# Borkou Section, Kpeje Bongre, Kailahun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/borkou/ Section · Kpeje Bongre # Borkou Borkou is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kpeje Bongre, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **15.3 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 15.3km² - 201 mtypical elevation ## Where is Borkou? Borkou lies in [Kpeje Bongre](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/), [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 6 other sections: [Falloh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/falloh/), [Goleiwoma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/goleiwoma/), [Manowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/manowa/), [Marwei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/marwei/), [Mende Buima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/mende-buima/) and [Seimaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/seimaya/). By area it is the 1072nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 8.5% of [Kpeje Bongre](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/). The centre of Borkou is about 278 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.1757° N, 10.7324° 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: Borkou - 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) · Monrovia210 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia220 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 18:27). 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 Borkou Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Borkou. Settlements here lie between about 196 m and 213 m above sea level (median 201 m). - Bangema - Batiwa - Behyama - Beyama - Jopowahun - Lelehma - Malema - Mosamba - Niamena - Semabu - Sogorma 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 Borkou Named natural and historic features inside Borkou, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maniwa 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 Borkou 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 Borkou Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mansary Cac · Manowa 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.17097&mlon=-10.75158#map=17/8.17097/-10.75158) Bank Mandingo Financial Service Association · Upper Kuiva 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99567&mlon=-10.75523#map=17/7.99567/-10.75523) Petrol pump Carage · Naiahun 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10531&mlon=-10.69415#map=17/8.10531/-10.69415) Hotel Save the Children · Luawa Foguiya 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26453&mlon=-10.58379#map=17/8.26453/-10.58379) School Peje Bongerey Junior Secondary School · Manowa 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.17289&mlon=-10.75037#map=17/8.17289/-10.75037) Police station CID Departure · Luawa Foguiya 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27550&mlon=-10.57287#map=17/8.27550/-10.57287) 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 Kpeje Bongre - Bongre - Falloh - Jorwu - Manowa - Marwei - Seimaya ## Quick answers - Where is Borkou?In Kpeje Bongre, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Borkou?Falloh, Goleiwoma, Manowa, Marwei, Mende Buima and Seimaya - What time zone is Borkou in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Borkou?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Borkou?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Borkou?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Borkou?Settlements lie between 196 m and 213 m - What is the best time to visit Borkou?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Borkou?Mansary Cac, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Borkou?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Borkou?Carage, about 8.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Borkou?SL01010602 (OCHA common operational dataset)