# Borowah Section, Sambaya, Tonkolili District – Villages & Map

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Section · Sambaya 

# Borowah

Borowah is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Sambaya, Tonkolili District, Northern Province. It covers **97.4 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 97.4km²
- 500 mtypical elevation

## Where is Borowah?

Borowah lies in [Sambaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/), [Tonkolili District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 5 other sections: [Darakuru](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/diang/darakuru/), [Dayie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/dayie/), [Kalian](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/nieni/kalian/), [Kania](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/koinadugu/diang/kania/) and [Sambaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/sambaya/). By area it is the 167th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 14.1% of [Sambaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/sambaya/). The centre of Borowah is about 203 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 9.1391° N, 11.5063° 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: Borowah

- 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)194 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry236 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 06:26) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:53, sunset around 18:28).

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 Borowah

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Borowah. Settlements here lie between about 420 m and 576 m above sea level (median 500 m).

- Herako
- Kasafoni
- Kassafonie
- Kunya
- Kurakoro
- Nanfayi
- Sekuya
- Wesima

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 Borowah and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Tonkolili District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 407 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 2,066 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (570 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 23 1 

Feb 25 4 

Mar 27 9 

Apr 27 28 

May 26 108 

Jun 23 310 

Jul 22 478 

Aug 22 570 

Sep 22 346 

Oct 23 161 

Nov 23 47 

Dec 22 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Borowah

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School MCA Kamokalia Primary School ADPSL site 2017 · Darakuru 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.17299&mlon=-11.44710#map=17/9.17299/-11.44710) 

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 Sambaya

- Buyan
- Dayie
- Sambaya

## Quick answers

- Where is Borowah?In Sambaya, Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Borowah?Darakuru, Dayie, Kalian, Kania and Sambaya
- What time zone is Borowah in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Borowah?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Borowah?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Borowah?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Borowah?Settlements lie between 420 m and 576 m
- What is the best time to visit Borowah?November to May
- What is the P-code of Borowah?SL02050901 (OCHA common operational dataset)