# Sewa Section, Kakua, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/sewa/ Section · Kakua # Sewa Sewa is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kakua, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **61.6 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 61.6km² - 5mapped services - 87 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sewa? Sewa lies in [Kakua](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/), [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 10 other sections: [Bambawo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/boama/bambawo/), [East Ward-Batiema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bo-town/east-ward-batiema/), [East Ward-Bumpeh-W](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bo-town/east-ward-bumpeh-w/), [East Ward-Gbondo T](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bo-town/east-ward-gbondo-t/), [East Ward-Manjama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bo-town/east-ward-manjama/), [Kpandobu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/kpandobu/), [Njagbla II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/njagbla-ii/), [Nyallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/nyallay/), [Seiwa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/seiwa/) and [Tongowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/jaiama-bongor/tongowa/). By area it is the 372nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 18.4% of [Kakua](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/kakua/). The centre of Sewa is about 183 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.9214° N, 11.6776° 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: Sewa - 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)184 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia208 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 Sewa Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Sewa. Settlements here lie between about 74 m and 173 m above sea level (median 87 m). - Bangeima - Bangema - Gangama - Gondama - Grima - Jagbakahun - Jibima - Kamdeyama - Kanga - Kenedeyama - Konima - Kortumahun - Kpawula - Lunge - Maminhun - Mamuihun - Naiagoehun - New Site - Nyaiagoehun - Samabobu - Shelmingo - Tibola - Tobola - Tongie - Tungie 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 Sewa Named natural and historic features inside Sewa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Bebeye - Gagbaya ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Guyiyi · 232 m - Gayingi · 183 m 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 Sewa 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 Sewa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bo CMC · Sewa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94069&mlon=-11.66963#map=17/7.94069/-11.66963) Bank MIM Bank · East Ward-Manjama 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94281&mlon=-11.72480#map=17/7.94281/-11.72480) Petrol pump United · Sewa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94460&mlon=-11.68209#map=17/7.94460/-11.68209) Hotel Galliness Paradise Hotel, Bo · Sewa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94485&mlon=-11.67628#map=17/7.94485/-11.67628) Mall Gbongo Market · East Ward-Kindia T 6.9 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 5.8 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 5.7 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 5.6 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sewa Places mapped inside Sewa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in Kakua - Korjeh - Kpandobu - Nguabu - Nyallay - Nyawa - Samamie - Sindeh ## Quick answers - Where is Sewa?In Kakua, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Sewa?Bambawo, East Ward-Batiema, East Ward-Bumpeh-W, East Ward-Gbondo T, East Ward-Manjama, Kpandobu, Njagbla II, Nyallay, Seiwa and Tongowa - What time zone is Sewa in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Sewa?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Sewa?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sewa?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sewa?Settlements lie between 74 m and 173 m - What is the highest point in Sewa?Guyiyi (232 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Sewa?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Sewa?Bo CMC, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sewa?MIM Bank, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sewa?United, about 2.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sewa?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Sewa?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Sewa?SL03010807 (OCHA common operational dataset)