# Upper Kama Section, Jaiama Bongor, Bo District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/upper-kama/ Section · Jaiama Bongor # Upper Kama Upper Kama is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Jaiama Bongor, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **44.3 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 44.3km² - 103 mtypical elevation ## Where is Upper Kama? Upper Kama lies in [Jaiama Bongor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/), [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 6 other sections: [Lower Baimba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/lower-baimba/), [Lower Kama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/lower-kama/), [Sonnah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/sonnah/), [Tongowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/tongowa/), [Upper Baimba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/upper-baimba/) and [Upper Niawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/upper-niawa/). By area it is the 568th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 10.1% of [Jaiama Bongor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/). The centre of Upper Kama is about 197 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7948° N, 11.5915° 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: Upper Kama - 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 - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia191 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)199 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29) 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 Upper Kama Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Upper Kama. Settlements here lie between about 91 m and 119 m above sea level (median 103 m). - Bowohun - Dombu - Godi - Mangoebu - Mende Kelema - Mile 30. - Walihun 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 Upper Kama Named natural and historic features inside Upper Kama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Maliguli 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 Upper Kama 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 Upper Kama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bo CMC · Sewa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=-11.66963#map=17/7.94069/-11.66963) Bank MIM Bank · East Ward-Manjama 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94281&mlon=-11.72480#map=17/7.94281/-11.72480) Petrol pump United · Sewa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94460&mlon=-11.68209#map=17/7.94460/-11.68209) Hotel River View Resort & Safari · Seiwa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87599&mlon=-11.70787#map=17/7.87599/-11.70787) Mall Gbongo Market · East Ward-Kindia T 24 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 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95276&mlon=-11.72003#map=17/7.95276/-11.72003) College Manjama Institute of Agriculture · East Ward-Manjama 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94278&mlon=-11.72484#map=17/7.94278/-11.72484) Police station Bo Eastern Police Station · East Ward-Messima 22 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 Jaiama Bongor - Lower Baimba - Lower Kama - Lower Niawa - Nekpondo - Tongowa - Upper Baimba - Upper Niawa ## Quick answers - Where is Upper Kama?In Jaiama Bongor, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Upper Kama?Lower Baimba, Lower Kama, Sonnah, Tongowa, Upper Baimba and Upper Niawa - What time zone is Upper Kama in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Upper Kama?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Upper Kama?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Upper Kama?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Upper Kama?Settlements lie between 91 m and 119 m - What is the best time to visit Upper Kama?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Upper Kama?Bo CMC, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Upper Kama?MIM Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Upper Kama?United, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Upper Kama?SL03010707 (OCHA common operational dataset)