# Pelegbulor Section, Galliness Perri, Pujehun District

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Section · Galliness Perri 

# Pelegbulor

Pelegbulor is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **67.2 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 67.2km²
- 49 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pelegbulor?

Pelegbulor 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 6 other sections: [Dabeni](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/dabeni/), [Dakona](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/dakona/), [Jakema I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/jakema-i/), [Joya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/joya/), [Kortugbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kortugbu/) and [Mewah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/mewah/). By area it is the 329th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 11.3% of [Galliness Perri](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/). The centre of Pelegbulor is about 225 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3321° N, 11.5631° 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: Pelegbulor

- 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) · Monrovia146 km
- Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia180 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 Pelegbulor

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Pelegbulor. Settlements here lie between about 39 m and 61 m above sea level (median 49 m).

- Baraka
- Fonima
- Funima
- Gonama
- Juring
- Konia
- Kpowubu
- Matepoma
- Matopoma
- Senehun
- Tungie
- Walima

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 Pelegbulor

Named natural and historic features inside Pelegbulor, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Buango

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 Pelegbulor 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 Pelegbulor

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) 

Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) 

Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 27 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 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) 

Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 27 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
- Joya
- Kemokai
- Kortugbu
- Mallah
- Mewah

## Quick answers

- Where is Pelegbulor?In Galliness Perri, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Pelegbulor?Dabeni, Dakona, Jakema I, Joya, Kortugbu and Mewah
- What time zone is Pelegbulor in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Pelegbulor?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Pelegbulor?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pelegbulor?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pelegbulor?Settlements lie between 39 m and 61 m
- What is the best time to visit Pelegbulor?November to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pelegbulor?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pelegbulor?Station SKM, about 40 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pelegbulor?SL03040213 (OCHA common operational dataset)
