# Bende Bengu Section, Kissi Tongi, Kailahun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-tongi/bende-bengu/ Section · Kissi Tongi # Bende Bengu Bende Bengu is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kissi Tongi, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **8.84 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 8.8km² - 421 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bende Bengu? Bende Bengu lies in [Kissi Tongi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-tongi/), [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 2 other sections: [Konio](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-tongi/konio/) and [Pokorli](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-tongi/pokorli/). By area it is the 1149th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.4% of [Kissi Tongi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-tongi/). The centre of Bende Bengu is about 323 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3927° N, 10.2998° 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: Bende Bengu - 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) · Monrovia239 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia240 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:22) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:47, sunset around 18:25). 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 Bende Bengu Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Bende Bengu. Settlements here lie between about 419 m and 445 m above sea level (median 421 m). - Bandeining - Gbama - Hundoni - Koniandu - Sandia - Yebadu 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 Bende Bengu Named natural and historic features inside Bende Bengu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Tofoiya 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 Bende Bengu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kailahun District, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 175 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 2 Feb 25 13 Mar 26 30 Apr 26 70 May 25 127 Jun 24 283 Jul 23 391 Aug 23 476 Sep 23 368 Oct 24 179 Nov 24 55 Dec 24 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bende Bengu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Secondary Hospital Centres "Referral Unit" · Torli 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46019&mlon=-10.33556#map=17/8.46019/-10.33556) Bank Koindu Community Bank · Torli 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45991&mlon=-10.33448#map=17/8.45991/-10.33448) Petrol pump NP Fuel Station · Konio 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27923&mlon=-10.37174#map=17/8.27923/-10.37174) Hotel Luawa Resort Hotel · Konio 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27984&mlon=-10.37076#map=17/8.27984/-10.37076) School Kissi Bendu secondary school · Konio 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46186&mlon=-10.32201#map=17/8.46186/-10.32201) Police station Koindu Police Station · Torli 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45955&mlon=-10.33200#map=17/8.45955/-10.33200) 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 Kissi Tongi - Konio - Pokorli - Tongi Tingi ## Quick answers - Where is Bende Bengu?In Kissi Tongi, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Bende Bengu?Konio and Pokorli - What time zone is Bende Bengu in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Bende Bengu?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Bende Bengu?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bende Bengu?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bende Bengu?Settlements lie between 419 m and 445 m - What is the best time to visit Bende Bengu?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Bende Bengu?Secondary Hospital Centres "Referral Unit", about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bende Bengu?Koindu Community Bank, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bende Bengu?NP Fuel Station, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bende Bengu?SL01010501 (OCHA common operational dataset)