# Bobor Section, Jawie, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/bobor/ Section · Jawie # Bobor Bobor is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **50.4 km²**. 33 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 50.4km² - 191 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bobor? Bobor lies in [Jawie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/), [Kailahun District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 6 other sections: [Kaio](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/kaio/), [Kargbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/kargbu/), [Keimaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/keimaya/), [Mano](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/mano/), [Upper Giebu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/upper-giebu/) and [Upper Luyengeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/upper-luyengeh/). By area it is the 479th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 14.1% of [Jawie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/). The centre of Bobor is about 264 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9203° N, 10.9093° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Know before you go: Bobor - Time zoneUTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Freetown - CurrencyLeone (SLE) - Country calling code+232 - LanguagesEnglish, Mende, Timne - Plug typesType G · 230 V - Driving sideRight ### Nearest airports - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia182 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia197 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:26) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:48, sunset around 18:28). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Bobor Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Bobor. Settlements here lie between about 164 m and 206 m above sea level (median 191 m). - Bafahun - Bafehun - Baiama - Baiima - Baoma - Bomboma - Buma - Dukok - Fagorya - Fangoya - Folu - Jagbwema - Jaiwulo Torkpohun - Kambama - Kortuma Njajorkuihun - Kotuma - Levuma - Magbwema - Ngelehun - Njaweworo - Nyadehun - Nyandahun - Saama - Semabu - Senehun - Senehun Njala - Sengema - Sogoma - Sorgoma i - Sorgoma ii - Tewema - Tewuloma - Tovaima Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Bobor Named natural and historic features inside Bobor, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Lumbui - Mapi Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Bobor and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kailahun District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 2,002 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (476 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 2 Feb 26 13 Mar 27 30 Apr 27 70 May 27 127 Jun 25 283 Jul 24 391 Aug 24 476 Sep 24 368 Oct 25 179 Nov 25 55 Dec 25 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bobor Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema · Sei I 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.00510&mlon=-10.94907#map=17/8.00510/-10.94907) Bank Mandingo Financial Service Association · Upper Kuiva 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99567&mlon=-10.75523#map=17/7.99567/-10.75523) Petrol pump Total Filling Station · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88141&mlon=-11.19035#map=17/7.88141/-11.19035) Hotel Gola Rainforest National Park · Sembehun 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67282&mlon=-10.97876#map=17/7.67282/-10.97876) Mall Karima Mall · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87717&mlon=-11.18879#map=17/7.87717/-11.18879) School Law Memorial Methodist · Upper Sami 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88049&mlon=-10.79454#map=17/7.88049/-10.79454) College Eastern Technical University · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87598&mlon=-11.18205#map=17/7.87598/-11.18205) Police station Centre Police Station · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87489&mlon=-11.19209#map=17/7.87489/-11.19209) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other sections in Jawie - Kaio - Lower Giebu - Lower Luyengeh - Mano - Sowa - Upper Giebu - Upper Luyengeh ## Quick answers - Where is Bobor?In Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Bobor?Kaio, Kargbu, Keimaya, Mano, Upper Giebu and Upper Luyengeh - What time zone is Bobor in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Bobor?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Bobor?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bobor?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bobor?Settlements lie between 164 m and 206 m - What is the best time to visit Bobor?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Bobor?Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bobor?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bobor?Total Filling Station, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bobor?SL01010201 (OCHA common operational dataset)