# Bei-Kelleh Section, Upper Banta, Moyamba District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/bei-kelleh/ Section · Upper Banta # Bei-Kelleh Bei-Kelleh is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Upper Banta, Moyamba District, Southern Province. It covers **49.7 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 49.7km² - 35 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bei-Kelleh? Bei-Kelleh lies in [Upper Banta](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/), [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 5 other sections: [Kenafallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/kenafallay/), [Kepay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/kepay/), [Mogongbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/mogongbe/), [Songbo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/songbo/) and [Walihun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bo/bumpe-ngao/walihun/). By area it is the 489th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 25.6% of [Upper Banta](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/moyamba/upper-banta/). The centre of Bei-Kelleh is about 145 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.7383° N, 12.1553° 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: Bei-Kelleh - 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)150 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia223 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 18:33). 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 Bei-Kelleh Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Bei-Kelleh. Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 100 m above sea level (median 35 m). - Bonjema - Fayama - Foinda - Foya - Gondama - Kania - Mabonto - Mogbandi - Mokele - Mokelleh - Mokepi - Mokpanja - Moluseni - Moseki - Motavaworo - Salina 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 Bei-Kelleh Named natural and historic features inside Bei-Kelleh, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Fayei - Mokui - Tikote 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 Bei-Kelleh 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 Bei-Kelleh Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mattru General Hospital · Bayengbe 15 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 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.76611&mlon=-12.29604#map=17/7.76611/-12.29604) Hotel Yea Mamie Guest House · Bayengbe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.61237&mlon=-12.17524#map=17/7.61237/-12.17524) School Vocational secondary school · Serabu 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78297&mlon=-12.05046#map=17/7.78297/-12.05046) Police station Checkpoint · Mokotawa 19 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 Upper Banta - Kenafallay - Kepay - Mogongbe - Songbo ## Quick answers - Where is Bei-Kelleh?In Upper Banta, Moyamba District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Bei-Kelleh?Kenafallay, Kepay, Mogongbe, Songbo and Walihun - What time zone is Bei-Kelleh in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Bei-Kelleh?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Bei-Kelleh?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bei-Kelleh?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bei-Kelleh?Settlements lie between 20 m and 100 m - What is the best time to visit Bei-Kelleh?November to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Bei-Kelleh?Mattru General Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bei-Kelleh?Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (Rutile), about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bei-Kelleh?SL03031401 (OCHA common operational dataset)