# Mano Section, Bagbo, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/mano/ Section · Bagbo # Mano Mano is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bagbo, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **33.4 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 33.4km² - 40 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mano? Mano lies in [Bagbo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/), [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 6 other sections: [Bum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/bum/), [Gorapon](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/gorapon/), [Jimmi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/jimmi/), [Kakpanda](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/kakpanda/), [Kpangbalia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/kpangbalia/) and [Lower Pemba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/lower-pemba/). By area it is the 756th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 12.1% of [Bagbo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/). The centre of Mano is about 183 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.5623° N, 11.8620° 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: Mano - 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 - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia187 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)188 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:33). 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 Mano Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mano. Settlements here lie between about 33 m and 41 m above sea level (median 40 m). - Dandabu - Mano - Mondoko - Tokpombu 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 Mano Named natural and historic features inside Mano, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Bambatoi - Loliye - Luyei - Makakwe 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 Mano 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 Mano Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex · Panga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35326&mlon=-11.72005#map=17/7.35326/-11.72005) Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) School Saint Paul's Secondary School Pujehun · Panga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66211&mlon=-11.99034#map=17/7.66211/-11.99034) 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 Bagbo - Bum - Gorapon - Jimmi - Kpangbalia - Niagorehun - Tissana ## Quick answers - Where is Mano?In Bagbo, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Mano?Bum, Gorapon, Jimmi, Kakpanda, Kpangbalia and Lower Pemba - What time zone is Mano in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Mano?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Mano?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mano?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mano?Settlements lie between 33 m and 41 m - What is the best time to visit Mano?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mano?Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mano?SL03010205 (OCHA common operational dataset)