# Cockle-Bay /Colleg Section, West III, Western Area Urban > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/west-iii/cockle-bay-colleg/ Section · West III # Cockle-Bay /Colleg Cockle-Bay /Colleg is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in West III, Western Area Urban, Western Province. It covers **1.07 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.1km² - 17mapped services ## Where is Cockle-Bay /Colleg? Cockle-Bay /Colleg lies in [West III](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/west-iii/), [Western Area Urban](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 3 other sections: [Cockerill-Aberdeen](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/west-iii/cockerill-aberdeen/), [Murray Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/west-iii/murray-town/) and [Pipeline/Wilkinson](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/west-iii/pipeline-wilkinson/). By area it is the 1250th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 5.3% of [West III](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/west-iii/). The centre of Cockle-Bay /Colleg is about 4.0 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.4834° N, 13.2716° 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 Cockle-Bay /Colleg ### Nearby, outside Cockle-Bay /Colleg - Sea Side View POW · viewpoint, Kingtom3.2 km - Lumbley Beach · beach, Juba/Kaningo3.3 km - Government Quarter Hillstation · attraction, Hill Station3.5 km - marcul · viewpoint, Lumley3.6 km - National Museum · museum, Connaught Hospital3.9 km - The Cotton Tree · attraction, Connaught Hospital4.0 km - 75A Leicester Road · viewpoint, Sorie Town5.0 km - Levuma Beach · beach, Goderich-Funkia5.2 km - Gun emplacement · ruins, Leicester5.3 km - National Railway Museum · museum, Cline Town6.9 km - Old Fourah Bay College · attraction, Fourah Bay6.9 km - Tacaguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary · attraction, Bathurst9.4 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: Cockle-Bay /Colleg - 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)17 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry127 km ### Nearest railway station Former Hill Station (Hill Station), about 3.4 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)](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 Cockle-Bay /Colleg Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Cockle-Bay /Colleg. - Cockle Bay - Congo Island - Docoty - Dorkoty - Mafegben - Thompson Bay - Thomson Bay 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 Cockle-Bay /Colleg 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cockle-Bay /Colleg Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Connaught Hospital · Aberdeen 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47929&mlon=-13.28492#map=17/8.47929/-13.28492) Bank Sierra Leone Commercial Bank · Pipeline/Wilkinson 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48458&mlon=-13.26589#map=17/8.48458/-13.26589) ATM Zenith · Aberdeen 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49305&mlon=-13.27455#map=17/8.49305/-13.27455) Petrol pump NP Grammar School Jnx · Cockle-Bay /Colleg 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49135&mlon=-13.26935#map=17/8.49135/-13.26935) Hotel Sky Inn Hotel · Cockle-Bay /Colleg 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48040&mlon=-13.27060#map=17/8.48040/-13.27060) Mall TEES Garment Factory Sierra Leone · Cockle-Bay /Colleg 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48099&mlon=-13.27048#map=17/8.48099/-13.27048) School Millennium High Academy · Cockle-Bay /Colleg 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48451&mlon=-13.27104#map=17/8.48451/-13.27104) College The Calabash Newspaper · Pipeline/Wilkinson 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47792&mlon=-13.27048#map=17/8.47792/-13.27048) Police station Checkpoint · Murray Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49215&mlon=-13.26823#map=17/8.49215/-13.26823) 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 Cockle-Bay /Colleg Places mapped inside Cockle-Bay /Colleg in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Shopping malls1 - Schools3 - Restaurants9 - Dental clinics1 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 West III - Aberdeen - Cockerill-Aberdeen - Hill Station - Juba/Kaningo - Lumley - Malama/Kamayama - Murray Town - Pipeline/Wilkinson - Wilberforce ## Quick answers - Where is Cockle-Bay /Colleg?In West III, Western Area Urban, Western Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Cockle-Bay /Colleg?Cockerill-Aberdeen, Murray Town and Pipeline/Wilkinson - What is there to see in Cockle-Bay /Colleg?Sea Side View POW, Lumbley Beach, Government Quarter Hillstation, marcul - What time zone is Cockle-Bay /Colleg in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Cockle-Bay /Colleg?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Cockle-Bay /Colleg?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Cockle-Bay /Colleg?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Cockle-Bay /Colleg?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Cockle-Bay /Colleg?Connaught Hospital, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cockle-Bay /Colleg?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cockle-Bay /Colleg?Zenith, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cockle-Bay /Colleg?NP Grammar School Jnx, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Cockle-Bay /Colleg?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Cockle-Bay /Colleg?SL04020803 (OCHA common operational dataset)