# Bambawo Section, Boama, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/bambawo/ Section · Boama # Bambawo Bambawo is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Boama, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **96.9 km²**. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 96.9km² - 106 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bambawo? Bambawo lies in [Boama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/), [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 10 other sections: [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbwe-bagbe/kemoh/), [Kimaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/kimaya/), [Korjeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/korjeh/), [Lower Pataloo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/lower-pataloo/), [Nekpondo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/nekpondo/), [Nyallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/nyallay/), [Nyawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/nyawa/), [Sewa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/sewa/), [Sonnah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/sonnah/) and [Tongowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/tongowa/). By area it is the 171st largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 24.4% of [Boama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/). The centre of Bambawo is about 194 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9290° N, 11.5614° 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: Bambawo - 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)195 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia203 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 18:31). 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 Bambawo Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in Bambawo. Settlements here lie between about 77 m and 117 m above sea level (median 106 m). - Baiima - Bangema - Bangoma - Fala - Feba - Feiba - Foya - Gerihun - Giehun - Golala - Golu - Gondama - Gpa - Jomu - Juma - Kanijalu - Kenema - Kolon - Konia - Kunju - Kwellu - Kwelu - Lungi - Maina - Mana - Matama - Mogbua - Ngeyawamei - Ngeyawami - Ngiogboiya - Ngoalu - Ngually - Njama - Nogorba - Nongoba - Palima - Petewoma - Potoru - Pujehun - Tobanda - Vaahun 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 Bambawo Named natural and historic features inside Bambawo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Bakaye - Komijeyei 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 Bambawo 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 Bambawo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bo CMC · Sewa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=-11.66963#map=17/7.94069/-11.66963) Bank MIM Bank · East Ward-Manjama 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94281&mlon=-11.72480#map=17/7.94281/-11.72480) Petrol pump United · Sewa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94460&mlon=-11.68209#map=17/7.94460/-11.68209) Hotel Galliness Paradise Hotel, Bo · Sewa 13 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 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95983&mlon=-11.72693#map=17/7.95983/-11.72693) School Tony Blair School · East Ward-Messima 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95276&mlon=-11.72003#map=17/7.95276/-11.72003) College SADIC · East Ward-Messima 18 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 18 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 Boama - Fallay - Kimaya - Lower Pataloo - Mawojeh - Njeima - Sonnah - Upper Pataloo ## Quick answers - Where is Bambawo?In Boama, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Bambawo?Kemoh, Kimaya, Korjeh, Lower Pataloo, Nekpondo, Nyallay, Nyawa, Sewa, Sonnah and Tongowa - What time zone is Bambawo in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Bambawo?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Bambawo?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bambawo?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bambawo?Settlements lie between 77 m and 117 m - What is the best time to visit Bambawo?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Bambawo?Bo CMC, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bambawo?MIM Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bambawo?United, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bambawo?SL03010401 (OCHA common operational dataset)