# Samba Section, Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/samba/ Section · Panga Kabonde # Samba Samba is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **73.5 km²**. 16 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 73.5km² - 56 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samba? Samba 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 7 other sections: [Bakoi](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/bakoi/), [Jassende Ngoleima](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/kpaka/jassende-ngoleima-sl03040304/), [Joya](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/joya/), [Kabonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/kabonde/), [Kortugbu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kortugbu/), [Pejeh West](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/pejeh-futa-peje/pejeh-west/) and [Samba](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-krim/samba/). By area it is the 282nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 14.8% of [Panga Kabonde](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/panga-kabonde/). The centre of Samba is about 212 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.4583° N, 11.6141° 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: Samba - 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) · Monrovia161 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia194 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:29) 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 Samba Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Samba. Settlements here lie between about 38 m and 99 m above sea level (median 56 m). - Benduma - Boma - Bomu - Bopon - Boumu Samba - Dainsa - Diamei - Gerihun - Gondama - Kpowubu - Luguema - Makemuma - Mayomboma - Salaima - Salima - Sembehun 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 Samba Named natural and historic features inside Samba, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kotuyei - Makek 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 Samba 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 Samba Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex · Panga 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35326&mlon=-11.72005#map=17/7.35326/-11.72005) Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31234&mlon=-11.31681#map=17/7.31234/-11.31681) 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 · Selimeh 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.30803&mlon=-11.32303#map=17/7.30803/-11.32303) 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 - Pessekeh - Setti-Yakanday - Upper Kayiemba ## Quick answers - Where is Samba?In Panga Kabonde, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Samba?Bakoi, Jassende Ngoleima, Joya, Kabonde, Kortugbu, Pejeh West and Samba - What time zone is Samba in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Samba?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Samba?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Samba?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samba?Settlements lie between 38 m and 99 m - What is the best time to visit Samba?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Samba?Pujehun Government Hospital - Maternal and Child Health Complex, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Samba?SL03040408 (OCHA common operational dataset)