# Yawai Section, Lei, Kono District – Villages & Map

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Section · Lei 

# Yawai

Yawai is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Lei, Kono District, Eastern Province. It covers **39.6 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 39.6km²
- 493 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yawai?

Yawai lies in [Lei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/lei/), [Kono District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 4 other sections: [Dia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/lei/dia/), [Kamara](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/lei/kamara/), [Koaro](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/lei/koaro/) and [Lei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/lei/lei/). By area it is the 647th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 5.9% of [Lei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kono/lei/). The centre of Yawai is about 292 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.8563° N, 10.6055° 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: Yawai

- 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)286 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia286 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:23) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:25).

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 Yawai

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Yawai. Settlements here lie between about 391 m and 524 m above sea level (median 493 m).

- Faaoh
- Fueroh
- Gbaima
- Kalia
- Koekuma
- Komandu
- Kumbaodu
- Lewa
- Nongowa
- Penduma
- Pengidu
- Wondedu
- Wundidu
- Yaiamba
- Yalamba
- Yawando

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 Yawai and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kono District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C). About 1,956 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (489 mm) and the driest Jan (2 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 24 2 

Feb 26 10 

Mar 28 23 

Apr 28 57 

May 27 119 

Jun 25 269 

Jul 24 409 

Aug 23 489 

Sep 24 365 

Oct 25 164 

Nov 25 45 

Dec 24 5 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Yawai

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gandorhun CHC · Tingi-Kor 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85466&mlon=-10.76658#map=17/8.85466/-10.76658) 

School R C Primary School Gbongongor · Dia 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.89309&mlon=-10.63454#map=17/8.89309/-10.63454) 

Police station Police Post · Lei 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.78291&mlon=-10.71159#map=17/8.78291/-10.71159) 

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 Lei

- Dia
- Kamara
- Kensay
- Koaro
- Lei
- Sangbada
- Tankoro
- Tingi-Kor

## Quick answers

- Where is Yawai?In Lei, Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Yawai?Dia, Kamara, Koaro and Lei
- What time zone is Yawai in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Yawai?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Yawai?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Yawai?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Yawai?Settlements lie between 391 m and 524 m
- What is the best time to visit Yawai?November to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yawai?Gandorhun CHC, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yawai?SL01030709 (OCHA common operational dataset)