Section · East III # Mayenkineh Mayenkineh is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in East III, Western Area Urban, Western Province. It covers 1.48 km². 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.5 km² - 4 mapped services - 184 m typical elevation ## Where is Mayenkineh? Mayenkineh lies in East III, Western Area Urban, Western Province, Sierra Leone. It borders 4 other sections: Allen Town I, Charlotte, Pamuronko and Robis. By area it is the 1225th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.9% of East III. The centre of Mayenkineh is about 10 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.4314° N, 13.1625° W. Source: Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Mayenkineh ### Nearby, outside Mayenkineh - Tacaguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary · attraction, Bathurst 4.6 km - Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary · nature reserve, Bathurst 5.0 km - Tigiemans Resident · attraction, Hastings Village A 6.3 km - National Railway Museum · museum, Cline Town 8.3 km - 75A Leicester Road · viewpoint, Sorie Town 8.5 km - Old Fourah Bay College · attraction, Fourah Bay 8.5 km - Gun emplacement · ruins, Leicester 8.7 km - Mambo Waterfall · waterfall, Hamilton 8.9 km - National Museum · museum, Connaught Hospital 10 km - The Cotton Tree · attraction, Connaught Hospital 10 km - Government Quarter Hillstation · attraction, Hill Station 10 km - Sea Side View POW · viewpoint, Kingtom 11 km Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Mayenkineh - Time zone UTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Freetown - Currency Leone (SLE) - Country calling code +232 - Languages English, Mende, Timne - Plug types Type G · 230 V - Driving side Right ### Nearest airports - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town) 21 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry 137 km ### Nearest railway station Hastings (Hastings Village A), about 5.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:58, sunset around 18:36). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain). 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 Mayenkineh Open gazetteers list 5 villages, towns and localities in Mayenkineh. - Fulla Town - Gassama Street - Mayeikeneh - Mayenkineh - Mayenkinek Village Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Mayenkineh and the best time to visit Using the climate of Western Area Urban, 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. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mayenkineh | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Ahmaddya hospital · Pamuronko | 0.8 km | Map | | Bank | ROKEL BANK · Old Warf | 1.3 km | Map | | ATM | Econank · Brookfields | 11 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Conex · Hastings Village A | 3.3 km | Map | | Hotel | My Base · Allen Town II | 1.7 km | Map | | Mall | STG - Computer Shop · New England-Hill C | 9.6 km | Map | | School | LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL · Mayenkineh | 0.3 km | Map | | College | Cambridge high school · Mayenkineh | 0.4 km | Map | | Police station | CONO WATER POLICE POST · Congo Water I | 2.5 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mayenkineh Places mapped inside Mayenkineh in open map data, by type. - Schools 3 - Colleges and universities 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in East III - Allen Town I - Allen Town II - Bottom Oku - Congo Water I - Congo Water II - Grass Field - Industrial Estate - Jalloh Terrace - Kissy Brook - Kissy Bye Pass I - Kissy Bye Pass II - Kissy Mental - Kissy Mess Mess - Kuntolor - Lowcost Housing - Mamba Ridge I - Mamba Ridge II - Old Warf - Pamuronko - Portee - Robis - Rokupa - Shell - Thunderhill ## Quick answers - Where is Mayenkineh? In East III, Western Area Urban, Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Mayenkineh? Allen Town I, Charlotte, Pamuronko and Robis - What is there to see in Mayenkineh? Tacaguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Tigiemans Resident, National Railway Museum - What time zone is Mayenkineh in? UTC+0 - What currency is used in Mayenkineh? Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Mayenkineh? English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mayenkineh? 5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mayenkineh? November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Mayenkineh? Ahmaddya hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mayenkineh? ROKEL BANK, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mayenkineh? Econank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mayenkineh? Conex, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mayenkineh? SL04020518 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Section - Area: 1.48 km² - P-code: SL04020518 - Chiefdom: East III --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/east-iii/mayenkineh/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.