# Walihun Section, Bumpe Ngao, Bo District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/walihun/

Section · Bumpe Ngao 

# Walihun

Walihun is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **64.8 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 64.8km²
- 60 mtypical elevation

## Where is Walihun?

Walihun 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 8 other sections: [Bei-Kelleh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/bei-kelleh/), [Bongo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/bongo/), [Kepay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/kepay/), [Mogongbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/mogongbe/), [Sahn](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/sahn/), [Serabu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/serabu/), [Taninahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/taninahun/) and [Wulbange](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/lower-banta/wulbange/). By area it is the 350th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 6.9% of [Bumpe Ngao](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/). The centre of Walihun is about 149 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7669° N, 12.0899° 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: Walihun

- 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)154 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia220 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 06:53, 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 Walihun

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Walihun. Settlements here lie between about 38 m and 68 m above sea level (median 60 m).

- Badu
- Baoma
- Bondavilahun
- Fabu
- Fulaninahun
- Gandonhun
- Gbiordu
- Jiminga
- Konta
- Lungi
- Mangama
- Masao
- Nyalahun
- Nyandehun
- Periwahun
- Petema
- Sengema
- Sengima
- Tungie
- Walihun
- Walihun konde

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).

## Weather in Walihun 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 Walihun

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 20 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 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) 

Hotel Yea Mamie Guest House · Bayengbe 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61237&mlon=-12.17524#map=17/7.61237/-12.17524) 

School Vocational secondary school · Serabu 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78297&mlon=-12.05046#map=17/7.78297/-12.05046) 

Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 16 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
- Sahn
- Serabu
- Sewama
- Taninahun
- Yengema

## Quick answers

- Where is Walihun?In Bumpe Ngao, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Walihun?Bei-Kelleh, Bongo, Kepay, Mogongbe, Sahn, Serabu, Taninahun and Wulbange
- What time zone is Walihun in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Walihun?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Walihun?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Walihun?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Walihun?Settlements lie between 38 m and 68 m
- What is the best time to visit Walihun?November to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Walihun?Mattru General Hospital, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Walihun?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Walihun?SL03010509 (OCHA common operational dataset)