# Seitua Section, Makpele, Pujehun District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/seitua/

Section · Makpele 

# Seitua

Seitua is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Makpele, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **48.0 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 48.0km²
- 70 mtypical elevation

## Where is Seitua?

Seitua lies in [Makpele](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/), [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 5 other sections: [Kengo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/kengo/), [Samagbe](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/samagbe/), [Selimeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/selimeh/), [Zoker II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/zoker-ii/) and [Zombo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/zombo/). By area it is the 512th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 11.8% of [Makpele](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/). The centre of Seitua is about 244 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.2649° N, 11.3928° 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: Seitua

- 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) · Monrovia129 km
- Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia162 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 06:49, sunset around 18:31).

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 Seitua

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Seitua. Settlements here lie between about 47 m and 100 m above sea level (median 70 m).

- Dumagbe
- Gellehun
- Giehun
- Jabama
- Jene
- Maka
- Manjama
- Nyandehun
- Twasu

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 Seitua

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Weyo

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 Seitua 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 Seitua

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) 

Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31234&mlon=-11.31681#map=17/7.31234/-11.31681) 

School Hidaya Foundation Charity Primary School · Selimeh 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31262&mlon=-11.31281#map=17/7.31262/-11.31281) 

Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 9.1 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 Makpele

- Kengo
- Samagbe
- Selimeh

## Quick answers

- Where is Seitua?In Makpele, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Seitua?Kengo, Samagbe, Selimeh, Zoker II and Zombo
- What time zone is Seitua in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Seitua?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Seitua?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Seitua?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Seitua?Settlements lie between 47 m and 100 m
- What is the best time to visit Seitua?November to May
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Seitua?Station SKM, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Seitua?SL03040503 (OCHA common operational dataset)