# Kargbevu Section, Lugbu, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/kargbevu/ Section · Lugbu # Kargbevu Kargbevu is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Lugbu, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **53.1 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 53.1km² - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kargbevu? Kargbevu lies in [Lugbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/), [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: [Ba-Kobotu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/kpanda-kemo/ba-kobotu/), [Bewoni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/kpanda-kemo/bewoni/), [Kamba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/kamba/), [Sewama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/sewama/) and [Tissana](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/tissana/). By area it is the 450th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 20.9% of [Lugbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/). The centre of Kargbevu is about 170 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.6344° N, 11.9588° 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: Kargbevu - 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)175 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia200 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:52, 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 Kargbevu Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Kargbevu. The largest with a recorded population: Sumbuya (7,074). Settlements here lie between about 22 m and 51 m above sea level (median 31 m). - Bamba - Garinga - Komendi - Lower Saama - Lower Sama - Mafuri - Mamandu - Masam - Mbaoma - Mokombo - Mokondo - Mosogbo - Moyandu - Sumbuya - Tawamahehun 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 Kargbevu Named natural and historic features inside Kargbevu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Dumbo - Yambaye 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 Kargbevu 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 Kargbevu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 23 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 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) School Vocational secondary school · Serabu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78297&mlon=-12.05046#map=17/7.78297/-12.05046) College Njala University - Towama Campus · Seiwa 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93551&mlon=-11.76483#map=17/7.93551/-11.76483) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 4.6 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 Lugbu - Gao - Kamba - Kemoh - Magbao - Yorma ## Quick answers - Where is Kargbevu?In Lugbu, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Kargbevu?Ba-Kobotu, Bewoni, Kamba, Sewama and Tissana - What time zone is Kargbevu in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Kargbevu?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Kargbevu?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kargbevu?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kargbevu?Settlements lie between 22 m and 51 m - What is the best time to visit Kargbevu?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Kargbevu?Mattru General Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kargbevu?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kargbevu?SL03011003 (OCHA common operational dataset)