# Kaio Section, Jawie, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/kaio/ Section · Jawie # Kaio Kaio is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **23.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 23.7km² - 198 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kaio? Kaio 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 5 other sections: [Bobor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/bobor/), [Keimaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/keimaya/), [Mano](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/mano/), [Sowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/sowa/) and [Upper Nyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/upper-nyawa/). By area it is the 948th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 6.6% of [Jawie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/). The centre of Kaio is about 267 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9454° N, 10.8677° 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: Kaio - 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) · Monrovia185 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia198 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 Kaio Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Kaio. Settlements here lie between about 185 m and 204 m above sea level (median 198 m). - Gandohun - Goma - Kuiva - Kuiva Jawai - Madina - Nyandehun - Yengema 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 Kaio Named natural and historic features inside Kaio, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Ponde - Tova 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 Kaio 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 Kaio Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema · Sei I 11 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99567&mlon=-10.75523#map=17/7.99567/-10.75523) Petrol pump Carage · Naiahun 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10531&mlon=-10.69415#map=17/8.10531/-10.69415) Hotel Gola Rainforest National Park · Sembehun 33 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 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87717&mlon=-11.18879#map=17/7.87717/-11.18879) School Law Memorial Methodist · Upper Sami 11 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 35 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 37 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 - Bobor - Lower Giebu - Lower Luyengeh - Mano - Sowa - Upper Giebu - Upper Luyengeh ## Quick answers - Where is Kaio?In Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Kaio?Bobor, Keimaya, Mano, Sowa and Upper Nyawa - What time zone is Kaio in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Kaio?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Kaio?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kaio?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kaio?Settlements lie between 185 m and 204 m - What is the best time to visit Kaio?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Kaio?Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kaio?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kaio?Carage, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kaio?SL01010202 (OCHA common operational dataset)