# Magbao Section, Lugbu, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/magbao/ Section · Lugbu # Magbao Magbao is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Lugbu, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **51.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 51.0km² - 37 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magbao? Magbao 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 7 other sections: [Gao](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/gao/), [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/kemoh/), [Kpetema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/kpetema/), [Morku](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/morku/), [Seiwa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/seiwa/), [Sewama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/sewama/) and [Yorma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/yorma/). By area it is the 470th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 20.1% of [Lugbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/). The centre of Magbao is about 169 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7444° N, 11.8993° 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: Magbao - 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)172 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia205 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 18:32). 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 Magbao Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Magbao. Settlements here lie between about 36 m and 49 m above sea level (median 37 m). - Benduma-Sowa - Gbanahun - Hima - Kale - Kpatema - Kpetema - Tungie - Venima 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 Magbao Named natural and historic features inside Magbao, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Beye - Bogbagara - Kavoi - Tindiye - Veni 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 Magbao 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 Magbao Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dr. Muana Private Hospital · West Ward-Njagboim 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95190&mlon=-11.74999#map=17/7.95190/-11.74999) Bank MIM Bank · East Ward-Manjama 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94281&mlon=-11.72480#map=17/7.94281/-11.72480) Petrol pump Station Conex · West Ward-Njagboim 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95262&mlon=-11.75201#map=17/7.95262/-11.75201) Hotel River View Resort & Safari · Seiwa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87599&mlon=-11.70787#map=17/7.87599/-11.70787) Mall Kandeh Town Market · Samamie 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95260&mlon=-11.75421#map=17/7.95260/-11.75421) School Vocational secondary school · Serabu 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78297&mlon=-12.05046#map=17/7.78297/-12.05046) College Njala University - Towama Campus · Seiwa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93551&mlon=-11.76483#map=17/7.93551/-11.76483) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 14 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 - Kargbevu - Kemoh - Yorma ## Quick answers - Where is Magbao?In Lugbu, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Magbao?Gao, Kemoh, Kpetema, Morku, Seiwa, Sewama and Yorma - What time zone is Magbao in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Magbao?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Magbao?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Magbao?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Magbao?Settlements lie between 36 m and 49 m - What is the best time to visit Magbao?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Magbao?Dr. Muana Private Hospital, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Magbao?MIM Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Magbao?Station Conex, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Magbao?SL03011005 (OCHA common operational dataset)