# Bongo Section, Bumpe Ngao, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/bongo/ Section · Bumpe Ngao # Bongo Bongo is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **25.1 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 25.1km² - 58 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bongo? Bongo lies in [Bumpe Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/), [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: [Kpetema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/kpetema/), [Sahn](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/sahn/), [Serabu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/serabu/), [Sewama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/sewama/) and [Walihun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/walihun/). By area it is the 925th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 2.7% of [Bumpe Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/). The centre of Bongo is about 159 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7681° N, 11.9886° 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: Bongo - 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)163 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia213 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 06:52, 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 Bongo Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Bongo. Settlements here lie between about 53 m and 62 m above sea level (median 58 m). - Bongor Town - Gbonko - Mangema - Mangeme - Moyoro Junction - Moyoworo - Tekpombu 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 Bongo Named natural and historic features inside Bongo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kuiva 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 Bongo 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 Bongo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60519&mlon=-12.16766#map=17/7.60519/-12.16766) Bank Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile) · Ndendemoya 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) Petrol pump Station Conex · West Ward-Njagboim 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95262&mlon=-11.75201#map=17/7.95262/-11.75201) Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) Mall Kandeh Town Market · Samamie 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95260&mlon=-11.75421#map=17/7.95260/-11.75421) School Vocational secondary school · Serabu 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78297&mlon=-12.05046#map=17/7.78297/-12.05046) College Njala University - Towama Campus · Seiwa 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93551&mlon=-11.76483#map=17/7.93551/-11.76483) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 12 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 Bumpe Ngao - Bumpe - Foya - Kpetema - Sahn - Serabu - Sewama - Taninahun - Walihun - Yengema ## Quick answers - Where is Bongo?In Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Bongo?Kpetema, Sahn, Serabu, Sewama and Walihun - What time zone is Bongo in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Bongo?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Bongo?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bongo?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bongo?Settlements lie between 53 m and 62 m - What is the best time to visit Bongo?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Bongo?Mattru General Hospital, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bongo?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bongo?Station Conex, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bongo?SL03010501 (OCHA common operational dataset)