# Deilenga Section, Valunia, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/deilenga/ Section · Valunia # Deilenga Deilenga is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **259.9 km²**. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 260km² - 268 mtypical elevation ## Where is Deilenga? Deilenga lies in [Valunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/), [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: [Kualley](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/eastern/kenema/gorama-mende/kualley/), [Lunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/lunia/), [Makong](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/makong/), [Mangaru](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/mangaru/), [Masaba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/northern/tonkolili/kunike-barina/masaba/), [Seilenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/seilenga/) and [Tongowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/tongowa/). By area it is the 25th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 31.6% of [Valunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/). The centre of Deilenga is about 177 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3937° N, 11.6250° 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: Deilenga - 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)174 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia253 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 06:52, 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 Deilenga Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Deilenga. Settlements here lie between about 128 m and 417 m above sea level (median 268 m). - Bahama - Baoma - Baomahun - Batema - Belihun - Bohehun - Bombe - Bompe - Fulawahun - Garahun - Gbewama - Gewojahun - Giewojahun - Gondama - Gora Hun - Henduboma - Jagbea - Jagbla - Jagbwema - Jagbwemu - Jaru - Kanjahun - Kanjalo - Kofima - Kongopa - Konima - Kotohun - Kowama - Kpaaye - Kponoya - Lablama - Mafuri - Mbelihun - Mendegerem - Mendekelema - Moyogbo - Moyorgbo - Naiaguehun - Nyandehun - Palima - Pateiya - Pateya - Semabu - Sembehun - Sengema - Taninahun - Toiyama 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 Deilenga Named natural and historic features inside Deilenga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Guriya - Jaguti - Kamebongbu - Kimboye - Kobonde - Mant Mabi - Sengi - Yandeye ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Kang-Ari · 830 m - Yoyi · 451 m - Fandey · 410 m - Gpoyiyi · 361 m 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 Deilenga 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 173 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 February and 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 25 186 Nov 25 52 Dec 25 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Deilenga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47020&mlon=-11.41312#map=17/8.47020/-11.41312) College Milestone Technology College Sierra Leone · Maboboh Koray 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.69869&mlon=-11.77185#map=17/8.69869/-11.77185) 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 Valunia - Kendebu - Lunia - Ngovo - Seilenga - Vanjelu - Yarlenga ## Quick answers - Where is Deilenga?In Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Deilenga?Kualley, Lunia, Makong, Mangaru, Masaba, Seilenga and Tongowa - What time zone is Deilenga in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Deilenga?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Deilenga?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Deilenga?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Deilenga?Settlements lie between 128 m and 417 m - What is the highest point in Deilenga?Kang-Ari (830 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Deilenga?November to February and May - Where is the nearest hospital to Deilenga?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Deilenga?SL03011401 (OCHA common operational dataset)