# Upper Giebu Section, Jawie, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/upper-giebu/ Section · Jawie # Upper Giebu Upper Giebu is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **31.8 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 31.8km² - 190 mtypical elevation ## Where is Upper Giebu? Upper Giebu 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 4 other sections: [Bobor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/bobor/), [Lower Giebu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/lower-giebu/), [Mano](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/mano/) and [Upper Luyengeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/upper-luyengeh/). By area it is the 791st largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 8.9% of [Jawie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/). The centre of Upper Giebu is about 267 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.8627° N, 10.8936° 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: Upper Giebu - 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) · Monrovia176 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia190 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 Upper Giebu Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Upper Giebu. Settlements here lie between about 162 m and 211 m above sea level (median 190 m). - Bumpe - Bumpeh - Dokorgbudorma - Gbendema - Geblama - Gogondo - Goigodo - Kpubu - Madina - Ndokogbundema - Njala - Njewote - Taworo - Wilo 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 Upper Giebu Named natural and historic features inside Upper Giebu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Koya - Magboi - Mayi 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 Upper Giebu 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 Upper Giebu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema · Sei I 17 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 21 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 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88141&mlon=-11.19035#map=17/7.88141/-11.19035) Hotel Gola Rainforest National Park · Sembehun 23 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 33 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 32 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 33 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 - Kaio - Lower Giebu - Lower Luyengeh - Mano - Sowa - Upper Luyengeh ## Quick answers - Where is Upper Giebu?In Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Upper Giebu?Bobor, Lower Giebu, Mano and Upper Luyengeh - What time zone is Upper Giebu in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Upper Giebu?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Upper Giebu?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Upper Giebu?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Upper Giebu?Settlements lie between 162 m and 211 m - What is the best time to visit Upper Giebu?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Upper Giebu?Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Upper Giebu?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Upper Giebu?Total Filling Station, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Upper Giebu?SL01010207 (OCHA common operational dataset)