# Gboo Section, Njaluahun, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/gboo/ Section · Njaluahun # Gboo Gboo is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Njaluahun, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **16.9 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 16.9km² - 198 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gboo? Gboo lies in [Njaluahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/), [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: [Dan Sei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/dan-sei/), [Falley](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/falley/), [Keimaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/keimaya/), [Sei I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/sei-i/) and [Sei II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/sei-ii/). By area it is the 1045th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 5.2% of [Njaluahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/). The centre of Gboo is about 258 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.0371° N, 10.9350° 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: Gboo - 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) · Monrovia195 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia210 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 06:49, 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 Gboo Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Gboo. Settlements here lie between about 182 m and 224 m above sea level (median 198 m). - Babahun - Daru Junction - Jaluahun - Kosiala - Magbwema - Ngokolu - Nyandehun - Periwahun - Walima 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 Gboo Named natural and historic features inside Gboo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Haiye - Piave 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 Gboo 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 Gboo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema · Sei I 3.9 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 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99567&mlon=-10.75523#map=17/7.99567/-10.75523) Petrol pump Carage · Naiahun 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10531&mlon=-10.69415#map=17/8.10531/-10.69415) Hotel Dorwaila Hotel & Restaurant · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88988&mlon=-11.19384#map=17/7.88988/-11.19384) Mall Karima Mall · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87717&mlon=-11.18879#map=17/7.87717/-11.18879) School Primary School · Upper Torgboma 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11744&mlon=-10.94060#map=17/8.11744/-10.94060) College Eastern Technical University · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 33 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 34 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 Njaluahun - Bombowa - Dan Sei - Falley - Fauya - Jonga - Kargbu - Keimaya - Lower Nyawa - Sei I - Sei II - Upper Nyawa ## Quick answers - Where is Gboo?In Njaluahun, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gboo?Dan Sei, Falley, Keimaya, Sei I and Sei II - What time zone is Gboo in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gboo?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gboo?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gboo?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gboo?Settlements lie between 182 m and 224 m - What is the best time to visit Gboo?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Gboo?Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gboo?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gboo?Carage, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gboo?SL01011105 (OCHA common operational dataset)