# Dayie Section, Sambaya, Tonkolili District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/dayie/ Section · Sambaya # Dayie Dayie is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Sambaya, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **171.3 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 171km² - 427 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dayie? Dayie lies in [Sambaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/), [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 7 other sections: [Borowah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/borowah/), [Buyan](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/buyan/), [Kabaia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kafe-simiria/kabaia/), [Kania](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/diang/kania/), [Makelfa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kafe-simiria/makelfa/), [Sambaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/sambaya/) and [Upper Section](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kalansogoia/upper-section/). By area it is the 54th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 24.9% of [Sambaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/). The centre of Dayie is about 186 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.0013° N, 11.6223° 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: Dayie - 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)178 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry228 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 06:53, 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 Dayie Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Dayie. Settlements here lie between about 386 m and 595 m above sea level (median 427 m). - Banakoro - Fenkembaia - Kamero - Kandambaya - Kulufaga - Mamuria - Masindugu - Mindia - Movia - Nunkekoro - Pinomakondoia - Sangbaya 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 Dayie Named natural and historic features inside Dayie, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Maferni - Matogale - Matura - Sulani - Terikonko - Yibale ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Tankabu · 963 m - Simbili · 853 m - Bamabala · 733 m - Bugubu · 669 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 Dayie 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 334 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 27 9 Apr 28 28 May 26 108 Jun 24 310 Jul 22 478 Aug 22 570 Sep 23 346 Oct 23 161 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 Dayie Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Masanga Hospital · Lal-Lenken 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.75058&mlon=-11.83713#map=17/8.75058/-11.83713) Hotel Dorwaila Inn & Suites · Kamabai 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05000&mlon=-11.93330#map=17/9.05000/-11.93330) School Saint Joseph's Primary School · Lower Section 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.04567&mlon=-11.75204#map=17/9.04567/-11.75204) 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 Sambaya - Borowah - Buyan - Sambaya ## Quick answers - Where is Dayie?In Sambaya, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Dayie?Borowah, Buyan, Kabaia, Kania, Makelfa, Sambaya and Upper Section - What time zone is Dayie in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Dayie?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Dayie?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Dayie?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dayie?Settlements lie between 386 m and 595 m - What is the highest point in Dayie?Tankabu (963 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dayie?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Dayie?Masanga Hospital, about 37 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dayie?SL02050903 (OCHA common operational dataset)