# Seilenga Section, Valunia, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/seilenga/ Section · Valunia # Seilenga Seilenga is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **61.8 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 61.8km² - 125 mtypical elevation ## Where is Seilenga? Seilenga 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 5 other sections: [Deilenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/deilenga/), [Lunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/lunia/), [Tongowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/komboya/tongowa/), [Upper Niawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/niawa-lenga/upper-niawa/) and [Yarlenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/yarlenga/). By area it is the 366th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 7.5% of [Valunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/). The centre of Seilenga is about 176 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.3012° N, 11.6463° 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: Seilenga - 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) · Monrovia244 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 Seilenga Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Seilenga. Settlements here lie between about 109 m and 270 m above sea level (median 125 m). - Baiima - Bangema - Benduma - Bokuma - Bonjeima - Bunjema - Dambalawa - Foya - Gbasama - Gbashama - Giebu - Jalihun - Juma - Londoma - Naiahun - Pakibu - Sembehua - Tokpombu 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 Seilenga Named natural and historic features inside Seilenga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Ponje ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kanu · 372 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 Seilenga 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 Seilenga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyayia Maternal Hospital · Biatong 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47020&mlon=-11.41312#map=17/8.47020/-11.41312) 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 - Kendebu - Lunia - Ngovo - Vanjelu - Yarlenga ## Quick answers - Where is Seilenga?In Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Seilenga?Deilenga, Lunia, Tongowa, Upper Niawa and Yarlenga - What time zone is Seilenga in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Seilenga?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Seilenga?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Seilenga?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Seilenga?Settlements lie between 109 m and 270 m - What is the highest point in Seilenga?Kanu (372 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Seilenga?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Seilenga?Nyayia Maternal Hospital, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Seilenga?SL03011405 (OCHA common operational dataset)