# Kemo-wa Section, Yakemu Kpukumu, Pujehun District – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/kemo-wa/

Section · Yakemu Kpukumu 

# Kemo-wa

Kemo-wa is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Yakemu Kpukumu, Pujehun District, Southern Province. It covers **5.58 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5.6km²
- 17 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kemo-wa?

Kemo-wa lies in [Yakemu Kpukumu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/), [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 3 other sections: [Bagollay](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/bagollay/), [Kemo-Bo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/kemo-bo/) and [Kemoh](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/mono-sakrim/kemoh/). By area it is the 1167th largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 3.1% of [Yakemu Kpukumu](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/southern/pujehun/yakemu-kpukumu/). The centre of Kemo-wa is about 219 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 7.1668° N, 11.7585° 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: Kemo-wa

- 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) · Monrovia147 km
- Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia186 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 Kemo-wa

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kemo-wa. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 21 m above sea level (median 17 m).

- Gberi
- Gberu
- Motanga
- Telo

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 Kemo-wa 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 Kemo-wa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pujehun Government Hospital · Panga 21 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 22 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.

## Other sections in Yakemu Kpukumu

- Bagollay
- Bapawa
- Batowa
- Bekowa
- Deyombo
- Fortune
- Kemo-Bo
- Kpukumu
- Seiwoh
- Sowonde
- Yabai

## Quick answers

- Where is Kemo-wa?In Yakemu Kpukumu, Pujehun District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Kemo-wa?Bagollay, Kemo-Bo and Kemoh
- What time zone is Kemo-wa in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Kemo-wa?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Kemo-wa?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kemo-wa?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kemo-wa?Settlements lie between 12 m and 21 m
- What is the best time to visit Kemo-wa?November to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kemo-wa?Pujehun Government Hospital, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Kemo-wa?SL03041208 (OCHA common operational dataset)