# Joya Section, Galliness Perri, Pujehun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/joya/ Section · Galliness Perri # Joya Joya is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **89.9 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 89.9km² - 67 mtypical elevation ## Where is Joya? Joya 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: [Fallay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/fallay/), [Jakema I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/jakema-i/), [Jassende Ngoleima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-ngoleima-sl03040304/), [Kortugbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kortugbu/), [Laimba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/laimba/), [Pejeh West](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/pejeh-futa-peje/pejeh-west/), [Pelegbulor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/pelegbulor/) and [Samba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/samba/). By area it is the 193rd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 15.2% of [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/). The centre of Joya is about 220 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4309° N, 11.5485° 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: Joya - 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) · Monrovia154 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia187 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 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 Joya Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Joya. The largest with a recorded population: Foindu (5,868). Settlements here lie between about 50 m and 106 m above sea level (median 67 m). - Bagdad - Bo - Falaba - Foindu - Gewojahun - Jombohun - Kanjama - Konovulahun - Kowama - Kpakayema - Nieyama - Ribi - Sagwehun - Talifa - Tokpombu - Vaama - Yowabu 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 Joya 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 Joya 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) Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 29 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 28 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 - Jakema II - Kemokai - Kortugbu - Mallah - Mewah - Pelegbulor ## Quick answers - Where is Joya?In Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Joya?Fallay, Jakema I, Jassende Ngoleima, Kortugbu, Laimba, Pejeh West, Pelegbulor and Samba - What time zone is Joya in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Joya?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Joya?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Joya?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Joya?Settlements lie between 50 m and 106 m - What is the best time to visit Joya?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Joya?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Joya?SL03040208 (OCHA common operational dataset)