# Gbo Kakajama A-Shi Section, Kenema Town, Kenema District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-kakajama-a-shi/ Section · Kenema Town # Gbo Kakajama A-Shi Gbo Kakajama A-Shi is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kenema Town, Kenema District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.58 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1.6km² - 1mapped service - 169 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gbo Kakajama A-Shi? Gbo Kakajama A-Shi lies in [Kenema Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/), [Kenema District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 6 other sections: [Gbo Kakajama A-Kis](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-kakajama-a-kis/), [Gbo Kakajama A-Lam](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-kakajama-a-lam/), [Gbo Kakajama A-Nja](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-kakajama-a-nja/), [Gbo Lambayama A-Nd](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-lambayama-a-nd/), [Gbo Lambayama A-Ny](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-lambayama-a-ny/) and [Gbo Lambayama A-Re](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/gbo-lambayama-a-re/). By area it is the 1220th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 7.0% of [Kenema Town](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/kenema-town/). The centre of Gbo Kakajama A-Shi is about 235 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. It is about 1.6 km from Kenema, the main town of Kenema Town. The centre point is at 7.8626° N, 11.1919° 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: Gbo Kakajama A-Shi - 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) · Monrovia181 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia203 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:29). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Gbo Kakajama A-Shi Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gbo Kakajama A-Shi. - Blamawo - Petema 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 Gbo Kakajama A-Shi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kenema District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,933 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (457 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February and May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 1 Feb 28 7 Mar 29 16 Apr 29 45 May 27 116 Jun 26 298 Jul 24 401 Aug 24 457 Sep 25 355 Oct 25 177 Nov 26 52 Dec 25 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gbo Kakajama A-Shi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mali & Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital · Gbo Lambayama A-Ny 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86847&mlon=-11.19957#map=17/7.86847/-11.19957) Bank Rokel Commercial Bank · Gbo Kakajama A-Nja 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87257&mlon=-11.19127#map=17/7.87257/-11.19127) Petrol pump NP filling Station · Gbo Lambayama A-Nd 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86934&mlon=-11.19429#map=17/7.86934/-11.19429) Hotel Sao Abie Guesthouse · Gbo Kakajama A-Kis 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86032&mlon=-11.18026#map=17/7.86032/-11.18026) Mall Karima Mall · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87717&mlon=-11.18879#map=17/7.87717/-11.18879) School Badru Deen Islamic Secondary School Kenema · Gbo Kakajama A-Shi 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.86246&mlon=-11.19497#map=17/7.86246/-11.19497) College Eastern Technical University of Sierra Leone · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87485&mlon=-11.19114#map=17/7.87485/-11.19114) Police station Centre Police Station · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 1.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gbo Kakajama A-Shi Places mapped inside Gbo Kakajama A-Shi in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Kenema Town - Airfield - Gbo Kakajama A-Bur - Gbo Kakajama A-Kis - Gbo Kakajama A-Kpa - Gbo Kakajama A-Lam - Gbo Kakajama A-Lum - Gbo Kakajama A-Nja - Gbo Kakajama A-Tec - Gbo Lambayama A-Fo - Gbo Lambayama A-Go - Gbo Lambayama A-Ko - Gbo Lambayama A-Le - Gbo Lambayama A-Nd - Gbo Lambayama A-Ny - Gbo Lambayama A-RT - Gbo Lambayama A-Re ## Quick answers - Where is Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?In Kenema Town, Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?Gbo Kakajama A-Kis, Gbo Kakajama A-Lam, Gbo Kakajama A-Nja, Gbo Lambayama A-Nd, Gbo Lambayama A-Ny and Gbo Lambayama A-Re - What time zone is Gbo Kakajama A-Shi in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?November to February and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?Mali & Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?Rokel Commercial Bank, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?NP filling Station, about 0.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gbo Kakajama A-Shi?SL01029110 (OCHA common operational dataset)