# Torma Section, Bum, Bonthe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/torma/ Section · Bum # Torma Torma is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bum, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **56.9 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 56.9km² - 15 mtypical elevation ## Where is Torma? Torma 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 7 other sections: [Fikie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/fikie/), [Gbondubum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/gbondubum/), [Koimato](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/koimato/), [Tamba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/tamba/), [Yargbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/yargbe/), [Yawma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/yawma/) and [Yorma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/yawbeko/yorma/). By area it is the 408th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 15.5% of [Bum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/). The centre of Torma is about 180 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4173° N, 12.0133° 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: Torma - 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)186 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia187 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 Torma Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Torma. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 27 m above sea level (median 15 m). - Bali - Baoma - Bumbe - Bumpetok - Dodo - Gbangba - Gbema - Guabu - Keleh - Kelei - Koyama - Lago - Loponga - Mafasi - Makita - Monjigba - Nyandehun - Solon - Tormabum - Woponga 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 Torma Named natural and historic features inside Torma, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kaseke 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 Torma 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 Torma Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Tei MCHP · Tun-Tun Sullay 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24660&mlon=-12.01665#map=17/7.24660/-12.01665) Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) School U. B. C Primary School · Tun-Tun Sullay 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24692&mlon=-12.01820#map=17/7.24692/-12.01820) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 27 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 - Lanje - Tamba - Yargbe - Yawma ## Quick answers - Where is Torma?In Bum, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Torma?Fikie, Gbondubum, Koimato, Tamba, Yargbe, Yawma and Yorma - What time zone is Torma in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Torma?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Torma?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Torma?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Torma?Settlements lie between 11 m and 27 m - What is the best time to visit Torma?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Torma?Tei MCHP, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Torma?SL03020207 (OCHA common operational dataset)