# Bigasa Sub-county Sub-county, Bukomansimbi County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/bigasa/ Sub-county · Bukomansimbi County # Bigasa Sub-county Bigasa Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bukomansimbi County, Bukomansimbi District, Central Region. It covers **187.9 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 188km² - 40mapped services - 1,207 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bigasa Sub-county? Bigasa Sub-county lies in [Bukomansimbi County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/), [Bukomansimbi District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 8 other sub-counties: [Bukomansimbi Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi-town-council/), [Butenga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/butenga/), [Kabulasoke Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/gomba/gomba/kabulasoke/), [Kalungu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/kalungu/kalungu/kalungu/), [Kitanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/kitanda/), [Kyamulibwa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/kalungu/kalungu/kyamulibwa/), [Lugusulu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/lugusulu/) and [Lwabenge Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/kalungu/kalungu/lwabenge/). By area it is the 352nd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 31.3% of [Bukomansimbi County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/). The centre of Bigasa Sub-county is about 111 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 14 km from Bukomansimbi, the main town of Bukomansimbi County. The centre point is at 0.0446° S, 31.6538° E. Source: [Uganda Bureau of Statistics with support from WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-uga). ## Things to see in and around Bigasa Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Bigasa Sub-county - Late Mulamuzi Masaka Kalungu Home · memorial, Kalungu Town Council18 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: Bigasa Sub-county - Time zoneUTC+3, no daylight saving · Africa/Kampala - CurrencyShilling (UGX) - Country calling code+256 - LanguagesEnglish, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic - Plug typesType G · 240 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe88 km - Savannah Airstrip (KHX) · Kihihi230 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:44) and shortest in Sep (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:45, sunset around 18:52). 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 Bigasa Sub-county Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Bigasa Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,182 m and 1,278 m above sea level (median 1,207 m). - Bigasa - Ganda - Kasenyi - Kitemi - Kyakalenzi - Kyaziza - Mbirizi - Mujunwa 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 Bigasa Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Bigasa Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nabajuzi ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kitera · 1,319 m 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 Bigasa Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bukomansimbi District, the warmest month is Feb (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jun (21 °C). About 1,319 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (172 mm) and the driest Jul (47 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 71 Feb 23 78 Mar 23 144 Apr 22 172 May 21 158 Jun 21 49 Jul 21 47 Aug 22 82 Sep 22 111 Oct 22 143 Nov 21 154 Dec 22 109 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bigasa Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kigangazzi HC II · Bigasa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.03097&mlon=31.67256#map=17/-0.03097/31.67256) Bank Centinary Bank · Nyendo-Ssenyange Division 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.31733&mlon=31.75989#map=17/-0.31733/31.75989) Petrol pump Shell · Sembabule Town Council 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.08741&mlon=31.47148#map=17/-0.08741/31.47148) Hotel Hotel Hollandia · Bukomansimbi Town Council 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.15279&mlon=31.59947#map=17/-0.15279/31.59947) School Mbiriizi Roman Catholic Church Primary School · Bigasa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.04457&mlon=31.64399#map=17/-0.04457/31.64399) College Lukaya Polytechnic Institute - Uganda · Bukulula 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.11306&mlon=31.85390#map=17/-0.11306/31.85390) Police station Mpugwe Town Police Post · Mukungwe 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.25545&mlon=31.82003#map=17/-0.25545/31.82003) 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 Bigasa Sub-county Places mapped inside Bigasa Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Schools37 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 sub-counties in Bukomansimbi County - Bukomansimbi Town Council - Butenga - Kibinge - Kitanda ## Quick answers - Where is Bigasa Sub-county?In Bukomansimbi County, Bukomansimbi District, Central Region, Uganda - What borders Bigasa Sub-county?Bukomansimbi Town Council Sub-county, Butenga Sub-county, Kabulasoke Sub-county, Kalungu Sub-county, Kitanda Sub-county, Kyamulibwa Sub-county, Lugusulu Sub-county and Lwabenge Sub-county - What is there to see in Bigasa Sub-county?Late Mulamuzi Masaka Kalungu Home - What time zone is Bigasa Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Bigasa Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Bigasa Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bigasa Sub-county?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bigasa Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,182 m and 1,278 m - What is the highest point in Bigasa Sub-county?Kitera (1,319 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bigasa Sub-county?December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Bigasa Sub-county?Kigangazzi HC II, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bigasa Sub-county?Centinary Bank, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bigasa Sub-county?Shell, about 21 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bigasa Sub-county?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Bigasa Sub-county?UG10020101 (OCHA common operational dataset)