# Pessekeh Section, Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District – Villages

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Section · Panga Kabonde 

# Pessekeh

Pessekeh is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **32.2 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 32.2km²
- 27 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pessekeh?

Pessekeh 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 5 other sections: [Banyande](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/banyande/), [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/kemoh/), [Panga](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/panga/), [Seijeila](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/malen/seijeila/) and [Upper Kayiemba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/upper-kayiemba/). By area it is the 779th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 6.5% of [Panga Kabonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/). The centre of Pessekeh is about 199 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.3957° N, 11.7996° 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: Pessekeh

- 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 Pessekeh

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Pessekeh. Settlements here lie between about 9 m and 44 m above sea level (median 27 m).

- Bale
- Bandajuma
- Blama
- Gombahun
- Gorahun
- Grima
- Jaluahun
- Lembe
- Mokengi
- Nagbena
- Nyandehun
- Soso
- Taninahun

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).

## Weather in Pessekeh 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 Pessekeh

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex · Panga 10.0 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 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35698&mlon=-11.72039#map=17/7.35698/-11.72039) 

Police station Checkpoint · Sewama 36 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
- Banyande
- Kabonde
- Kondogbe
- Lower Kayiemba
- Panga
- Samba
- Setti-Yakanday
- Upper Kayiemba

## Quick answers

- Where is Pessekeh?In Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Pessekeh?Banyande, Kemoh, Panga, Seijeila and Upper Kayiemba
- What time zone is Pessekeh in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Pessekeh?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Pessekeh?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pessekeh?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pessekeh?Settlements lie between 9 m and 44 m
- What is the best time to visit Pessekeh?November to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pessekeh?Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex, about 10.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Pessekeh?SL03040407 (OCHA common operational dataset)