- Thamah
- Thambaya
- Wana
- Yenkeh

## Quick answers

- Where is Masingbi?In Kunike, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Masingbi?Sanda, Thamah and Yenkeh
- What time zone is Masingbi in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Masingbi?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Masingbi?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Masingbi?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Masingbi?November to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Masingbi?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 19 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Masingbi?SL02050701 (OCHA common operational dataset)