# Yoh Section, Dema, Bonthe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/dema/yoh/ Section · Dema # Yoh Yoh is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Dema, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **40.7 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 40.7km² - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Yoh? Yoh lies in [Dema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/dema/), [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 3 other sections: [Dema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/dema/dema/), [Kamai](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/sittia/kamai/) and [Sahaya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/sittia/sahaya/). By area it is the 630th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 47.0% of [Dema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/dema/). The centre of Yoh is about 109 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.5883° N, 12.8306° W. Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle). ## Things to see in and around Yoh ### Nearby, outside Yoh - Turtle Islands Expeditions · beach, Turtle Islands19 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Yoh - 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)121 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry237 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 18:36). 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 Yoh Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Yoh. Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 15 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Bachalo - Bahama - Bandasuma - Blama - Bondo - Changi - Dablama - Gbain - Gbandako - Gondama - Kebanwana - Momaia - Petewoma - Senehun - Tabe - Talail - Talayin - Tangabu - Thunman - Yo 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 Yoh Named natural and historic features inside Yoh, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Gbandako 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 Yoh 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 Yoh Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bonthe Government Hospital · Bonthe Town 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52894&mlon=-12.50645#map=17/7.52894/-12.50645) Hotel James Buck Memorial Hotel · Bonthe Town 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52619&mlon=-12.50358#map=17/7.52619/-12.50358) School Bonthe secondary school · Bonthe Town 36 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. ## Other sections in Dema - Chepo - Dema - Turtle Islands ## Quick answers - Where is Yoh?In Dema, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Yoh?Dema, Kamai and Sahaya - What is there to see in Yoh?Turtle Islands Expeditions - What time zone is Yoh in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Yoh?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Yoh?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Yoh?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Yoh?Settlements lie between 1 m and 15 m - What is the best time to visit Yoh?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Yoh?Bonthe Government Hospital, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Yoh?SL03020304 (OCHA common operational dataset)