# Falewuja Section, Jong, Bonthe District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/jong/falewuja/

Section · Jong 

# Falewuja

Falewuja is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Jong, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **42.8 km²**. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 42.8km²
- 37 mtypical elevation

## Where is Falewuja?

Falewuja lies in [Jong](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/jong/), [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 8 other sections: [Bakumba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/sogbeni/bakumba/), [Bayengbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/jong/bayengbe/), [Gbonge](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/kpanda-kemo/gbonge/), [Kumabeh-Kwe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/jong/kumabeh-kwe/), [Mogongbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/mogongbe/), [Pengor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/sogbeni/pengor/), [Songbo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/songbo/) and [Sopan-Cleveland](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/jong/sopan-cleveland/). By area it is the 594th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 11.1% of [Jong](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/jong/). The centre of Falewuja is about 156 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.6293° N, 12.1164° 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: Falewuja

- 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)162 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia211 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 06:53, 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 Falewuja

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Falewuja. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 50 m above sea level (median 37 m).

- Bandajuma
- Bandataina
- Karleh
- Lablama
- Luawa
- Maka
- Mokaiwa
- Moyowa
- Nyandehun
- Nyanihun
- Semabu
- Sembehun
- Wongifo
- Worgifor

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 Falewuja 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 Falewuja

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 6.2 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 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) 

Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60198&mlon=-12.16247#map=17/7.60198/-12.16247) 

School Centennial Secondary School · Bayengbe 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61283&mlon=-12.18186#map=17/7.61283/-12.18186) 

Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 14 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 Jong

- Basiaka
- Bayengbe
- Beyinga
- Kumabeh-Kwe
- Landi-Ngere
- Sopan-Cleveland
- Tucker-Nyambe

## Quick answers

- Where is Falewuja?In Jong, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Falewuja?Bakumba, Bayengbe, Gbonge, Kumabeh-Kwe, Mogongbe, Pengor, Songbo and Sopan-Cleveland
- What time zone is Falewuja in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Falewuja?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Falewuja?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Falewuja?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Falewuja?Settlements lie between 20 m and 50 m
- What is the best time to visit Falewuja?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Falewuja?Mattru General Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Falewuja?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Falewuja?SL03020504 (OCHA common operational dataset)