# Mende Buima Section, Luawa, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/mende-buima/ Section · Luawa # Mende Buima Mende Buima is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Luawa, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **34.3 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 34.3km² - 204 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mende Buima? Mende Buima 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 6 other sections: [Baoma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/baoma/), [Borkou](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/borkou/), [Giehun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/giehun/), [Goleiwoma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/goleiwoma/), [Naiahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/naiahun/) and [Seimaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/seimaya/). By area it is the 740th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 4.9% of [Luawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/). The centre of Mende Buima is about 282 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.1997° N, 10.6900° 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: Mende Buima - 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) · Monrovia213 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia222 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:24) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 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 Mende Buima Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Mende Buima. Settlements here lie between about 189 m and 374 m above sea level (median 204 m). - Bainaru - Fobu - Giema - Juwema - Mende - Pejeworo - Teema 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 Mende Buima Named natural and historic features inside Mende Buima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Boya - Lawa - Wali 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 Mende Buima 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 Mende Buima Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gbahama Community Health Post · Seimaya 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.23693&mlon=-10.71748#map=17/8.23693/-10.71748) Bank Amara Jamiru's Credit Selling Center · Luawa Foguiya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.27715&mlon=-10.57359#map=17/8.27715/-10.57359) Petrol pump Carage · Naiahun 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10531&mlon=-10.69415#map=17/8.10531/-10.69415) Hotel Save the Children · Luawa Foguiya 14 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 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.17289&mlon=-10.75037#map=17/8.17289/-10.75037) Police station CID Departure · Luawa Foguiya 15 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 Luawa - Baoma - Gao - Gbela - Giehun - Lower Kpombali - Luawa Foguiya - Mano-Sewallu - Mofindor - Upper Kpombali ## Quick answers - Where is Mende Buima?In Luawa, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Mende Buima?Baoma, Borkou, Giehun, Goleiwoma, Naiahun and Seimaya - What time zone is Mende Buima in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Mende Buima?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Mende Buima?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mende Buima?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mende Buima?Settlements lie between 189 m and 374 m - What is the best time to visit Mende Buima?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Mende Buima?Gbahama Community Health Post, about 5.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mende Buima?Amara Jamiru's Credit Selling Center, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mende Buima?Carage, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mende Buima?SL01010808 (OCHA common operational dataset)