Makeni

Makeni is a locality in , . Makeni is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yengema Airport.

Aerodrome
is a regional airport located in , , . It is the only airport that serves Kono District. It is one of the busiest airports in the country, due to the present of large diamond mining companies in Kono District. is situated 2½ km south of Makeni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tongoma and Yengema.

Village
Tongo, also known as , is a diamond mining town and the second largest city in , located in the of .

Town
Photo: Brian Harrington Spier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the of in the of , lying approximately 6 miles west of , and about 142 miles east of . is situated 2½ km south of Makeni.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Town is the capital and largest city of the in the of . Its population is 128,030 based on the 2015 census.

Makeni

Latitude
8.64098° or 8° 38′ 28″ north
Longitude
-11.04941° or 11° 2′ 58″ west
Elevation
402 metres (1,319 feet)
Open location code
6CWCJXR2+96
Geo­Names ID
10043980
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