# Massaquoi I Section, Soro Gbema, Pujehun District – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/massaquoi-i/ Section · Soro Gbema # Massaquoi I Massaquoi I is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Soro Gbema, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **50.1 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 50.1km² - 26 mtypical elevation ## Where is Massaquoi I? Massaquoi I lies in [Soro Gbema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/), [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: [Gendema I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/gendema-i/), [Kengo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/kengo/), [Moiwebu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/moiwebu/) and [Zoker I](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/zoker-i/). By area it is the 482nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 6.8% of [Soro Gbema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/). The centre of Massaquoi I is about 245 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.1219° N, 11.4898° 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: Massaquoi I - 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) · Monrovia123 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia159 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:49, 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 Massaquoi I Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Massaquoi I. Settlements here lie between about 21 m and 74 m above sea level (median 26 m). - Bongboma - Gangama - Gbahama - Gondama - Jijama - Madeira - Mano - Mapeyama - Njago - Periwahun - Sembehun - Tuso 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 Massaquoi I Named natural and historic features inside Massaquoi I, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Majenge - Makase 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 Massaquoi I 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 Massaquoi I Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) Hotel Coco International Guest House · Kemokai 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01808&mlon=-11.38180#map=17/7.01808/-11.38180) School R.C School · Kemokai 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02270&mlon=-11.39035#map=17/7.02270/-11.39035) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 28 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 Soro Gbema - Kemokai - Kengo - Kiazombo - Mano - River - Massaquoi II - Moiwebu - Zoker I - Zoker II - Zombo ## Quick answers - Where is Massaquoi I?In Soro Gbema, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Massaquoi I?Gendema I, Kengo, Moiwebu and Zoker I - What time zone is Massaquoi I in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Massaquoi I?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Massaquoi I?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Massaquoi I?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Massaquoi I?Settlements lie between 21 m and 74 m - What is the best time to visit Massaquoi I?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Massaquoi I?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Massaquoi I?Station SKM, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Massaquoi I?SL03041005 (OCHA common operational dataset)