# Gendema I Section, Galliness Perri, Pujehun District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/gendema-i/ Section · Galliness Perri # Gendema I Gendema I is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **118.0 km²**. 25 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 118km² - 25 mtypical elevation ## Where is Gendema I? Gendema I lies in [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/), [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 8 other sections: [Jakema II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/jakema-ii/), [Jassende Kpeima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-kpeima/), [Kemokai](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kemokai/), [Kengo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/kengo/), [Massaquoi I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/massaquoi-i/), [Massaquoi II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/massaquoi-ii/), [Moiwebu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/moiwebu/) and [Sarbah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/sarbah/). By area it is the 112th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 19.9% of [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/). The centre of Gendema I is about 238 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.1277° N, 11.5664° 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: Gendema I - 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) · Monrovia129 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia166 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:32). 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 Gendema I Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Gendema I. Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 38 m above sea level (median 25 m). - Bajauma - Blama - Buma - Denibe - Dumagbe - Funehun - Gendema - Gendeyama - Jabama - Jisa - Kakaima - Kawai - Konma - Kpetema - Laoma - Lembema - Levuma - Lombi - Makasi - Mambo - Petema - Sahun - Semabu - Sola - 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Gendema I Named natural and historic features inside Gendema I, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Lombi - Londi - Yandeye 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 Gendema I 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 Gendema I Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) Hotel Coco International Guest House · Kemokai 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01808&mlon=-11.38180#map=17/7.01808/-11.38180) School R.C School · Kemokai 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02270&mlon=-11.39035#map=17/7.02270/-11.39035) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 34 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 Galliness Perri - Bondor - Dabeni - Dakona - Gendema II - Jakema I - Jakema II - Joya - Kemokai - Kortugbu - Mallah - Mewah - Pelegbulor ## Quick answers - Where is Gendema I?In Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Gendema I?Jakema II, Jassende Kpeima, Kemokai, Kengo, Massaquoi I, Massaquoi II, Moiwebu and Sarbah - What time zone is Gendema I in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Gendema I?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Gendema I?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Gendema I?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Gendema I?Settlements lie between 10 m and 38 m - What is the best time to visit Gendema I?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Gendema I?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gendema I?Station SKM, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Gendema I?SL03040204 (OCHA common operational dataset)