# Dakona Section, Galliness Perri, Pujehun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/dakona/ Section · Galliness Perri # Dakona Dakona is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **46.4 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 46.4km² - 39 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dakona? Dakona lies in [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/), [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 7 other sections: [Dabeni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/dabeni/), [Gendema II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/gendema-ii/), [Jakema II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/jakema-ii/), [Jassende Masaoma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-masaoma/), [Mewah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/mewah/), [Nyango-Ngoleihun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/nyango-ngoleihun/) and [Pelegbulor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/pelegbulor/). By area it is the 544th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 7.8% of [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/). The centre of Dakona is about 225 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.2725° N, 11.5982° 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: 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) · Monrovia143 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia179 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:50, 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 Dakona Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Dakona. Settlements here lie between about 24 m and 58 m above sea level (median 39 m). - Diyange - Foniko - Fuhiko - Gomnaw Sembehun - Gondama - Kpasambu - Kpasumba - Liange - Maka - Nyaflandor - Potehun - Tosser 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 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 Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31234&mlon=-11.31681#map=17/7.31234/-11.31681) School Saint Paul's Secondary School Pujehun · Panga 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 31 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 Galliness Perri - Bondor - Dabeni - Gendema I - Gendema II - Jakema I - Jakema II - Joya - Kemokai - Kortugbu - Mallah - Mewah - Pelegbulor ## Quick answers - Where is Dakona?In Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Dakona?Dabeni, Gendema II, Jakema II, Jassende Masaoma, Mewah, Nyango-Ngoleihun and Pelegbulor - 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?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dakona?Settlements lie between 24 m and 58 m - What is the best time to visit Dakona?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Dakona?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dakona?Station SKM, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dakona?SL03040203 (OCHA common operational dataset)