Makeni: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sierra Leone
• Region: Northern Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 85,116
• Coordinates: 8.8860° N, 12.0442° W
• Time zone: Africa/Freetown (UTC+00:00)
• Currency: Leone (SLL)
• Distance to the capital, Freetown: 138 km (86 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lungi International Airport (FNA): 130 km (81 mi), straight line
• Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY, Guinea): 188 km (117 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yima: 16 km (10 mi)
• Yoni: 19 km (12 mi)
• Yinaiya: 31 km (19 mi)
• Yengkisa: 31 km (19 mi)
• Yongaro: 39 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bo, 108 km (67 mi)