# Lower Kayiemba Section, Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/lower-kayiemba/ Section · Panga Kabonde # Lower Kayiemba Lower Kayiemba is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **18.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 18.9km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lower Kayiemba? Lower Kayiemba 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 3 other sections: [Jassende Ngoleima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-ngoleima-sl03040303/), [Panga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/panga/) and [Pemagbie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-krim/pemagbie/). By area it is the 1014th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.8% of [Panga Kabonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/). The centre of Lower Kayiemba is about 212 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3322° N, 11.6994° 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: Lower Kayiemba - 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) · Monrovia156 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia192 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 Lower Kayiemba Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Lower Kayiemba. Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 79 m above sea level (median 26 m). - Baaka - Komende - Manjama - Nyandehun - Semabu - Vawahun - Yonni 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 Lower Kayiemba Named natural and historic features inside Lower Kayiemba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Makankoy - Masan 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 Lower Kayiemba 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 Lower Kayiemba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) School Saint Paul's Secondary School Pujehun · Panga 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) 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 - Banyande - Kabonde - Kondogbe - Panga - Pessekeh - Samba - Setti-Yakanday - Upper Kayiemba ## Quick answers - Where is Lower Kayiemba?In Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Lower Kayiemba?Jassende Ngoleima, Panga and Pemagbie - What time zone is Lower Kayiemba in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Lower Kayiemba?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Lower Kayiemba?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lower Kayiemba?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lower Kayiemba?Settlements lie between 19 m and 79 m - What is the best time to visit Lower Kayiemba?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Lower Kayiemba?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lower Kayiemba?SL03040405 (OCHA common operational dataset)