# Yawma Section, Bum, Bonthe District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/yawma/

Section · Bum 

# Yawma

Yawma is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bum, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **41.6 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 41.6km²
- 22 mtypical elevation

## Where is Yawma?

Yawma 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: [Bahoin](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/bahoin/), [Gbondubum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/gbondubum/), [Koimato](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/koimato/), [Lanje](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/lanje/), [Taukunor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/taukunor/) and [Torma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/torma/). By area it is the 615th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 11.3% of [Bum](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/). The centre of Yawma is about 182 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4756° N, 11.9378° 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: Yawma

- 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) · Monrovia185 km
- Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)188 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 Yawma

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Yawma. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 31 m above sea level (median 22 m).

- Banale
- Gbese
- Grima
- Levuma
- Manjama
- Moyatima
- Moyia
- Njala
- Nyandehun
- Periwahun
- Sembehun
- Tama
- Yoni

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).

## Weather in Yawma 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 Yawma

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Tei MCHP · Tun-Tun Sullay 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24660&mlon=-12.01665#map=17/7.24660/-12.01665) 

Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 28 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 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24692&mlon=-12.01820#map=17/7.24692/-12.01820) 

Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 22 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
- Torma
- Yargbe

## Quick answers

- Where is Yawma?In Bum, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Yawma?Bahoin, Gbondubum, Koimato, Lanje, Taukunor and Torma
- What time zone is Yawma in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Yawma?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Yawma?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Yawma?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Yawma?Settlements lie between 12 m and 31 m
- What is the best time to visit Yawma?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yawma?Tei MCHP, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yawma?SL03020209 (OCHA common operational dataset)