# Benguema Village A Section, Waterloo Rural, Western Area Rural

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/waterloo-rural/benguema-village-a/

Section · Waterloo Rural 

# Benguema Village A

Benguema Village A is a chiefdom section of Sierra Leone in Waterloo Rural, Western Area Rural, Western Province. It covers **27.7 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 25 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 27.7km²
- 25mapped services
- 20 mtypical elevation

## Where is Benguema Village A?

Benguema Village A lies in [Waterloo Rural](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/waterloo-rural/), [Western Area Rural](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). It borders 5 other sections: [Campbell Town Vill](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/waterloo-rural/campbell-town-vill/), [Hastings Village A](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/waterloo-rural/hastings-village-a/), [Sattia/Tombo](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/york-rural/sattia-tombo/), [Waterloo Village A](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/waterloo-rural/waterloo-village-a/) and [York](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/york-rural/york/). By area it is the 882nd largest of 1,316 sections in Sierra Leone. It covers 16.9% of [Waterloo Rural](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-rural/waterloo-rural/). The centre of Benguema Village A is about 27 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.2981° N, 13.0853° W.

Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle).

## Things to see in and around Benguema Village A

### Nearby, outside Benguema Village A

- Western Area Peninsula National Park · nature reserve, York8.5 km
- Bahamut Beach Club · beach, York9.9 km
- John Obey Beach · beach, York10 km
- Tigiemans Resident · attraction, Hastings Village A11 km
- Bureh beach · beach, Kent13 km
- OAR Secret Beach · viewpoint, Hamilton15 km
- Kent Slave House · museum, Kent16 km
- Sussex beach · beach, Hamilton17 km
- Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary · nature reserve, Bathurst19 km
- Mambo Waterfall · waterfall, Hamilton20 km
- Tacaguma Chimpanzee Sanctuary · attraction, Bathurst20 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Benguema Village A

- 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

- Lungi International Airport (FNA) · Freetown (Lungi-Town)37 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry154 km

### Nearest railway station

Waterloo (Waterloo Village A), about 4.7 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:58, sunset around 18:36).

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 Benguema Village A

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Benguema Village A. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 128 m above sea level (median 20 m).

- Baponto
- Bassu Town
- Benguema
- Bofla
- Borquima
- Chinese Quarry
- Fakina
- Fullah Town
- Jamat Farm
- Jibima
- Kakanda Town
- Kani
- Koba
- Koso Village
- Kosso
- Kottopema
- Kushie Farm
- Macdonald
- Macdonald Wharf
- Maranathan
- Middle Town
- Monkey Bush
- Nassit Community
- Samuel Town
- Samuel Town Village
- Sukuma Town
- York Road

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 Benguema Village A and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Western Area Rural, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 2,569 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (699 mm) and the driest Jan (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 1 

Feb 27 2 

Mar 27 2 

Apr 28 25 

May 28 135 

Jun 26 399 

Jul 25 644 

Aug 25 699 

Sep 25 400 

Oct 26 187 

Nov 26 71 

Dec 26 4 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Benguema Village A

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kerry Town ETU · Sattia/Tombo 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.26178&mlon=-13.09061#map=17/8.26178/-13.09061) 

Bank Ecobank · Benguema Village A 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32652&mlon=-13.06657#map=17/8.32652/-13.06657) 

ATM Econank · Brookfields 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47777&mlon=-13.24784#map=17/8.47777/-13.24784) 

Petrol pump Safecon Filling Station · Benguema Village A 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32149&mlon=-13.07280#map=17/8.32149/-13.07280) 

Hotel Masire Gardens · Campbell Town Vill 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.30230&mlon=-13.05498#map=17/8.30230/-13.05498) 

Mall STG - Computer Shop · New England-Hill C 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47035&mlon=-13.24022#map=17/8.47035/-13.24022) 

School Benguema Army R.E.C. School · Benguema Village A 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.30958&mlon=-13.07848#map=17/8.30958/-13.07848) 

College Benguema College · Benguema Village A 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.30638&mlon=-13.08265#map=17/8.30638/-13.08265) 

Police station Lumpa Police Station · Benguema Village A 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32611&mlon=-13.06279#map=17/8.32611/-13.06279) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Benguema Village A

Places mapped inside Benguema Village A in open map data, by type.

- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools19
- Colleges and universities1
- Police stations1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other sections in Waterloo Rural

- Campbell Town Vill
- Hastings Village A
- Waterloo Village A

## Quick answers

- Where is Benguema Village A?In Waterloo Rural, Western Area Rural, Western Province, Sierra Leone
- What borders Benguema Village A?Campbell Town Vill, Hastings Village A, Sattia/Tombo, Waterloo Village A and York
- What is there to see in Benguema Village A?Western Area Peninsula National Park, Bahamut Beach Club, John Obey Beach, Tigiemans Resident
- What time zone is Benguema Village A in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Benguema Village A?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Benguema Village A?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Benguema Village A?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Benguema Village A?Settlements lie between 6 m and 128 m
- What is the best time to visit Benguema Village A?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Benguema Village A?Kerry Town ETU, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Benguema Village A?Ecobank, about 3.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Benguema Village A?Econank, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Benguema Village A?Safecon Filling Station, about 2.9 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Benguema Village A?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Benguema Village A?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Benguema Village A?SL04010301 (OCHA common operational dataset)