# Kpallay Section, Badjia, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/kpallay/ Section · Badjia # Kpallay Kpallay is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Badjia, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **40.6 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 40.6km² - 130 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kpallay? Kpallay 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: [Damai](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/damai/), [Jongo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/jongo/), [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/kemoh/), [Njargbahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/njargbahun/) and [Upper Pataloo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/upper-pataloo/). By area it is the 632nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 21.1% of [Badjia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/). The centre of Kpallay is about 200 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.0486° N, 11.4693° 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: Kpallay - 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)200 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia211 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 Kpallay Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Kpallay. Settlements here lie between about 121 m and 150 m above sea level (median 130 m). - Fala - Gumahun - Jahandama - Jokibu - Kpaku - Kugbahun - Yandama 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 Kpallay Named natural and historic features inside Kpallay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Vando ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 2 mountains. - Joki · 330 m - Bibimi · 252 m - Kikiyi · 231 m - Mimbi · 161 m - Goiyi · 152 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 Kpallay 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 Kpallay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bo CMC · Sewa 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=-11.66963#map=17/7.94069/-11.66963) Bank MIM Bank · East Ward-Manjama 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94281&mlon=-11.72480#map=17/7.94281/-11.72480) Petrol pump United · Sewa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94460&mlon=-11.68209#map=17/7.94460/-11.68209) Hotel Galliness Paradise Hotel, Bo · Sewa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94485&mlon=-11.67628#map=17/7.94485/-11.67628) Mall Gbongo Market · East Ward-Kindia T 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95983&mlon=-11.72693#map=17/7.95983/-11.72693) School Comprehensive Secondary School · North Ward-Bo Numb 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97103&mlon=-11.72535#map=17/7.97103/-11.72535) College SADIC · East Ward-Messima 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95332&mlon=-11.72143#map=17/7.95332/-11.72143) Police station Bo Eastern Police Station · East Ward-Messima 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94867&mlon=-11.72001#map=17/7.94867/-11.72001) 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 - Damai - Fallay - Njargbahun - Sei ## Quick answers - Where is Kpallay?In Badjia, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Kpallay?Damai, Jongo, Kemoh, Njargbahun and Upper Pataloo - What time zone is Kpallay in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Kpallay?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Kpallay?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kpallay?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kpallay?Settlements lie between 121 m and 150 m - What is the highest point in Kpallay?Joki (330 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kpallay?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Kpallay?Bo CMC, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kpallay?MIM Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kpallay?United, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kpallay?SL03010103 (OCHA common operational dataset)