# Malal Section, Malal Mara, Tonkolili District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/malal/ Section · Malal Mara # Malal Malal is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Malal Mara, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **52.4 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 52.4km² - 64 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malal? Malal lies in [Malal Mara](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/), [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: [Mabilafu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/mabilafu/), [Mange](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/north-western/port-loko/marampa/mange/), [Matanka](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/matanka/), [Rochen](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/rochen/) and [Yainkassa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/bombali/makari-gbanti/yainkassa/). By area it is the 452nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 15.5% of [Malal Mara](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/). The centre of Malal is about 106 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.7133° N, 12.2973° 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: Malal - 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)99 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry173 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:32). 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 Malal Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Malal. Settlements here lie between about 37 m and 238 m above sea level (median 64 m). - Binkolo - Gbutr - Kindema - Kunsu - Macca - Makombo - Malal - Mayamie - Mayine - Petifu - Rokonla - Rosint - Yiben 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 Malal and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tonkolili District, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). 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 February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 1 Feb 28 4 Mar 29 9 Apr 30 28 May 28 108 Jun 26 310 Jul 25 478 Aug 24 570 Sep 25 346 Oct 26 161 Nov 26 47 Dec 25 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St John of God Hospital · Marampa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.70360&mlon=-12.52499#map=17/8.70360/-12.52499) Bank UTB · Lunsar-Madigbo 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.69386&mlon=-12.53143#map=17/8.69386/-12.53143) Petrol pump Shell Lunsar Highway · Lunsar-Technical 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68707&mlon=-12.54237#map=17/8.68707/-12.54237) Hotel Africanas Guest House · Marampa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.70977&mlon=-12.52262#map=17/8.70977/-12.52262) Mall Makeni Shopping Plaza · Bombali Sebora - K 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87432&mlon=-12.05165#map=17/8.87432/-12.05165) School UMC Primary School - Mamorka Junction · Yoni 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48172&mlon=-12.28390#map=17/8.48172/-12.28390) College UNIMTECH · Lunsar-Mamanso 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68120&mlon=-12.52996#map=17/8.68120/-12.52996) Police station Regional Police Head Quarter · Bombali Sebora - Makeni 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87763&mlon=-12.05270#map=17/8.87763/-12.05270) 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 Malal Mara - Kiamp Kakolo - Mabilafu - Makoba - Manewa - Mara - Matanka - Rochen ## Quick answers - Where is Malal?In Malal Mara, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Malal?Mabilafu, Mange, Matanka, Rochen and Yainkassa - What time zone is Malal in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Malal?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Malal?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Malal?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Malal?Settlements lie between 37 m and 238 m - What is the best time to visit Malal?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Malal?St John of God Hospital, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Malal?UTB, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malal?Shell Lunsar Highway, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malal?SL02050804 (OCHA common operational dataset)