# Upper Luyengeh Section, Jawie, Kailahun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/upper-luyengeh/ Section · Jawie # Upper Luyengeh Upper Luyengeh is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **35.5 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 35.5km² - 190 mtypical elevation ## Where is Upper Luyengeh? Upper Luyengeh 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/), [Kargbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/kargbu/), [Lower Giebu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/lower-giebu/), [Lower Luyengeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/lower-luyengeh/) and [Upper Giebu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/upper-giebu/). By area it is the 711th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.9% of [Jawie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/). The centre of Upper Luyengeh is about 261 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.8622° N, 10.9503° 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 Luyengeh - 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) · Monrovia192 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 Luyengeh Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Upper Luyengeh. Settlements here lie between about 174 m and 266 m above sea level (median 190 m). - Giehun - Giehun Tobebu - Giewa - Jombohun - Kalu - Kokolu Jawei - Kukulu - Njaunwulo - Peli - Sahan - San - Tobanda 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 Luyengeh Named natural and historic features inside Upper Luyengeh, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Lagula - Piave ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Tobi · 277 m 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 Luyengeh 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 Luyengeh Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema · Sei I 16 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 26 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 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88141&mlon=-11.19035#map=17/7.88141/-11.19035) Hotel Gola Rainforest National Park · Sembehun 21 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 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87717&mlon=-11.18879#map=17/7.87717/-11.18879) School Law Memorial Methodist · Upper Sami 17 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 26 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 27 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 Giebu ## Quick answers - Where is Upper Luyengeh?In Jawie, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Upper Luyengeh?Bobor, Kargbu, Lower Giebu, Lower Luyengeh and Upper Giebu - What time zone is Upper Luyengeh in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Upper Luyengeh?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Upper Luyengeh?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Upper Luyengeh?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Upper Luyengeh?Settlements lie between 174 m and 266 m - What is the highest point in Upper Luyengeh?Tobi (277 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Upper Luyengeh?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Upper Luyengeh?Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Upper Luyengeh?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Upper Luyengeh?Total Filling Station, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Upper Luyengeh?SL01010208 (OCHA common operational dataset)