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

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Section · Kunike 

# Thamah

Thamah is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kunike, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **113.1 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 113km²
- 363 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thamah?

Thamah 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 6 other sections: [Biatong](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/gorama-mende/biatong/), [Masingbi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/masingbi/), [Njagbakahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/nimiyama/njagbakahun/), [Sanda](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/sanda/), [Tama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/nimiyama/tama/) and [Yenkeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/yenkeh/). By area it is the 125th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 14.2% of [Kunike](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/). The centre of Thamah is about 202 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.5941° N, 11.3984° 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: Thamah

- 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)198 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia266 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 06:51, 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 Thamah

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Thamah. Settlements here lie between about 298 m and 370 m above sea level (median 363 m).

- Bonge
- Bonke
- Fotane
- Fothono Thama
- Konta
- Mabeko
- Makelfa
- Makongbi
- Makump
- Mamentia
- Mapoli
- Masakoray
- Masekoray
- Matoli
- Mayambafona
- Mayata
- Mayeppo
- Musaia
- Pulun
- Rosar

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 Thamah 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 270 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
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- May
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- 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 Thamah

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47020&mlon=-11.41312#map=17/8.47020/-11.41312) 

Bank Jaiama Community Bank · Jaiama 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55044&mlon=-11.09009#map=17/8.55044/-11.09009) 

Hotel Diamond Lodge Hotel Kono · Bandafafeh 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60929&mlon=-11.04976#map=17/8.60929/-11.04976) 

School Jaiama Secondary School · Jaiama 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54233&mlon=-11.08873#map=17/8.54233/-11.08873) 

Police station Jaiama Police Checkpoint · Jaiama 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.54115&mlon=-11.09009#map=17/8.54115/-11.09009) 

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

- Masingbi
- Rolal
- Sanda
- Semorkanie
- Thambaya
- Wana
- Yenkeh

## Quick answers

- Where is Thamah?In Kunike, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Thamah?Biatong, Masingbi, Njagbakahun, Sanda, Tama and Yenkeh
- What time zone is Thamah in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Thamah?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Thamah?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Thamah?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Thamah?Settlements lie between 298 m and 370 m
- What is the best time to visit Thamah?November to March and May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thamah?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thamah?Jaiama Community Bank, about 34 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Thamah?SL02050705 (OCHA common operational dataset)