# Magbafti Section, Koya Rural, Western Area Rural – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/koya-rural/magbafti/ Section · Koya Rural # Magbafti Magbafti is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Koya Rural, Western Area Rural, Western Province. It covers **54.0 km²**. 37 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 54.0km² - 9mapped services - 20 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magbafti? Magbafti lies in [Koya Rural](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/koya-rural/), [Western Area Rural](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 5 other sections: [Fabaina Area](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/koya-rural/fabaina-area/), [Lower Ribbi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/ribbi/lower-ribbi/), [Malambay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/koya-rural/malambay/), [Newton](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/koya-rural/newton/) and [Sattia/Tombo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/york-rural/sattia-tombo/). By area it is the 438th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 32.4% of [Koya Rural](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/koya-rural/). The centre of Magbafti is about 35 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2805° N, 12.9918° 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 Magbafti ### Nearby, outside Magbafti - Western Area Peninsula National Park · nature reserve, York19 km - Tigiemans Resident · attraction, Hastings Village A19 km - John Obey Beach · beach, York19 km - Bahamut Beach Club · beach, York20 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: Magbafti - 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)44 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry159 km ### Nearest railway station Waterloo (Waterloo Village A), about 11 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:57, sunset around 18:36). 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 Magbafti Open gazetteers list **37 villages, towns and localities** in Magbafti. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 35 m above sea level (median 20 m). - Bangawilli - Barmouth - Batkomp - Fo-gbo - Fogbo Community - Foiya - Foya Community - Gbonkowalie - Konte - Ma-gbafti - Ma-kimba - Ma-koi Bundu - Ma-koi Lunga - Ma-komba - Ma-konte - Ma-mange - Ma-nalo - Ma-shewore - Ma-sili Mani - Ma-sita - Ma-suri - Ma-tamba Yekke - Makomba Community - Makoribondo Community - Masine - Masita Community - Mayain Community - Mobapay Community - Moiyen - Mokabi - Ro-gberri - Rogbere Community - Rogbom Community - Rokai Community - Salt Pan - Sherbro Town - Torrugehun 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 Magbafti Named natural and historic features inside Magbafti, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ma-komba 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 Magbafti and the best time to visit Using the climate of Western Area Rural, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 2,569 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (699 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 1 Feb 27 2 Mar 27 2 Apr 28 25 May 28 135 Jun 26 399 Jul 25 644 Aug 25 699 Sep 25 400 Oct 26 187 Nov 26 71 Dec 26 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Magbafti Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital AHS - Waterloo Hospital · Waterloo Village A 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33563&mlon=-13.07352#map=17/8.33563/-13.07352) Bank Ecobank · Benguema Village A 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32652&mlon=-13.06657#map=17/8.32652/-13.06657) ATM Econank · Brookfields 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47777&mlon=-13.24784#map=17/8.47777/-13.24784) Petrol pump NP Filling Station · Malambay 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33208&mlon=-13.04611#map=17/8.33208/-13.04611) Hotel Diamond lodge Hotel · Newton 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33333&mlon=-13.01670#map=17/8.33333/-13.01670) Mall STG - Computer Shop · New England-Hill C 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47035&mlon=-13.24022#map=17/8.47035/-13.24022) School Manalo R.E.C. Primary School · Magbafti 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27650&mlon=-12.99395#map=17/8.27650/-12.99395) College Institute of Computer Studies · Newton 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33701&mlon=-13.00466#map=17/8.33701/-13.00466) Police station Fogbo Police Post · Magbafti 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26761&mlon=-12.97906#map=17/8.26761/-12.97906) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Magbafti Places mapped inside Magbafti in open map data, by type. - Schools8 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in Koya Rural - Fabaina Area - Madonkeh - Malambay - Newton - Songo ## Quick answers - Where is Magbafti?In Koya Rural, Western Area Rural, Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Magbafti?Fabaina Area, Lower Ribbi, Malambay, Newton and Sattia/Tombo - What is there to see in Magbafti?Western Area Peninsula National Park, Tigiemans Resident, John Obey Beach, Bahamut Beach Club - What time zone is Magbafti in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Magbafti?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Magbafti?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Magbafti?37 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Magbafti?Settlements lie between 3 m and 35 m - What is the best time to visit Magbafti?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Magbafti?AHS - Waterloo Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Magbafti?Ecobank, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Magbafti?Econank, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Magbafti?NP Filling Station, about 8.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Magbafti?SL04010103 (OCHA common operational dataset)