# Kendebu Section, Valunia, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/kendebu/ Section · Valunia # Kendebu Kendebu is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **84.1 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 84.1km² - 173 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kendebu? Kendebu 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 6 other sections: [Kowama](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kamajei/kowama/), [Lunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/lunia/), [Ngoahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kamajei/ngoahun/), [Ngovo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/ngovo/), [Vanjelu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/vanjelu/) and [Yeima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kamajei/yeima/). By area it is the 224th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 10.2% of [Valunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/). The centre of Kendebu is about 163 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2450° N, 11.7710° 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: Kendebu - 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)162 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia244 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 18:31). 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 Kendebu Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Kendebu. Settlements here lie between about 86 m and 363 m above sea level (median 173 m). - Batema - Fakai - Gendema - Gongobu - Gpatema - Jawonga - Jopowahun - Kokahun - Kpetema - Lago - Makima - Manjehun - Masahun - Pujehun - Sengema - Sengima - Yandebu 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 Kendebu Named natural and historic features inside Kendebu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Gegbeye · 477 m - Komi · 220 m - Gegbeye Hill · 160 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 Kendebu 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 Kendebu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nduvuibu (MCHP) · Nguabu 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.98239&mlon=-11.72974#map=17/7.98239/-11.72974) Bank Ecobank · North Ward-Kissy Town 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96671&mlon=-11.74002#map=17/7.96671/-11.74002) Petrol pump Conex Filling Station · West Ward-Nikibu - 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96164&mlon=-11.74066#map=17/7.96164/-11.74066) Hotel Sao Vandy's Hotel · Samamie 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96718&mlon=-11.76535#map=17/7.96718/-11.76535) Mall Njai Town Market · North Ward-Njai To 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97551&mlon=-11.73555#map=17/7.97551/-11.73555) School Bo Commercial Secondary School · North Ward-Reservation 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97567&mlon=-11.74122#map=17/7.97567/-11.74122) College Christ the King College · North Ward-Njai To 29 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 31 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 Valunia - Deilenga - Lunia - Ngovo - Seilenga - Vanjelu - Yarlenga ## Quick answers - Where is Kendebu?In Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Kendebu?Kowama, Lunia, Ngoahun, Ngovo, Vanjelu and Yeima - What time zone is Kendebu in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Kendebu?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Kendebu?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kendebu?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kendebu?Settlements lie between 86 m and 363 m - What is the highest point in Kendebu?Gegbeye (477 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kendebu?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Kendebu?Nduvuibu (MCHP), about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kendebu?Ecobank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kendebu?Conex Filling Station, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kendebu?SL03011402 (OCHA common operational dataset)