# Yarlenga Section, Valunia, Bo District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/yarlenga/ Section · Valunia # Yarlenga Yarlenga is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province. It covers **73.2 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 73.2km² - 122 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yarlenga? Yarlenga 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: [Lunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/lunia/), [Seilenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/seilenga/), [Upper Niawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/niawa-lenga/upper-niawa/), [Vanjelu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/vanjelu/) and [Yalenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/niawa-lenga/yalenga/). By area it is the 284th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 8.9% of [Valunia](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/valunia/). The centre of Yarlenga is about 179 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2286° N, 11.6341° 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: Yarlenga - 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)177 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia236 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 18:31). 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 Yarlenga Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Yarlenga. Settlements here lie between about 102 m and 325 m above sea level (median 122 m). - Dambalawa - Dares-salaam - Ganjama - Giehun - Gorahun - Jagbema - Jagbwema - Jaro - Kenema - Kotomahun - Kotumahun - Koyama - Kpetema - Magbema - Magbwema - Mogbwe - Nyanyama - Petema - Selu - Yabaima 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 Yarlenga Named natural and historic features inside Yarlenga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Jawulo - Jaye - Maye ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Bondovai · 346 m - Lumbe · 324 m - Poye · 185 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 Yarlenga 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 Yarlenga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nduvuibu (MCHP) · Nguabu 29 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 Sir Milton Hotel · West Ward-Nikibu - 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.96584&mlon=-11.74005#map=17/7.96584/-11.74005) 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 Comprehensive Secondary School · North Ward-Bo Numb 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.97103&mlon=-11.72535#map=17/7.97103/-11.72535) College Christ the King College · North Ward-Njai To 30 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 - Kendebu - Lunia - Ngovo - Seilenga - Vanjelu ## Quick answers - Where is Yarlenga?In Valunia, Bo District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Yarlenga?Lunia, Seilenga, Upper Niawa, Vanjelu and Yalenga - What time zone is Yarlenga in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Yarlenga?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Yarlenga?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yarlenga?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yarlenga?Settlements lie between 102 m and 325 m - What is the highest point in Yarlenga?Bondovai (346 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Yarlenga?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Yarlenga?Nduvuibu (MCHP), about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Yarlenga?Ecobank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yarlenga?Conex Filling Station, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yarlenga?SL03011407 (OCHA common operational dataset)