# Mambawa Section, Tikonko, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/mambawa/ Section · Tikonko # Mambawa Mambawa is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Tikonko, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **26.6 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 26.6km² - 55 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mambawa? Mambawa lies in [Tikonko](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/), [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 4 other sections: [Morku](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/morku/), [Njagbla I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/njagbla-i/), [Seiwa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/seiwa/) and [Yorma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/lugbu/yorma/). By area it is the 895th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 5.2% of [Tikonko](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/tikonko/). The centre of Mambawa is about 173 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7854° N, 11.8305° 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: Mambawa - 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)176 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia204 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 Mambawa Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Mambawa. Settlements here lie between about 44 m and 71 m above sea level (median 55 m). - Kasama - Kassama - Patema - Sawula - Tehun - Wolabahun - Wotebehun - Yenkisa 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 Mambawa Named natural and historic features inside Mambawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mokema 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 Mambawa 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 Mambawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sowa Clinic · West Ward-Lewabu - 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.94258&mlon=-11.73325#map=17/7.94258/-11.73325) Bank MIM Bank · East Ward-Manjama 21 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95262&mlon=-11.75201#map=17/7.95262/-11.75201) Hotel River View Resort & Safari · Seiwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.87599&mlon=-11.70787#map=17/7.87599/-11.70787) Mall Kandeh Town Market · Samamie 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.95260&mlon=-11.75421#map=17/7.95260/-11.75421) School Women and Youth Strenghtening (WAYS) · North Ward-Reservation 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96315&mlon=-11.74955#map=17/7.96315/-11.74955) College Njala University - Towama Campus · Seiwa 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.93551&mlon=-11.76483#map=17/7.93551/-11.76483) Police station Bo Eastern Police Station · East Ward-Messima 22 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. ## Other sections in Tikonko - Bainyawa - Morku - Ngolamajie - Njagbla I - Njagbla II - Seiwa - Sendeh ## Quick answers - Where is Mambawa?In Tikonko, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Mambawa?Morku, Njagbla I, Seiwa and Yorma - What time zone is Mambawa in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Mambawa?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Mambawa?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mambawa?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mambawa?Settlements lie between 44 m and 71 m - What is the best time to visit Mambawa?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Mambawa?Sowa Clinic, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mambawa?MIM Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mambawa?Station Conex, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mambawa?SL03011302 (OCHA common operational dataset)