# Banyande Section, Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/banyande/ Section · Panga Kabonde # Banyande Banyande is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **47.6 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 47.6km² - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Banyande? Banyande lies in [Panga Kabonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/), [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 4 other sections: [Panga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/panga/), [Pessekeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/pessekeh/), [Seijeila](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/seijeila/) and [Setti-Yakanday](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/setti-yakanday/). By area it is the 521st largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.6% of [Panga Kabonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/). The centre of Banyande is about 199 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3608° N, 11.8270° 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: Banyande - 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) · Monrovia168 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia205 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 06:51, 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 Banyande Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Banyande. Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 42 m above sea level (median 30 m). - Benale - Blama - Damaworo - Fobu - Gbese - Gendema - Gibina - Komende - Naji - Senehun - Sundu - Tigian 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 Banyande Named natural and historic features inside Banyande, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Naji · 95 m 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 Banyande 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 Banyande Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex · Panga 12 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 38 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 Panga Kabonde - Bakoi - Kabonde - Kondogbe - Lower Kayiemba - Panga - Pessekeh - Samba - Setti-Yakanday - Upper Kayiemba ## Quick answers - Where is Banyande?In Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Banyande?Panga, Pessekeh, Seijeila and Setti-Yakanday - What time zone is Banyande in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Banyande?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Banyande?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Banyande?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Banyande?Settlements lie between 18 m and 42 m - What is the highest point in Banyande?Naji (95 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Banyande?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Banyande?Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Banyande?SL03040402 (OCHA common operational dataset)