# Jonga Section, Njaluahun, Kailahun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/jonga/ Section · Njaluahun # Jonga Jonga is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Njaluahun, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **30.9 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 30.9km² - 193 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jonga? Jonga 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 6 other sections: [Bongre](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/bongre/), [Dan Sei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/dan-sei/), [Falley](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/falley/), [Jorwu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/kpeje-bongre/jorwu/), [Sowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/jawie/sowa/) and [Upper Nyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/upper-nyawa/). By area it is the 812th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.4% of [Njaluahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/njaluahun/). The centre of Jonga is about 269 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.0407° N, 10.8311° 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: Jonga - 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) · Monrovia207 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 18:28). 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 Jonga Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Jonga. Settlements here lie between about 185 m and 206 m above sea level (median 193 m). - Fabaina - Garama - Gbadohun - Gbeka - Godi - Mendama - Njala - Periwahun - Salon - Sembehun - Semeibu - Taninahun 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 Jonga Named natural and historic features inside Jonga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Magbo - Segba 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 Jonga 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 Jonga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema · Sei I 14 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 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99567&mlon=-10.75523#map=17/7.99567/-10.75523) Petrol pump Carage · Naiahun 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10531&mlon=-10.69415#map=17/8.10531/-10.69415) Hotel Save the Children · Luawa Foguiya 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26453&mlon=-10.58379#map=17/8.26453/-10.58379) School Rc School · Upper Kuiva 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99677&mlon=-10.75524#map=17/7.99677/-10.75524) Police station CID Departure · Luawa Foguiya 39 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 Njaluahun - Bombowa - Dan Sei - Falley - Fauya - Gboo - Kargbu - Keimaya - Lower Nyawa - Sei I - Sei II - Upper Nyawa ## Quick answers - Where is Jonga?In Njaluahun, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Jonga?Bongre, Dan Sei, Falley, Jorwu, Sowa and Upper Nyawa - What time zone is Jonga in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Jonga?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Jonga?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jonga?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jonga?Settlements lie between 185 m and 206 m - What is the best time to visit Jonga?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Jonga?Nixon Memorial Hospital Segbwema, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jonga?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jonga?Carage, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jonga?SL01011106 (OCHA common operational dataset)