# Zombo Section, Soro Gbema, Pujehun District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/zombo/ Section · Soro Gbema # Zombo Zombo is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Soro Gbema, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **78.8 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 78.8km² - 44 mtypical elevation ## Where is Zombo? Zombo 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 8 other sections: [Bondor](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/bondor/), [Kemokai](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/galliness-perri/kemokai/), [Kengo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/kengo/), [Malla](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/malla/), [Seitua](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/seitua/), [Selimeh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/makpele/selimeh/), [Sonjour II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/barri/sonjour-ii/) and [Zoker II](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/zoker-ii/). By area it is the 249th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 10.8% of [Soro Gbema](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/soro-gbema/). The centre of Zombo is about 237 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.2596° N, 11.4725° 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: Zombo - 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) · Monrovia134 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia167 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 Zombo Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Zombo. Settlements here lie between about 33 m and 72 m above sea level (median 44 m). - Buma - Fanima - Gbomei - Giawamei - Golawahun - Jagbwema - Jaluahun - Konehun - Majeima - Manjema - Mendekayima - Sengema - Simbaru - Tuso - Vaama 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 Zombo Named natural and historic features inside Zombo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Komagongo - Majei - Mosakpa - Senge - Wojoye 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 Zombo 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 Zombo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.35095&mlon=-11.71884#map=17/7.35095/-11.71884) Petrol pump Station SKM · Kemokai 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.02254&mlon=-11.38440#map=17/7.02254/-11.38440) Hotel KPTL Zimmy Guest House · Selimeh 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31234&mlon=-11.31681#map=17/7.31234/-11.31681) School Hidaya Foundation Charity Primary School · Selimeh 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31262&mlon=-11.31281#map=17/7.31262/-11.31281) Police station Checkpoint · Selimeh 17 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 I - Massaquoi II - Moiwebu - Zoker I - Zoker II ## Quick answers - Where is Zombo?In Soro Gbema, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone - What borders Zombo?Bondor, Kemokai, Kengo, Malla, Seitua, Selimeh, Sonjour II and Zoker II - What time zone is Zombo in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Zombo?Leone (SLE) - What language is spoken in Zombo?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Zombo?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Zombo?Settlements lie between 33 m and 72 m - What is the best time to visit Zombo?November to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Zombo?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Zombo?Station SKM, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Zombo?SL03041010 (OCHA common operational dataset)