# Songo Section, Fakunya, Moyamba District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/songo/

Section · Fakunya 

# Songo

Songo is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Fakunya, Moyamba District, Southern Province. It covers **74.8 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 74.8km²
- 1mapped service
- 77 mtypical elevation

## Where is Songo?

Songo lies in [Fakunya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/), [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 7 other sections: [Fakoi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/fakoi/), [Kunyafoi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/kunyafoi/), [Njawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/njawa/), [To - Ndambalenga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/to-ndambalenga/), [Tullu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/tullu/), [Zone - 3](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kori/zone-3/) and [Zone - 4](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/kori/zone-4/). By area it is the 273rd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 14.7% of [Fakunya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/fakunya/). The centre of Songo is about 112 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2270° N, 12.2525° W.

Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle).

## Things to see in and around Songo

### Nearby, outside Songo

- Kasewi Hills Forest Reserve · nature reserve, Zone - 315 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Songo

- 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)112 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry212 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:54, sunset around 18:33).

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 Songo

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Songo. Settlements here lie between about 64 m and 86 m above sea level (median 77 m).

- Bangaground
- Bangoma
- Bonanbu
- Gbap
- Gbapi
- Gendema
- Golala
- Jajobu
- Jajubu
- Kpetema
- Kpuawala
- Majundu
- Manjondu
- Mopote
- Periwahun
- Petema
- 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).

## Weather in Songo 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 Songo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital yonibana CHP · Yoni 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.43937&mlon=-12.24359#map=17/8.43937/-12.24359) 

Bank Union Trust Bank · Zone - 7 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11367&mlon=-12.06970#map=17/8.11367/-12.06970) 

Petrol pump NP Gas Station · Gaindema 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46629&mlon=-12.21925#map=17/8.46629/-12.21925) 

Hotel Samies · Mosoe 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.16775&mlon=-12.42131#map=17/8.16775/-12.42131) 

School UMC school Gbappi Songo Moyamba 2017 · Songo 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22832&mlon=-12.25921#map=17/8.22832/-12.25921) 

College Njala University · Zone - 7 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11653&mlon=-12.07046#map=17/8.11653/-12.07046) 

Police station Police Post · Zone - 7 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.11248&mlon=-12.07199#map=17/8.11248/-12.07199) 

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 Songo

Places mapped inside Songo 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 Fakunya

- Fakoi
- Gandorhun Central
- Kovella
- Kpangulgo
- Kunyafoi
- Maninga
- Njawa
- Tangbla
- To - Ndambalenga
- Tullu

## Quick answers

- Where is Songo?In Fakunya, Moyamba District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Songo?Fakoi, Kunyafoi, Njawa, To - Ndambalenga, Tullu, Zone - 3 and Zone - 4
- What is there to see in Songo?Kasewi Hills Forest Reserve
- What time zone is Songo in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Songo?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Songo?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Songo?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Songo?Settlements lie between 64 m and 86 m
- What is the best time to visit Songo?November to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Songo?yonibana CHP, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Songo?Union Trust Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Songo?NP Gas Station, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Songo?SL03030408 (OCHA common operational dataset)