# Jakema II Section, Galliness Perri, Pujehun District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/jakema-ii/ Section · Galliness Perri # Jakema II Jakema II is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **35.7 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 35.7km² - 36 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jakema II? Jakema II 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 7 other sections: [Dabeni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/dabeni/), [Dakona](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/dakona/), [Gendema I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/gendema-i/), [Gendema II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/gendema-ii/), [Jassende Masaoma](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-masaoma/), [Kemokai](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kemokai/) and [Sarbah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/sarbah/). By area it is the 709th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 6.0% of [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/). The centre of Jakema II is about 233 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.2061° N, 11.5623° 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 II - 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) · Monrovia135 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia171 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 06:50, 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 II Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Jakema II. Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 49 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Bar - Barwoh Street - Bombohun - Bopo - Gbonuma - Saama - Sarma - Soaworo - Talia - Wongofar 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 II 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 II Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) Hotel Coco International Guest House · Kemokai 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01808&mlon=-11.38180#map=17/7.01808/-11.38180) School Saint Paul's Secondary School Pujehun · Panga 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 29 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 I - Joya - Kemokai - Kortugbu - Mallah - Mewah - Pelegbulor ## Quick answers - Where is Jakema II?In Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Jakema II?Dabeni, Dakona, Gendema I, Gendema II, Jassende Masaoma, Kemokai and Sarbah - What time zone is Jakema II in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Jakema II?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Jakema II?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jakema II?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jakema II?Settlements lie between 21 m and 49 m - What is the best time to visit Jakema II?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Jakema II?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jakema II?Station SKM, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jakema II?SL03040207 (OCHA common operational dataset)