# Malla Section, Barri, Pujehun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/malla/ Section · Barri # Malla Malla is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Barri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **12.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 12.3km² - 52 mtypical elevation ## Where is Malla? Malla lies in [Barri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/), [Pujehun District](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 5 other sections: [Bondor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/bondor/), [Mallah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/mallah/), [Sonjour I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/sonjour-i/), [Sonjour II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/sonjour-ii/) and [Zombo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/zombo/). By area it is the 1110th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 2.5% of [Barri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/). The centre of Malla is about 234 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3355° N, 11.4540° 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: Malla - 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 - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia139 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia172 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:31). 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 Malla Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Malla. Settlements here lie between about 49 m and 63 m above sea level (median 52 m). - Baoma - Jeoma - Njala 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 Malla Named natural and historic features inside Malla, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Masubu 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 Malla and the best time to visit Using the climate of Pujehun District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,968 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (474 mm) and the driest Jan (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 4 Feb 27 12 Mar 27 25 Apr 27 46 May 27 107 Jun 26 278 Jul 25 392 Aug 24 474 Sep 25 331 Oct 26 215 Nov 26 64 Dec 26 20 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Malla Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31234&mlon=-11.31681#map=17/7.31234/-11.31681) School Hidaya Foundation Charity Primary School · Selimeh 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31262&mlon=-11.31281#map=17/7.31262/-11.31281) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30803&mlon=-11.32303#map=17/7.30803/-11.32303) 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 Barri - Dakona - Fallay - Jougba - Karjei - Laimba - Sonjour I - Sonjour II - Tetima ## Quick answers - Where is Malla?In Barri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Malla?Bondor, Mallah, Sonjour I, Sonjour II and Zombo - What time zone is Malla in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Malla?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Malla?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Malla?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Malla?Settlements lie between 49 m and 63 m - What is the best time to visit Malla?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Malla?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Malla?Station SKM, about 36 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Malla?SL03040106 (OCHA common operational dataset)