# Seijeila Section, Malen, Pujehun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/seijeila/ Section · Malen # Seijeila Seijeila is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Malen, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **25.8 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 25.8km² - 22 mtypical elevation ## Where is Seijeila? Seijeila lies in [Malen](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/), [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: [Bahoin](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/bahoin/), [Banyande](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/banyande/), [Gbengain](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/bonthe/bum/gbengain/), [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/kemoh/), [Korwa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/korwa/), [Pessekeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/pessekeh/) and [Setti-Yakanday](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/setti-yakanday/). By area it is the 915th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.4% of [Malen](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/). The centre of Seijeila is about 194 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3845° N, 11.8648° 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: Seijeila - 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) · Monrovia172 km - Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)201 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:51, sunset around 18:33). 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 Seijeila Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Seijeila. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 26 m above sea level (median 22 m). - Bamba - Gambia - Gangama - Hinan - Hogai - Hunkan - Pattu - Semabu 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 Seijeila Named natural and historic features inside Seijeila, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Magbumpe 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 Seijeila 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 Seijeila Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex · Panga 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35326&mlon=-11.72005#map=17/7.35326/-11.72005) School Saint Paul's Secondary School Pujehun · Panga 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66211&mlon=-11.99034#map=17/7.66211/-11.99034) 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 Malen - Bahoin - Kahaimoh - Kakpanda - Kemoh - Korwa - Lower Pemba - Taukunor - Upper Pemba ## Quick answers - Where is Seijeila?In Malen, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Seijeila?Bahoin, Banyande, Gbengain, Kemoh, Korwa, Pessekeh and Setti-Yakanday - What time zone is Seijeila in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Seijeila?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Seijeila?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Seijeila?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Seijeila?Settlements lie between 16 m and 26 m - What is the best time to visit Seijeila?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Seijeila?Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Seijeila?SL03040607 (OCHA common operational dataset)