# Bapus Section, Imperri, Bonthe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/bapus/ Section · Imperri # Bapus Bapus is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Imperri, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **106.3 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 106km² - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bapus? Bapus 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 3 other sections: [Kahekay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/kahekay/), [Moimaligie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/moimaligie/) and [Sokrapan](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/sokrapan/). By area it is the 144th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 17.3% of [Imperri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/imperri/). The centre of Bapus is about 124 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.6940° N, 12.4461° 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: Bapus - 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)132 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia243 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 18:35). 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 Bapus Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Bapus. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 27 m above sea level (median 14 m). - Bandajuma - Bompiya - Gbangba - Jangalo - Jeoma - Mai - Mobombo - Moboso - Mojaga - Mojajua - Mojanga - Motafe - Moteva - Petewoma - Pungi 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 Bapus Named natural and historic features inside Bapus, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Jangalo Creek - Kangama Creek ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Edmonstone Island 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 Bapus 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 Bapus Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bonthe Government Hospital · Bonthe Town 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52894&mlon=-12.50645#map=17/7.52894/-12.50645) Bank Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile) · Ndendemoya 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) Hotel James Buck Memorial Hotel · Bonthe Town 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.52619&mlon=-12.50358#map=17/7.52619/-12.50358) School Impere Secondary School · Babum 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78421&mlon=-12.29978#map=17/7.78421/-12.29978) Police station Checkpoint · Mokotawa 36 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. ## Other sections in Imperri - Babum - Bigo - Kahekay - Moimaligie - Sokrapan ## Quick answers - Where is Bapus?In Imperri, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Bapus?Kahekay, Moimaligie and Sokrapan - What time zone is Bapus in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Bapus?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Bapus?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bapus?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bapus?Settlements lie between 6 m and 27 m - What is the best time to visit Bapus?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bapus?Bonthe Government Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bapus?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 18 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bapus?SL03020402 (OCHA common operational dataset)