# Motobon Section, Bumpeh, Moyamba District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/bumpeh/motobon/ Section · Bumpeh # Motobon Motobon is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Bumpeh, Moyamba District, Southern Province. It covers **45.5 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 45.5km² - 1mapped service - 14 mtypical elevation ## Where is Motobon? Motobon lies in [Bumpeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/bumpeh/), [Moyamba District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 4 other sections: [Bellentin](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/bumpeh/bellentin/), [Mobureh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/ribbi/mobureh/), [Samu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/bumpeh/samu/) and [Upper Ribbi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/ribbi/upper-ribbi/). By area it is the 553rd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 6.4% of [Bumpeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/bumpeh/). The centre of Motobon is about 61 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.1196° N, 12.8253° 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: Motobon - 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)69 km - Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry184 km ### Nearest railway station Waterloo (Waterloo Village A), about 37 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:56, 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 Motobon Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Motobon. Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 23 m above sea level (median 14 m). - Lower Moyamba - Masimbara - Mochale - Motabe - Motobon - Shimbek - Tuelo 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 Motobon Named natural and historic features inside Motobon, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kamaranka 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 Motobon and the best time to visit Using the climate of Moyamba District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 2,276 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (539 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 1 Feb 27 4 Mar 28 9 Apr 29 36 May 28 135 Jun 26 362 Jul 25 520 Aug 25 539 Sep 25 397 Oct 26 203 Nov 26 64 Dec 26 7 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Motobon Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital United Methodist Hatfield Archer Memorial Hospital · Greema 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22843&mlon=-12.67813#map=17/8.22843/-12.67813) Bank Ecobank · Benguema Village A 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32652&mlon=-13.06657#map=17/8.32652/-13.06657) Petrol pump Pips Oyidoh's Gas Station · Sattia/Tombo 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21773&mlon=-13.09752#map=17/8.21773/-13.09752) Hotel Diamond lodge Hotel · Newton 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33333&mlon=-13.01670#map=17/8.33333/-13.01670) School Vine Memorial Baptist School · Motobon 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.12016&mlon=-12.82836#map=17/8.12016/-12.82836) College Institute of Computer Studies · Newton 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.33701&mlon=-13.00466#map=17/8.33701/-13.00466) Police station Fogbo Police Post · Magbafti 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26761&mlon=-12.97906#map=17/8.26761/-12.97906) 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 Motobon Places mapped inside Motobon 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 Bumpeh - Bellentin - Bumpeh - Greema - Kassipoto - Mamu - Massah - Moforay - Mokebbie - Moyemi - Saiama - Samu - Yengessa ## Quick answers - Where is Motobon?In Bumpeh, Moyamba District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Motobon?Bellentin, Mobureh, Samu and Upper Ribbi - What time zone is Motobon in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Motobon?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Motobon?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Motobon?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Motobon?Settlements lie between 5 m and 23 m - What is the best time to visit Motobon?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Motobon?United Methodist Hatfield Archer Memorial Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Motobon?Ecobank, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Motobon?Pips Oyidoh's Gas Station, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Motobon?SL03030209 (OCHA common operational dataset)