# Gbela Section, Luawa, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/gbela/ Section · Luawa # Gbela Gbela is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Luawa, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **86.5 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 86.5km² - 378 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gbela? Gbela lies in [Luawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/), [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 7 other sections: [Bumasadu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-teng/bumasadu/), [Konio](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-tongi/konio/), [Lela](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-teng/lela/), [Luawa Foguiya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/luawa-foguiya/), [Mano-Sewallu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/mano-sewallu/), [Tongi Tingi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kissi-tongi/tongi-tingi/) and [Upper Kpombali](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/upper-kpombali/). By area it is the 211th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 12.3% of [Luawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/). The centre of Gbela is about 307 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2647° N, 10.4582° 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: Gbela - 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) · Monrovia222 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia226 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:23) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:47, sunset around 18:26). 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 Gbela Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Gbela. Settlements here lie between about 285 m and 463 m above sea level (median 378 m). - Balahun - Baoma - Dodo - Folima - Gegbwema - Gerema - Guabu - Jagaw - Jopowahun - Konjo - Kosima - Kpejema - Pandobu - Panguma - Petema - Sandialu - Soru - Tungiye 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 Gbela Named natural and historic features inside Gbela, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Konuveteya - Sipaye - Wanaye ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Bori Hill · 472 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 Gbela 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 Gbela Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kailahun CMC · Luawa Foguiya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.29800&mlon=-10.55800#map=17/8.29800/-10.55800) Bank Amara Jamiru's Credit Selling Center · Luawa Foguiya 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27715&mlon=-10.57359#map=17/8.27715/-10.57359) Petrol pump NP Fuel Station · Konio 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27923&mlon=-10.37174#map=17/8.27923/-10.37174) Hotel Luawa Resort Hotel · Konio 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27984&mlon=-10.37076#map=17/8.27984/-10.37076) School Roman Catholic · Upper Kpombali 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.20332&mlon=-10.48528#map=17/8.20332/-10.48528) Police station Buedu Police Station · Konio 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27722&mlon=-10.37571#map=17/8.27722/-10.37571) 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 Luawa - Baoma - Gao - Giehun - Lower Kpombali - Luawa Foguiya - Mano-Sewallu - Mende Buima - Mofindor - Upper Kpombali ## Quick answers - Where is Gbela?In Luawa, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gbela?Bumasadu, Konio, Lela, Luawa Foguiya, Mano-Sewallu, Tongi Tingi and Upper Kpombali - What time zone is Gbela in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gbela?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gbela?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gbela?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gbela?Settlements lie between 285 m and 463 m - What is the highest point in Gbela?Bori Hill (472 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Gbela?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Gbela?Kailahun CMC, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gbela?Amara Jamiru's Credit Selling Center, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gbela?NP Fuel Station, about 9.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gbela?SL01010803 (OCHA common operational dataset)