Section · West III # Cockerill-Aberdeen Cockerill-Aberdeen is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in West III, Western Area Urban, Western Province. It covers 0.79 km². 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.8 km² - 14 mapped services ## Where is Cockerill-Aberdeen? Cockerill-Aberdeen lies in West III, Western Area Urban, Western Province, Sierra Leone. It borders 4 other sections: Aberdeen, Cockle-Bay /Colleg, Lumley and Pipeline/Wilkinson. By area it is the 1265th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.9% of West III. The centre of Cockerill-Aberdeen is about 4.8 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.4662° N, 13.2742° W. Source: Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Cockerill-Aberdeen ### Nearby, outside Cockerill-Aberdeen - Lumbley Beach · beach, Juba/Kaningo 1.4 km - marcul · viewpoint, Lumley 1.9 km - Government Quarter Hillstation · attraction, Hill Station 2.4 km - Levuma Beach · beach, Goderich-Funkia 3.2 km - Sea Side View POW · viewpoint, Kingtom 4.3 km - National Museum · museum, Connaught Hospital 4.8 km - The Cotton Tree · attraction, Connaught Hospital 4.8 km - 75A Leicester Road · viewpoint, Sorie Town 5.2 km - Gun emplacement · ruins, Leicester 5.9 km - National Railway Museum · museum, Cline Town 7.6 km - Old Fourah Bay College · attraction, Fourah Bay 7.7 km - Tacaguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary · attraction, Bathurst 8.6 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: Cockerill-Aberdeen - 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) 19 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry 129 km ### Nearest railway station Former Hill Station (Hill Station), about 2.5 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 06:59, sunset around 18:37). 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 Cockerill-Aberdeen Open gazetteers list 1 village, town or locality in Cockerill-Aberdeen. - New Life Community Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Cockerill-Aberdeen 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 Cockerill-Aberdeen | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Mama Salone Clinic · Cockerill-Aberdeen | 0.5 km | Map | | Bank | UBA · Cockerill-Aberdeen | 0.8 km | Map | | ATM | Standard & Chartered · Aberdeen | 0.9 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Conex Fuel Station · Cockerill-Aberdeen | 0.1 km | Map | | Hotel | catco hotel · Cockerill-Aberdeen | 0.4 km | Map | | Mall | Freetown Mall · Pipeline/Wilkinson | 0.1 km | Map | | School | Cockerill Secondary School · Pipeline/Wilkinson | 0.5 km | Map | | College | The Calabash Newspaper · Pipeline/Wilkinson | 1.4 km | Map | | Police station | Golf 1 Post · Cockerill-Aberdeen | 0.7 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 Cockerill-Aberdeen Places mapped inside Cockerill-Aberdeen in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Banks 3 - ATMs 1 - Petrol pumps 1 - Hotels 1 - Pharmacies 1 - Restaurants 5 - Police stations 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 West III - Aberdeen - Cockle-Bay /Colleg - Hill Station - Juba/Kaningo - Lumley - Malama/Kamayama - Murray Town - Pipeline/Wilkinson - Wilberforce ## Quick answers - Where is Cockerill-Aberdeen? In West III, Western Area Urban, Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Cockerill-Aberdeen? Aberdeen, Cockle-Bay /Colleg, Lumley and Pipeline/Wilkinson - What is there to see in Cockerill-Aberdeen? Lumbley Beach, marcul, Government Quarter Hillstation, Levuma Beach - What time zone is Cockerill-Aberdeen in? UTC+0 - What currency is used in Cockerill-Aberdeen? Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Cockerill-Aberdeen? English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cockerill-Aberdeen? 1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Cockerill-Aberdeen? November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Cockerill-Aberdeen? Mama Salone Clinic, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cockerill-Aberdeen? UBA, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cockerill-Aberdeen? Standard & Chartered, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cockerill-Aberdeen? Conex Fuel Station, about 0.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Cockerill-Aberdeen? 1 mapped - How many banks are in Cockerill-Aberdeen? 3 mapped - How many ATMs are in Cockerill-Aberdeen? 1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Cockerill-Aberdeen? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Cockerill-Aberdeen? SL04020802 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Section - Area: 0.79 km² - P-code: SL04020802 - Chiefdom: West III --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/west-iii/cockerill-aberdeen/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.