# Lanje Section, Bum, Bonthe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/lanje/ Section · Bum # Lanje Lanje is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bum, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **36.5 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 36.5km² - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lanje? Lanje lies in [Bum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/), [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 6 other sections: [Bewoni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/kpanda-kemo/bewoni/), [Bum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/bum/), [Gorapon](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bagbo/gorapon/), [Koimato](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/koimato/), [Taukunor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/taukunor/) and [Yawma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/yawma/). By area it is the 696th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.9% of [Bum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/). The centre of Lanje is about 181 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.5043° N, 11.9199° 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: Lanje - 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 - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia186 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)187 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 18:33). 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 Lanje Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Lanje. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 72 m above sea level (median 23 m). - Bompetok - Bopole - Geseihun - Kanga - Kangah - Kponima - Mania - Mende - Neba - Nyandehun - Weba - Wole - Yawei 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 Lanje Named natural and historic features inside Lanje, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Banga - Makakwe 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 Lanje 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 Lanje Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex · Panga 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35326&mlon=-11.72005#map=17/7.35326/-11.72005) Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) School Saint Paul's Secondary School Pujehun · Panga 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66211&mlon=-11.99034#map=17/7.66211/-11.99034) 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 Bum - Fikie - Gbengain - Gbondubum - Koimato - Tamba - Torma - Yargbe - Yawma ## Quick answers - Where is Lanje?In Bum, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Lanje?Bewoni, Bum, Gorapon, Koimato, Taukunor and Yawma - What time zone is Lanje in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Lanje?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Lanje?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lanje?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lanje?Settlements lie between 18 m and 72 m - What is the best time to visit Lanje?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Lanje?Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lanje?SL03020205 (OCHA common operational dataset)