Faabu
in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.219 and -11.304 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 13' 7" and W -11° 18' 15"
Currency and Currency Code:
Leone - SLL
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:25 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Freetown
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:40 am and 6:22 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.265 and 166.358 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lipe
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Sierra Leone in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sierra Leone.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sierra Leone. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Faabu

Faabu in Eastern Province is a city in Sierra Leone about 137 mi (or 220 km) east of Freetown, the country's capital city.

Local time in Faabu is now 03:25 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Freetown with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Faabu. The closest airport in Sierra Leone is Kenema Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 39 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kenema, Bo, Makeni, Gueckedou and Bopolu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F

Morning Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 49%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 36% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

28°C (82 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

33°C (91 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Scattered clouds, calm.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

28°C (83 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.

Videos from this area

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Jan 23 2009 Tongo Fields Village

Published: March 10, 2009
Length: 25:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: PreponeLLC

Enroute from Kenema to Koidu Town in Kono District, Sierra Leone. This is passing through Tongo Fields--the heart of the diamond mining area of the previously war-torn country when rebels fought...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Boajibu

Boajibu is a town in Kenema District, in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the Chiefdom Headquarters of the Simbaru Chiefdom. The current Paramount Chief of Simbaru Chiefdom is P. C Madam Mamie G. Gamanga. The present population of Boajibu is about 7384 according to the 2004 Population and Housing Census of Sierra Leone.

Located at 8.18333, -11.3333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Sierra Leone


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Faabu