# Tongowa Section, Komboya, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/tongowa/ Section · Komboya # Tongowa Tongowa is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Komboya, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **41.0 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 41.0km² - 305 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tongowa? Tongowa 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: [Deilenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/deilenga/), [Keisua](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/keisua/), [Mangaru](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/mangaru/), [Seilenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/seilenga/) and [Upper Niawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/niawa-lenga/upper-niawa/). By area it is the 625th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 16.6% of [Komboya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/). The centre of Tongowa is about 187 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2690° N, 11.5539° 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: Tongowa - 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)185 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia237 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 Tongowa Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Tongowa. Settlements here lie between about 267 m and 356 m above sea level (median 305 m). - Bauya - Kenyema - Laoma - Mano - Njekoun - Periwahun - Talia - Tebo - Teibo 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 Tongowa 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 210 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 Tongowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47020&mlon=-11.41312#map=17/8.47020/-11.41312) Bank Ecobank · North Ward-Kissy Town 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96671&mlon=-11.74002#map=17/7.96671/-11.74002) Petrol pump United · Sewa 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94460&mlon=-11.68209#map=17/7.94460/-11.68209) Hotel Galliness Paradise Hotel, Bo · Sewa 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94485&mlon=-11.67628#map=17/7.94485/-11.67628) Mall Njai Town Market · North Ward-Njai To 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97551&mlon=-11.73555#map=17/7.97551/-11.73555) School Comprehensive Secondary School · North Ward-Bo Numb 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97103&mlon=-11.72535#map=17/7.97103/-11.72535) College Christ the King College · North Ward-Njai To 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98244&mlon=-11.73643#map=17/7.98244/-11.73643) Police station Bo Central Police Station · North Ward-Kissy Town 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96738&mlon=-11.74112#map=17/7.96738/-11.74112) 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 - Mangaru - Sei ## Quick answers - Where is Tongowa?In Komboya, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Tongowa?Deilenga, Keisua, Mangaru, Seilenga and Upper Niawa - What time zone is Tongowa in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Tongowa?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Tongowa?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Tongowa?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tongowa?Settlements lie between 267 m and 356 m - What is the best time to visit Tongowa?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Tongowa?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tongowa?Ecobank, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tongowa?United, about 39 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tongowa?SL03010905 (OCHA common operational dataset)