# Tongorwa Section, Wandor, Kenema District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/tongorwa/ Section · Wandor # Tongorwa Tongorwa is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Wandor, Kenema District, Eastern Province. It covers **59.9 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 59.9km² - 343 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tongorwa? Tongorwa 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 5 other sections: [Boryongor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/boryongor/), [Kaklawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/gorama-mende/kaklawa/), [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/kemoh/), [Kualley](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/gorama-mende/kualley/) and [Songhai](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/songhai/). By area it is the 394th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 18.8% of [Wandor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/). The centre of Tongorwa is about 201 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3501° N, 11.4110° 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: Tongorwa - 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)198 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia240 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 2026-11-03](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 Tongorwa Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Tongorwa. Settlements here lie between about 287 m and 390 m above sea level (median 343 m). - Bapi - Faabu - Gbapi - Gombu - Kamboma - Kaniyama - Kpetema - Madina - Magbema - Mamboima - Moriya - Ngombu - Senehun 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 Tongorwa Named natural and historic features inside Tongorwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Magwe - Poye ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kinbaig · 423 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 Tongorwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kenema District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 1 Feb 27 7 Mar 28 16 Apr 28 45 May 26 116 Jun 25 298 Jul 23 401 Aug 23 457 Sep 24 355 Oct 24 177 Nov 25 52 Dec 24 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tongorwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 13 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 - Songhai ## Quick answers - Where is Tongorwa?In Wandor, Kenema District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Tongorwa?Boryongor, Kaklawa, Kemoh, Kualley and Songhai - What time zone is Tongorwa in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Tongorwa?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Tongorwa?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tongorwa?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tongorwa?Settlements lie between 287 m and 390 m - What is the highest point in Tongorwa?Kinbaig (423 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Tongorwa?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Tongorwa?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tongorwa?SL01021606 (OCHA common operational dataset)