# Zone - 1 Section, Kori, Moyamba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kori/zone-1/ Section · Kori # Zone - 1 Zone - 1 is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kori, Moyamba District, Southern Province. It covers **102.6 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 103km² - 65 mtypical elevation ## Where is Zone - 1? Zone - 1 lies in [Kori](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kori/), [Moyamba District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 6 other sections: [Foindu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/yoni/foindu/), [Kowama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kamajei/kowama/), [Masengbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/yoni/masengbe/), [Njagbema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kamajei/njagbema/), [Yiben](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/gbonkolenken/yiben/) and [Zone - 2](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kori/zone-2/). By area it is the 152nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 15.5% of [Kori](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kori/). The centre of Zone - 1 is about 136 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3213° N, 12.0140° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Things to see in and around Zone - 1 ### Nearby, outside Zone - 1 - Kasewi Hills Forest Reserve · nature reserve, Zone - 317 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Zone - 1 - 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)134 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry224 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:53, 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 Zone - 1 Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Zone - 1. Settlements here lie between about 48 m and 71 m above sea level (median 65 m). - Fogbo - Fulawahun - Gbesebu - Mobai - Njala - Pipo - Vaama - Yandu - Yenkisa 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 Zone - 1 Named natural and historic features inside Zone - 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Ketumui - Teye 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 Zone - 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Moyamba District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 2,276 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (539 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 26 1 Feb 27 4 Mar 28 9 Apr 29 36 May 28 135 Jun 26 362 Jul 25 520 Aug 25 539 Sep 25 397 Oct 26 203 Nov 26 64 Dec 26 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Zone - 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MSF HOSPITAL · Gaindema 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46846&mlon=-12.20237#map=17/8.46846/-12.20237) Bank Sierra Leone Commercial Bank · Zone - 7 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11381&mlon=-12.06793#map=17/8.11381/-12.06793) Petrol pump NP Gas Station · Gaindema 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46629&mlon=-12.21925#map=17/8.46629/-12.21925) Hotel Makama Hotel · Gaindema 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46773&mlon=-12.21251#map=17/8.46773/-12.21251) School NJALA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY · Zone - 7 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11497&mlon=-12.06820#map=17/8.11497/-12.06820) College Njala University · Zone - 7 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11653&mlon=-12.07046#map=17/8.11653/-12.07046) Police station Police Post · Zone - 7 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11248&mlon=-12.07199#map=17/8.11248/-12.07199) 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 Kori - Zone - 2 - Zone - 3 - Zone - 4 - Zone - 5 - Zone - 6 - Zone - 7 ## Quick answers - Where is Zone - 1?In Kori, Moyamba District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Zone - 1?Foindu, Kowama, Masengbe, Njagbema, Yiben and Zone - 2 - What is there to see in Zone - 1?Kasewi Hills Forest Reserve - What time zone is Zone - 1 in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Zone - 1?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Zone - 1?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Zone - 1?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Zone - 1?Settlements lie between 48 m and 71 m - What is the best time to visit Zone - 1?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Zone - 1?MSF HOSPITAL, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Zone - 1?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zone - 1?NP Gas Station, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Zone - 1?SL03030901 (OCHA common operational dataset)