# Tissana Section, Bagbo, Bo District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/tissana/

Section · Bagbo 

# Tissana

Tissana is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bagbo, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **46.8 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 46.8km²
- 33 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tissana?

Tissana 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 5 other sections: [Bewoni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/kpanda-kemo/bewoni/), [Gorapon](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/gorapon/), [Kamba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/kamba/), [Kargbevu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/kargbevu/) and [Kpangbalia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/kpangbalia/). By area it is the 537th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 17.0% of [Bagbo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/). The centre of Tissana is about 174 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.5814° N, 11.9474° 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: Tissana

- 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)179 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia195 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:52, 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 Tissana

Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Tissana. Settlements here lie between about 23 m and 46 m above sea level (median 33 m).

- Fula
- Golawoma
- Gondama
- Momajo
- Monjeme
- Mowe
- Naiagolehun
- Panguma
- Sembehun
- Sim
- Tengbele
- Tisana
- Tula
- Yegele
- Yegile

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 Tissana

Named natural and historic features inside Tissana, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 lake.

- Lake Tula

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 Tissana 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 Tissana

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60519&mlon=-12.16766#map=17/7.60519/-12.16766) 

Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) 

School Vocational secondary school · Serabu 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78297&mlon=-12.05046#map=17/7.78297/-12.05046) 

Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 10 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
- Mano
- Niagorehun

## Quick answers

- Where is Tissana?In Bagbo, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Tissana?Bewoni, Gorapon, Kamba, Kargbevu and Kpangbalia
- What time zone is Tissana in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Tissana?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Tissana?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tissana?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tissana?Settlements lie between 23 m and 46 m
- What is the best time to visit Tissana?November to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tissana?Mattru General Hospital, about 24 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tissana?SL03010207 (OCHA common operational dataset)