# Sowa Section, Jawie, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/sowa/ Section · Jawie # Sowa Sowa is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **48.5 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 48.5km² - 199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sowa? Sowa 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 8 other sections: [Bongre](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/bongre/), [Gbongre](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/mandu/gbongre/), [Jonga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/jonga/), [Kaio](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/kaio/), [Lower Kuiva](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/mandu/lower-kuiva/), [Mano](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/mano/), [Upper Kuiva](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/mandu/upper-kuiva/) and [Upper Nyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/upper-nyawa/). By area it is the 505th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 13.6% of [Jawie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/). The centre of Sowa is about 271 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9830° N, 10.8230° 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: Sowa - 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) · Monrovia188 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia201 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:25) 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 Sowa Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Sowa. The largest with a recorded population: Daru (5,958). Settlements here lie between about 190 m and 233 m above sea level (median 199 m). - Bauwala - Benduma - Bombohun - Daru - Dombu - Giehun - Jagbwema - Jaluahun - Ngolala - Sengbeyema - Tokowanja - Tonohun 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 Sowa Named natural and historic features inside Sowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Moyawa - Moyaworo - Senbei 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 Sowa 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 Sowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema · Sei I 14 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 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99567&mlon=-10.75523#map=17/7.99567/-10.75523) Petrol pump Carage · Naiahun 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10531&mlon=-10.69415#map=17/8.10531/-10.69415) Hotel Gola Rainforest National Park · Sembehun 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.67282&mlon=-10.97876#map=17/7.67282/-10.97876) School S.L.M.B Primary School · Upper Kuiva 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99465&mlon=-10.75582#map=17/7.99465/-10.75582) 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 - Kaio - Lower Giebu - Lower Luyengeh - Mano - Upper Giebu - Upper Luyengeh ## Quick answers - Where is Sowa?In Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Sowa?Bongre, Gbongre, Jonga, Kaio, Lower Kuiva, Mano, Upper Kuiva and Upper Nyawa - What time zone is Sowa in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Sowa?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Sowa?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sowa?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sowa?Settlements lie between 190 m and 233 m - What is the best time to visit Sowa?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Sowa?Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sowa?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sowa?Carage, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sowa?SL01010206 (OCHA common operational dataset)