# Dakona Section, Barri, Pujehun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/dakona/ Section · Barri # Dakona Dakona is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Barri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **57.5 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 57.5km² - 76 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dakona? Dakona lies in [Barri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/), [Pujehun District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 5 other sections: [Gorahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/tunkia/gorahun/), [Laimba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/laimba/), [Selimeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/selimeh/), [Sonjour I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/sonjour-i/) and [Sonjour II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/sonjour-ii/). By area it is the 406th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 11.8% of [Barri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/). The centre of Dakona is about 238 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4086° N, 11.3735° 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 Dakona ### Nearby, outside Dakona - Tiwai Island · nature reserve, Koya Gbundohun15 km - Big Tree · monument, Koya Gbundohun16 km - Tiwai Island · attraction, Koya Gbundohun18 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: Dakona - 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 - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia142 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia172 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:31). 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 Dakona Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Dakona. Settlements here lie between about 59 m and 127 m above sea level (median 76 m). - Bengama - Grima - Komendi - Korigboma - Maka - Mano - Meme - Samatia - Sembehun - Taninahun - Teyoma 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 Dakona Named natural and historic features inside Dakona, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mase 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 Dakona and the best time to visit Using the climate of Pujehun District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,968 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (474 mm) and the driest Jan (4 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 26 4 Feb 27 12 Mar 27 25 Apr 27 46 May 27 107 Jun 26 278 Jul 25 392 Aug 24 474 Sep 25 331 Oct 26 215 Nov 26 64 Dec 26 20 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dakona Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31234&mlon=-11.31681#map=17/7.31234/-11.31681) School Hidaya Foundation Charity Primary School · Selimeh 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31262&mlon=-11.31281#map=17/7.31262/-11.31281) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30803&mlon=-11.32303#map=17/7.30803/-11.32303) 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 Barri - Fallay - Jougba - Karjei - Laimba - Malla - Sonjour I - Sonjour II - Tetima ## Quick answers - Where is Dakona?In Barri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Dakona?Gorahun, Laimba, Selimeh, Sonjour I and Sonjour II - What is there to see in Dakona?Tiwai Island, Big Tree, Tiwai Island - What time zone is Dakona in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Dakona?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Dakona?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Dakona?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dakona?Settlements lie between 59 m and 127 m - What is the best time to visit Dakona?November to May - What is the P-code of Dakona?SL03040101 (OCHA common operational dataset)