# Songhai Section, Wandor, Kenema District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/songhai/ Section · Wandor # Songhai Songhai is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Wandor, Kenema District, Eastern Province. It covers **54.0 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 54.0km² - 290 mtypical elevation ## Where is Songhai? Songhai lies in [Wandor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/), [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 7 other sections: [Boryongor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/boryongor/), [Fonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/simbaru/fonde/), [Gbogbeima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/gbogbeima/), [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/kemoh/), [Niawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/niawa/), [Tongorwa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/tongorwa/) and [Yalenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/simbaru/yalenga/). By area it is the 436th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 16.9% of [Wandor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/). The centre of Songhai is about 206 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2745° N, 11.3799° 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: Songhai - 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 - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)203 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia231 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:51, 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 2026-11-02](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 Songhai Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Songhai. Settlements here lie between about 151 m and 321 m above sea level (median 290 m). - Baoma - Baoma 1 - Fala - Falla - Gendema - Koindu - Laiama - Layama - Manjehun - Manjeihun - Songaru - Sungaru - Torkpumbu 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 Songhai Named natural and historic features inside Songhai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mata ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Tuha Hill · 352 m 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 Songhai 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 Songhai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47020&mlon=-11.41312#map=17/8.47020/-11.41312) 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 Wandor - Boryongor - Gbogbeima - Kemoh - Niawa - Tongorwa ## Quick answers - Where is Songhai?In Wandor, Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Songhai?Boryongor, Fonde, Gbogbeima, Kemoh, Niawa, Tongorwa and Yalenga - What time zone is Songhai in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Songhai?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Songhai?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Songhai?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Songhai?Settlements lie between 151 m and 321 m - What is the highest point in Songhai?Tuha Hill (352 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Songhai?November to February and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Songhai?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Songhai?SL01021605 (OCHA common operational dataset)