# Babum Section, Imperri, Bonthe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/babum/ Section · Imperri # Babum Babum is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Imperri, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **48.8 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 48.8km² - 1mapped service - 45 mtypical elevation ## Where is Babum? Babum lies in [Imperri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/), [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 5 other sections: [Bigo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/bigo/), [Gbangbatoke](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/lower-banta/gbangbatoke/), [Kahekay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/kahekay/), [Largoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/lower-banta/largoh/) and [Ndendemoya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/lower-banta/ndendemoya/). By area it is the 504th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 8.0% of [Imperri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/). The centre of Babum is about 126 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7706° N, 12.3433° 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: Babum - 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)133 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia240 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:54, sunset around 18:34). 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 Babum Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Babum. The largest with a recorded population: Mogbwemo (2,900). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 98 m above sea level (median 45 m). - Bongama - Gbangbaia - Modagba - Mogbwemo - Mokanagbo - Mokula - Mongeri - Moribatown - Mosenesi - Salina - Semabu - Tamnahun - Taninahun 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 Babum Named natural and historic features inside Babum, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Boloni - Marley - Yambei ### Getting around 1 airport. - Gbangbatok 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 Babum 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 Babum Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60519&mlon=-12.16766#map=17/7.60519/-12.16766) Bank Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile) · Ndendemoya 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) Hotel M & M Guesthouse · Bayengbe 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61045&mlon=-12.17907#map=17/7.61045/-12.17907) School Impere Secondary School · Babum 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78421&mlon=-12.29978#map=17/7.78421/-12.29978) Police station Checkpoint · Mokotawa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.90365&mlon=-12.19124#map=17/7.90365/-12.19124) 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 Babum Places mapped inside Babum in open map data, by type. - 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. ## Other sections in Imperri - Bapus - Bigo - Kahekay - Moimaligie - Sokrapan ## Quick answers - Where is Babum?In Imperri, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Babum?Bigo, Gbangbatoke, Kahekay, Largoh and Ndendemoya - What time zone is Babum in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Babum?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Babum?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Babum?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Babum?Settlements lie between 7 m and 98 m - What is the best time to visit Babum?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Babum?Mattru General Hospital, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Babum?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 5.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Babum?SL03020401 (OCHA common operational dataset)