# Foya Section, Bumpe Ngao, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/foya/ Section · Bumpe Ngao # Foya Foya is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **38.0 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 38.0km² - 57 mtypical elevation ## Where is Foya? Foya 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: [Bumpe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/bumpe/), [Kpandobu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kowa/kpandobu/), [Maryu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/gbo/maryu/), [Ngolamajie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/ngolamajie/) and [Seiwa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/seiwa/). By area it is the 670th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 4.0% of [Bumpe Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/). The centre of Foya is about 160 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9612° N, 11.8841° 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: Foya - 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)162 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia224 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 18:32). 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 Foya Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Foya. Settlements here lie between about 43 m and 80 m above sea level (median 57 m). - Banda - Bobobu - Foya - Gambia - Gieya - Golala - Levuma - Naiagolehun - Petema - Petewama - Vaama 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 Foya Named natural and historic features inside Foya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kundiye 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 Foya 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 Foya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dr. Muana Private Hospital · West Ward-Njagboim 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95190&mlon=-11.74999#map=17/7.95190/-11.74999) Bank Standard Chartered Bank · West Ward-Nikibu - 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96081&mlon=-11.74187#map=17/7.96081/-11.74187) Petrol pump Station Conex · West Ward-Njagboim 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95262&mlon=-11.75201#map=17/7.95262/-11.75201) Hotel Sao Vandy's Hotel · Samamie 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96718&mlon=-11.76535#map=17/7.96718/-11.76535) Mall Kandeh Town Market · Samamie 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95260&mlon=-11.75421#map=17/7.95260/-11.75421) School Women and Youth Strenghtening (WAYS) · North Ward-Reservation 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96315&mlon=-11.74955#map=17/7.96315/-11.74955) College Njala University - Towama Campus · Seiwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93551&mlon=-11.76483#map=17/7.93551/-11.76483) Police station Bo Central Police Station · North Ward-Kissy Town 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96738&mlon=-11.74112#map=17/7.96738/-11.74112) 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 - Bongo - Bumpe - Kpetema - Sahn - Serabu - Sewama - Taninahun - Walihun - Yengema ## Quick answers - Where is Foya?In Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Foya?Bumpe, Kpandobu, Maryu, Ngolamajie and Seiwa - What time zone is Foya in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Foya?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Foya?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Foya?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Foya?Settlements lie between 43 m and 80 m - What is the best time to visit Foya?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Foya?Dr. Muana Private Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Foya?Standard Chartered Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Foya?Station Conex, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Foya?SL03010503 (OCHA common operational dataset)