Gaiya
Gaiya is a stream in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone. Gaiya is situated nearby to the locality Bondofulahun, as well as near the hamlet Motema.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yengema Airport.
Yengema Airport
Aerodrome
Yengema Airport is a regional airport located in Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone. 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. Yengema Airport is situated 3½ km west of Gaiya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yengema and Koidu.
Yengema
Town
Photo: Brian Harrington Spier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yengema is a town in the Nimikoro Chiefdom of Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone, lying approximately 6 miles west of Koidu Town, and about 142 miles east of Freetown. Yengema is situated 3 km west of Gaiya.
Koidu
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Koidu Town is the capital and largest city of the Kono District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its population is 128,030 based on the 2015 census.
Tongoma
Village
Tongo, also known as Tongoma, is a diamond mining town and the second largest city in Kenema District, located in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Tongoma is situated 7 km northwest of Gaiya.
Gaiya
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
8.61236° or 8° 36′ 45″ northLongitude
-11.01721° or 11° 1′ 2″ westElevation
397 metres (1,302 feet)Open location code
6CWCJX6M+W4GeoNames ID
10046355
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