# Damai Section, Badjia, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/damai/ Section · Badjia # Damai Damai is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Badjia, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **40.4 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 40.4km² - 236 mtypical elevation ## Where is Damai? Damai lies in [Badjia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/), [Bo District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 5 other sections: [Fallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/fallay/), [Kpallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/kpallay/), [Njargbahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/njargbahun/), [Sei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/sei/) and [Upper Pataloo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/upper-pataloo/). By area it is the 636th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 21.0% of [Badjia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/). The centre of Damai is about 205 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.0773° N, 11.4212° 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: Damai - 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)204 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia212 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:28) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:30). 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 Damai Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Damai. Settlements here lie between about 145 m and 282 m above sea level (median 236 m). - Dambara - Gondama - Jawe - Ngelehun - Penjama - Sengima 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 Damai Named natural and historic features inside Damai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 peak; 1 hill. - Banyai · 334 m - Taura · 298 m - Ngiegbon · 246 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 Damai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 1,938 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (440 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 1 Feb 28 6 Mar 29 15 Apr 29 39 May 28 118 Jun 26 320 Jul 25 406 Aug 25 440 Sep 25 348 Oct 26 186 Nov 26 52 Dec 26 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Damai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bo CMC · Sewa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=-11.66963#map=17/7.94069/-11.66963) Bank GT Bank · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88548&mlon=-11.18899#map=17/7.88548/-11.18899) Petrol pump United · Sewa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94460&mlon=-11.68209#map=17/7.94460/-11.68209) Hotel Galliness Paradise Hotel, Bo · Sewa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94485&mlon=-11.67628#map=17/7.94485/-11.67628) Mall Karima Mall · Gbo Kakajama A-Tec 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87717&mlon=-11.18879#map=17/7.87717/-11.18879) School Dorwaila Comprehensive Secondary School · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.88716&mlon=-11.19383#map=17/7.88716/-11.19383) College Kings and Queens International Academy · Gbo Lambayama A-Ny 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87451&mlon=-11.19781#map=17/7.87451/-11.19781) Police station Centre Police Station · Gbo Lambayama A-Re 34 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. ## Other sections in Badjia - Fallay - Kpallay - Njargbahun - Sei ## Quick answers - Where is Damai?In Badjia, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Damai?Fallay, Kpallay, Njargbahun, Sei and Upper Pataloo - What time zone is Damai in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Damai?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Damai?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Damai?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Damai?Settlements lie between 145 m and 282 m - What is the highest point in Damai?Banyai (334 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Damai?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Damai?Bo CMC, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Damai?GT Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Damai?United, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Damai?SL03010101 (OCHA common operational dataset)