# Jakema I Section, Galliness Perri, Pujehun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/jakema-i/ Section · Galliness Perri # Jakema I Jakema I is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **41.8 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 41.8km² - 62 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jakema I? Jakema 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: [Bondor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/bondor/), [Dabeni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/dabeni/), [Joya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/joya/), [Kemokai](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kemokai/), [Laimba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/laimba/), [Mallah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/mallah/), [Pelegbulor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/pelegbulor/) and [Sonjour I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/sonjour-i/). By area it is the 611th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 7.1% of [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/). The centre of Jakema I is about 227 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3335° N, 11.5319° 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: Jakema 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) · Monrovia144 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia178 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 06:50, 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 Jakema I Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Jakema I. Settlements here lie between about 40 m and 73 m above sea level (median 62 m). - Baraka - Bumbe - Bumpe - Faiama - Gbanahun - Geiawahun - Golowahun - Jahindama - Juhun - Kowubu 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 Jakema 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 Jakema I Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31234&mlon=-11.31681#map=17/7.31234/-11.31681) School Saint Paul's Secondary School Pujehun · Panga 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 23 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 I - Gendema II - Jakema II - Joya - Kemokai - Kortugbu - Mallah - Mewah - Pelegbulor ## Quick answers - Where is Jakema I?In Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Jakema I?Bondor, Dabeni, Joya, Kemokai, Laimba, Mallah, Pelegbulor and Sonjour I - What time zone is Jakema I in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Jakema I?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Jakema I?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jakema I?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jakema I?Settlements lie between 40 m and 73 m - What is the best time to visit Jakema I?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Jakema I?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jakema I?Station SKM, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jakema I?SL03040206 (OCHA common operational dataset)