| Gbendembu | |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sierra Leone |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Sierra Leone |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bombali District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Chiefdom |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gbendembu Ngowahun |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Gbendembu is the chiefdom seat town in the Gbendembu Ngowahun Chiefdom (an amalgamated Chiefdom), in the Bombali District, Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is located about 30 miles north west of Makeni, Sierra Leone's Northern provincial city. Gbendembu is a multicultural settlement with significant number of Loko, Temne, Fula and Mandingo. The natives of Gbendembu are the Loko community, the fifth largest ethnic group in Sierra Leone, who are believed to have originated from Liberia.