# Jongo Section, Bagbwe(Bagbe), Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/jongo/ Section · Bagbwe(Bagbe) # Jongo Jongo is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bagbwe(Bagbe), Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **46.6 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 46.6km² - 125 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jongo? Jongo lies in [Bagbwe(Bagbe)](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/), [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: [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/kemoh/), [Kpallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/kpallay/), [Niawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/niawa/), [Njargbahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/badjia/njargbahun/), [Nyallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/nyallay/) and [Samawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/samawa/). By area it is the 542nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 20.1% of [Bagbwe(Bagbe)](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/). The centre of Jongo is about 195 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.0629° N, 11.5197° 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: Jongo - 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 - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia214 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 Jongo Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Jongo. Settlements here lie between about 109 m and 244 m above sea level (median 125 m). - Bandajuma - Baoma - Baula - Buawala - Buma - Faabu - Gbaama - Koluliama - Kondiama - Konima - Mogbende - Mokpedeh - Sami - Tendehun - Venima - Yengema 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 Jongo Named natural and historic features inside Jongo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Maye - Yandei 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 Jongo 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 Jongo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bo CMC · Sewa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=-11.66963#map=17/7.94069/-11.66963) Bank MIM Bank · East Ward-Manjama 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94281&mlon=-11.72480#map=17/7.94281/-11.72480) Petrol pump United · Sewa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94460&mlon=-11.68209#map=17/7.94460/-11.68209) Hotel Galliness Paradise Hotel, Bo · Sewa 22 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 26 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 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97103&mlon=-11.72535#map=17/7.97103/-11.72535) College SADIC · East Ward-Messima 25 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 25 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 Bagbwe(Bagbe) - Kemoh - Niawa - Nyallay - Samawa ## Quick answers - Where is Jongo?In Bagbwe(Bagbe), Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Jongo?Kemoh, Kpallay, Niawa, Njargbahun, Nyallay and Samawa - What time zone is Jongo in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Jongo?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Jongo?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jongo?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jongo?Settlements lie between 109 m and 244 m - What is the best time to visit Jongo?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Jongo?Bo CMC, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Jongo?MIM Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jongo?United, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jongo?SL03010301 (OCHA common operational dataset)