# Jassende Ngoleima (7.32° N, 11.67° W) Section, Kpaka > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-ngoleima-sl03040303/ Section · Kpaka # Jassende Ngoleima Jassende Ngoleima is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Kpaka, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **53.6 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 53.6km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Jassende Ngoleima? Jassende Ngoleima lies in [Kpaka](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/), [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: [Batowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/batowa/), [Kortugbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kortugbu/), [Lower Kayiemba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/lower-kayiemba/), [Mewah](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/mewah/), [Nyango-Ngoleihun](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/nyango-ngoleihun/), [Panga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/panga/), [Pemagbie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-krim/pemagbie/) and [Samba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-krim/samba/). By area it is the 445th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 18.1% of [Kpaka](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/). The centre of Jassende Ngoleima is about 215 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3207° N, 11.6732° 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: Jassende Ngoleima - 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) · Monrovia153 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia189 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 Jassende Ngoleima Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Jassende Ngoleima. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 74 m above sea level (median 26 m). - Bendu - Debia - Fulawahun - Grima - Jabama - Konia - Kuranko - Lahun - Lottu - Lotu - Massam - Mongere - Naiayahun - Talama - Tikonko - Tolobu 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 Jassende Ngoleima Named natural and historic features inside Jassende Ngoleima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Gandeyei 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 Jassende Ngoleima 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 Jassende Ngoleima Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 39 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 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 39 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 Kpaka - Jassende Kpeima - Jassende Masaoma - Jassende Ngoleima - Nyango - Njeigbla - Nyango-Ngoleihun - Parvu - Sarbah ## Quick answers - Where is Jassende Ngoleima?In Kpaka, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Jassende Ngoleima?Batowa, Kortugbu, Lower Kayiemba, Mewah, Nyango-Ngoleihun, Panga, Pemagbie and Samba - What time zone is Jassende Ngoleima in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Jassende Ngoleima?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Jassende Ngoleima?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jassende Ngoleima?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jassende Ngoleima?Settlements lie between 18 m and 74 m - What is the best time to visit Jassende Ngoleima?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Jassende Ngoleima?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jassende Ngoleima?SL03040303 (OCHA common operational dataset)