# Bonthe Town Section, Bonthe Urban, Bonthe District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bonthe-urban/bonthe-town/ Section · Bonthe Urban # Bonthe Town Bonthe Town is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bonthe Urban, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **15.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.5km² - 4mapped services - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bonthe Town? Bonthe Town lies in [Bonthe Urban](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bonthe-urban/), [Bonthe District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 2 other sections: [Gonoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/sittia/gonoh/) and [Yoni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/sittia/yoni/). By area it is the 1066th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. The centre of Bonthe Town is about 132 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.5340° N, 12.5185° 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: Bonthe Town - 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)142 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia239 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:54, sunset around 18:35). 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 Bonthe Town Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Bonthe Town. The largest with a recorded population: Bonthe (10,206). Settlements here lie between about 4 m and 13 m above sea level (median 9 m). - Bonthe - Buntibai - Domboko - Gbongboma - Semabu - Shogoro - York 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 Bonthe Town Named natural and historic features inside Bonthe Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 5 islands. - Allridge Island - Barrettes Island - Malcolm Island - Yelibana Island - York Island ### Getting around 1 airport. - Sherbro International Airport 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 Bonthe Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bonthe District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 2,107 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (477 mm) and the driest Jan (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 6 Feb 27 13 Mar 28 28 Apr 28 53 May 27 121 Jun 26 302 Jul 25 447 Aug 25 477 Sep 25 352 Oct 26 208 Nov 26 78 Dec 26 23 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bonthe Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bonthe Government Hospital · Bonthe Town 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52894&mlon=-12.50645#map=17/7.52894/-12.50645) Bank Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile) · Ndendemoya 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) Hotel James Buck Memorial Hotel · Bonthe Town 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52619&mlon=-12.50358#map=17/7.52619/-12.50358) School Bonthe secondary school · Bonthe Town 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52673&mlon=-12.51300#map=17/7.52673/-12.51300) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bonthe Town Places mapped inside Bonthe Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels2 - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Bonthe Town?In Bonthe Urban, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Bonthe Town?Gonoh and Yoni - What time zone is Bonthe Town in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Bonthe Town?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Bonthe Town?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bonthe Town?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bonthe Town?Settlements lie between 4 m and 13 m - What is the best time to visit Bonthe Town?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bonthe Town?Bonthe Government Hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bonthe Town?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 36 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bonthe Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bonthe Town?SL03029101 (OCHA common operational dataset)