# Mara Section, Malal Mara, Tonkolili District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/mara/ Section · Malal Mara # Mara Mara is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Malal Mara, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **29.4 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 29.4km² - 73 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mara? Mara 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 3 other sections: [Kiamp Kakolo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/kiamp-kakolo/), [Mabilafu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/mabilafu/) and [Rochen](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/rochen/). By area it is the 848th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 8.7% of [Malal Mara](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/malal-mara/). The centre of Mara is about 113 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.6686° N, 12.2290° 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: Mara - 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)106 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry182 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 Mara Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Mara. Settlements here lie between about 66 m and 77 m above sea level (median 73 m). - Komrabai - Kumrabai - Mabansa - Magbansaw - Magbansor - Malenga - Mara - Marunia - Petifu - Robun - Rubun - Runia Magboca 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 Mara 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 Mara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital BO BRANCH · Gaindema 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47265&mlon=-12.20735#map=17/8.47265/-12.20735) Bank Standard Charterd Bank · Bombali Sebora - K 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87470&mlon=-12.05182#map=17/8.87470/-12.05182) Petrol pump CONEX GAS STATION · Gaindema 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46969&mlon=-12.23731#map=17/8.46969/-12.23731) Hotel Makama Hotel · Gaindema 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46773&mlon=-12.21251#map=17/8.46773/-12.21251) Mall Makeni Shopping Plaza · Bombali Sebora - K 30 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 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48172&mlon=-12.28390#map=17/8.48172/-12.28390) College ANSARUL ISLAMIC PRIMARY SCHOOL · Gaindema 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47141&mlon=-12.21900#map=17/8.47141/-12.21900) Police station Regional Police Head Quarter · Bombali Sebora - Makeni 30 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 - Malal - Manewa - Matanka - Rochen ## Quick answers - Where is Mara?In Malal Mara, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Mara?Kiamp Kakolo, Mabilafu and Rochen - What time zone is Mara in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Mara?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Mara?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mara?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mara?Settlements lie between 66 m and 77 m - What is the best time to visit Mara?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mara?BO BRANCH, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mara?Standard Charterd Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mara?CONEX GAS STATION, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mara?SL02050806 (OCHA common operational dataset)