# Panga Section, Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/panga/ Section · Panga Kabonde # Panga Panga is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **93.7 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 93.7km² - 3mapped services - 30 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panga? Panga 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 12 other sections: [Banyande](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/banyande/), [Bapawa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/bapawa/), [Batowa](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/batowa/), [Fassei](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-krim/fassei/), [Gbomotie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/mono-sakrim/gbomotie/), [Jassende Ngoleima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-ngoleima-sl03040303/), [Kpukumu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/kpukumu/), [Lower Kayiemba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/lower-kayiemba/), [Pemagbie](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-krim/pemagbie/), [Pessekeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/pessekeh/), [Setti-Yakanday](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/setti-yakanday/) and [Upper Kayiemba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/upper-kayiemba/). By area it is the 180th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 18.8% of [Panga Kabonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/). The centre of Panga is about 211 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3103° N, 11.7348° 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: Panga - 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) · Monrovia157 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia193 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 18:33). 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 Panga Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Panga. The largest with a recorded population: Pujehun (7,926). Settlements here lie between about 15 m and 45 m above sea level (median 30 m). - Baoma - Benga - Bobobu - Buma - Fernandopo - Gogbebu - Kabawana - Kangasa - Kenge - Konale - Kpekedu - Lawana - Longo - Manjama - Masamwa - Pujehun - Sawula - Sembehun - Tikonko - Tosu - Yikandaw - Yikandor 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 Panga Named natural and historic features inside Panga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Makibi - Manyingoyi - Matopo 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 Panga 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 Panga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 4.8 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 5.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Panga Places mapped inside Panga in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other sections in Panga Kabonde - Bakoi - Banyande - Kabonde - Kondogbe - Lower Kayiemba - Pessekeh - Samba - Setti-Yakanday - Upper Kayiemba ## Quick answers - Where is Panga?In Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Panga?Banyande, Bapawa, Batowa, Fassei, Gbomotie, Jassende Ngoleima, Kpukumu, Lower Kayiemba, Pemagbie, Pessekeh, Setti-Yakanday and Upper Kayiemba - What time zone is Panga in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Panga?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Panga?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Panga?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Panga?Settlements lie between 15 m and 45 m - What is the best time to visit Panga?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Panga?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 4.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Panga?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Panga?SL03040406 (OCHA common operational dataset)