# Ketaway Section, Yawbeko, Bonthe District – Villages & Map

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Section · Yawbeko 

# Ketaway

Ketaway is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Yawbeko, Bonthe District, Southern Province. It covers **36.6 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 36.6km²
- 14 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ketaway?

Ketaway lies in [Yawbeko](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/yawbeko/), [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: [Baryegbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/yawbeko/baryegbe/), [Gbangbassa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/nongoba-bullom/gbangbassa/), [Hahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/nongoba-bullom/hahun/), [Hahun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/yawbeko/hahun/), [Koimato](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/koimato/), [Ndopie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/sogbeni/ndopie/), [Salma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/nongoba-bullom/salma/) and [Yorma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/yawbeko/yorma/). By area it is the 694th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 18.9% of [Yawbeko](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/yawbeko/). The centre of Ketaway is about 171 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4249° N, 12.1096° 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: Ketaway

- 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)178 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia195 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 18:34).

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 Ketaway

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Ketaway. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 21 m above sea level (median 14 m).

- Fowah
- Gbongeh
- Gondama
- Mania
- Mesima
- Naaba
- Naba
- Nyandehun
- Nyondehun
- Senehun
- Talia

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 Ketaway 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 Ketaway

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60519&mlon=-12.16766#map=17/7.60519/-12.16766) 

Hotel Promised Land Guest House · Bayengbe 21 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 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.24692&mlon=-12.01820#map=17/7.24692/-12.01820) 

Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 29 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 Yawbeko

- Baryegbe
- Hahun
- Mobulie
- Yorma

## Quick answers

- Where is Ketaway?In Yawbeko, Bonthe District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Ketaway?Baryegbe, Gbangbassa, Hahun, Hahun, Koimato, Ndopie, Salma and Yorma
- What time zone is Ketaway in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Ketaway?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Ketaway?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ketaway?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ketaway?Settlements lie between 12 m and 21 m
- What is the best time to visit Ketaway?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ketaway?Mattru General Hospital, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ketaway?SL03021103 (OCHA common operational dataset)