# Mangaru Section, Komboya, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/mangaru/ Section · Komboya # Mangaru Mangaru is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Komboya, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **76.6 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 76.6km² - 309 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mangaru? Mangaru lies in [Komboya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/), [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: [Boryongor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/wandor/boryongor/), [Deilenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/deilenga/), [Keisua](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/keisua/), [Kualley](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/gorama-mende/kualley/) and [Tongowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/tongowa/). By area it is the 265th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 31.0% of [Komboya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/). The centre of Mangaru is about 190 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3057° N, 11.5159° 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: Mangaru - 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)188 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia239 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:28) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:30). 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 Mangaru Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Mangaru. Settlements here lie between about 273 m and 385 m above sea level (median 309 m). - Bamanjama - Bandajuma - Baoma - Baomahun - Dambu - Duya - Foindu - Gurubu - Ketuma - Kpamajama - Logbana - Majeibu - Majiebu - Nonkoba - Sengebehun - Sungaru - Yengema 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 Mangaru Named natural and historic features inside Mangaru, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Paye - Soliye - Waiga 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 Mangaru and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 214 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 1 Feb 27 6 Mar 28 15 Apr 28 39 May 27 118 Jun 25 320 Jul 24 406 Aug 23 440 Sep 24 348 Oct 24 186 Nov 25 52 Dec 24 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mangaru Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47020&mlon=-11.41312#map=17/8.47020/-11.41312) 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 Komboya - Keisua - Kemoh - Sei - Tongowa ## Quick answers - Where is Mangaru?In Komboya, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Mangaru?Boryongor, Deilenga, Keisua, Kualley and Tongowa - What time zone is Mangaru in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Mangaru?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Mangaru?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mangaru?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mangaru?Settlements lie between 273 m and 385 m - What is the best time to visit Mangaru?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Mangaru?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mangaru?SL03010903 (OCHA common operational dataset)