# Sahn Section, Bumpe Ngao, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/sahn/ Section · Bumpe Ngao # Sahn Sahn is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **79.7 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 79.7km² - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sahn? Sahn 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: [Bongo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/bongo/), [Gbonge](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/kpanda-kemo/gbonge/), [Mogongbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/mogongbe/), [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 246th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 8.4% of [Bumpe Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/). The centre of Sahn is about 156 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7157° N, 12.0501° 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: Sahn - 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)161 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia213 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 Sahn Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Sahn. Settlements here lie between about 42 m and 65 m above sea level (median 53 m). - Bandaiuma - Bandasa - Buyama - Gendema - Gondama - Jojohun - Jombohun - Kanga - Kapuima - Kpowahun - Manoma - Mowuto - Nanyawama - Negbema - Petebu - Sahawa - Semabu - Sembehun - Teblahun - Tevulahun - Wunde - Yenkisa 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 Sahn Named natural and historic features inside Sahn, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Kamboi - Kapui - Kpoyei 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 Sahn 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 Sahn Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 18 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 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) School Vocational secondary school · Serabu 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78297&mlon=-12.05046#map=17/7.78297/-12.05046) College Njala University - Towama Campus · Seiwa 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93551&mlon=-11.76483#map=17/7.93551/-11.76483) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 8.9 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 - Bongo - Bumpe - Foya - Kpetema - Serabu - Sewama - Taninahun - Walihun - Yengema ## Quick answers - Where is Sahn?In Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Sahn?Bongo, Gbonge, Mogongbe, Sewama and Walihun - What time zone is Sahn in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Sahn?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Sahn?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sahn?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sahn?Settlements lie between 42 m and 65 m - What is the best time to visit Sahn?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Sahn?Mattru General Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sahn?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sahn?SL03010505 (OCHA common operational dataset)