# Naiahun Section, Upper Bambara, Kailahun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/naiahun/ Section · Upper Bambara # Naiahun Naiahun is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Upper Bambara, Kailahun District, Eastern Province. It covers **33.9 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 33.9km² - 12mapped services - 214 mtypical elevation ## Where is Naiahun? Naiahun lies in [Upper Bambara](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/), [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: [Giehun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/giehun/), [Goleiwoma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/goleiwoma/), [Golu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/golu/), [Korbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/korbu/) and [Mende Buima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/luawa/mende-buima/). By area it is the 750th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 15.1% of [Upper Bambara](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kailahun/upper-bambara/). The centre of Naiahun is about 284 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.1304° N, 10.6799° 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: Naiahun - 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) · Monrovia205 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia214 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:24) 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 Naiahun Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Naiahun. The largest with a recorded population: Pendembu (8,780). Settlements here lie between about 204 m and 283 m above sea level (median 214 m). - Blama - Giema - Kongbama - Kosiala - Naiagolehun - Njarma - Pendembu - Shangaima - Tagbero - Taninahun - Topkombu 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). ## Weather in Naiahun 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 Naiahun Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Manowa Community Health Center · Manowa 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16985&mlon=-10.75166#map=17/8.16985/-10.75166) Bank Mandingo Financial Service Association · Upper Kuiva 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.99567&mlon=-10.75523#map=17/7.99567/-10.75523) Petrol pump Carage · Naiahun 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.10531&mlon=-10.69415#map=17/8.10531/-10.69415) Hotel Save the Children · Luawa Foguiya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26453&mlon=-10.58379#map=17/8.26453/-10.58379) School P V T Secondary School · Naiahun 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.09918&mlon=-10.69594#map=17/8.09918/-10.69594) Police station CID Departure · Luawa Foguiya 20 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Naiahun Places mapped inside Naiahun in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools6 - Restaurants5 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in Upper Bambara - Bambara - Bomaru-guma - Goleiwoma - Golu - Korbu ## Quick answers - Where is Naiahun?In Upper Bambara, Kailahun District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Naiahun?Giehun, Goleiwoma, Golu, Korbu and Mende Buima - What time zone is Naiahun in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Naiahun?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Naiahun?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Naiahun?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Naiahun?Settlements lie between 204 m and 283 m - What is the best time to visit Naiahun?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Naiahun?Manowa Community Health Center, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Naiahun?Mandingo Financial Service Association, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Naiahun?Carage, about 3.2 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Naiahun?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Naiahun?SL01011306 (OCHA common operational dataset)