# Tasso Island, Western Area Urban – Sections, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/tasso-island/

Chiefdom · Western Area Urban 

# Tasso Island

Tasso Island is a chiefdom of Sierra Leone in Western Area Urban, Western Province. It covers **7.69 km²**. It is divided into 1 section. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.7km²
- 1section

## Where is Tasso Island?

Tasso Island lies in [Western Area Urban](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/), [Sierra Leone](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/). By area it is the 161st largest of 167 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone. It covers 9.4% of [Western Area Urban](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/). The centre of Tasso Island is about 19 km in a straight line from Freetown, the capital. The centre point is at 8.5534° N, 13.0736° 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: Tasso Island

- 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)15 km
- Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY) · Conakry128 km

### Nearest railway station

Hastings (Hastings Village A), about 20 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:33) 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.

## Sections of Tasso Island

Section Area km² Localities Services 

[Tasso Island](https://wherepedia.org/sierra-leone/western/western-area-urban/tasso-island/tasso-island/) 7.7 8 0 

Source: [Government of Sierra Leone via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-sle); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Tasso Island

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Tasso Island. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 0 m above sea level (median 0 m).

- Allan Town
- Kissi Camp
- Oku Town
- Pulunmant
- Sangbalima
- Tasoku
- Tasso
- Tasso Town

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 Tasso Island and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Western Area Urban, 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/).

## Quick answers

- Where is Tasso Island?In Western Area Urban, Western Province, Sierra Leone
- What time zone is Tasso Island in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Tasso Island?Leone (SLE)
- What language is spoken in Tasso Island?English, Mende, Timne (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Tasso Island?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tasso Island?Settlements lie between 0 m and 0 m
- What is the best time to visit Tasso Island?November to April
- What is the P-code of Tasso Island?SL040209 (OCHA common operational dataset)