# Thambaya Section, Kunike, Tonkolili District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/thambaya/ Section · Kunike # Thambaya Thambaya is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kunike, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **129.8 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 130km² - 387 mtypical elevation ## Where is Thambaya? Thambaya 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 5 other sections: [Kalian](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/nieni/kalian/), [Rolal](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/rolal/), [Sumbaria](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/nieni/sumbaria/), [Wana](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/wana/) and [Yenkeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/yenkeh/). By area it is the 93rd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 16.2% of [Kunike](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike/). The centre of Thambaya is about 199 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.7749° N, 11.4477° 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: Thambaya - 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)193 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry254 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:26) 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 Thambaya Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Thambaya. Settlements here lie between about 318 m and 402 m above sea level (median 387 m). - Fontani - Fotani - Futani - Madama - Magbanto - Magbantobana - Masagbe - Maseku - Masulinki - Matamba - Mawoso - Petifu - Petifu-Bomothollie - Robek - Rokonto - Rosinkim - Royema - Yema-Sembu 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 Thambaya Named natural and historic features inside Thambaya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Fona · 567 m - Kama · 422 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 Thambaya 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 294 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 Thambaya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 34 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 37 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 - Masingbi - Rolal - Sanda - Semorkanie - Thamah - Wana - Yenkeh ## Quick answers - Where is Thambaya?In Kunike, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Thambaya?Kalian, Rolal, Sumbaria, Wana and Yenkeh - What time zone is Thambaya in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Thambaya?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Thambaya?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Thambaya?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Thambaya?Settlements lie between 318 m and 402 m - What is the highest point in Thambaya?Fona (567 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Thambaya?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Thambaya?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thambaya?SL02050706 (OCHA common operational dataset)