# Lyabaana Sub-county Sub-county, Buvuma Island County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/buvuma-island/lyabaana/ Sub-county · Buvuma Island County # Lyabaana Sub-county Lyabaana Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Buvuma Island County, Buvuma District, Central Region. It covers **3,006.5 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3,006km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Lyabaana Sub-county? Lyabaana Sub-county lies in [Buvuma Island County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/buvuma-island/), [Buvuma District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other sub-counties: [Bugaya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/buvuma-island/bugaya/), [Buvuma Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/buvuma-island/buvuma-town-council/), [Bweema Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/buvuma-island/bweema/) and [Lwajje Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/buvuma-island/lwajje/). By area it is the 3rd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 31.3% of [Buvuma Island County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/buvuma/buvuma-island/). The centre of Lyabaana Sub-county is about 130 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 102 km from Kitamilo, the main town of Buvuma Island County. The centre point is at 0.6983° S, 33.1566° 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). ## Know before you go: Lyabaana 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) · Entebbe114 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu188 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:37) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:44, sunset around 18:49). 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 Lyabaana Sub-county Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Lyabaana Sub-county. - Bushenyi - Damba - Kibulwe - Kisenyi - Mbulamwalo - Mpande - Muwama - Ndwasi - Nkata 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 Lyabaana Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Lyabaana Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 12 islands. - Duweru Island - Iramba Island - Isamba Island - Lebu Island - Lyabana Island - Mbulamwalo Island - Mpande Island - Mwama Island - Nkata Island - Nsimba Island - Nsinga Island - Ziru Island 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 Lyabaana Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Buvuma District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 1,512 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (227 mm) and the driest Jul (43 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 87 Feb 26 84 Mar 25 189 Apr 24 227 May 24 184 Jun 24 61 Jul 24 43 Aug 24 81 Sep 25 101 Oct 24 140 Nov 24 185 Dec 25 129 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lyabaana Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Pelican Lodge & Marina · Lyabaana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.76353&mlon=33.09082#map=17/-0.76353/33.09082) 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 Lyabaana Sub-county Places mapped inside Lyabaana Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Restaurants1 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 Buvuma Island County - Bugaya - Busamuzi - Buvuma Town Council - Buwooya - Bweema - Lubya - Lwajje - Nairambi ## Quick answers - Where is Lyabaana Sub-county?In Buvuma Island County, Buvuma District, Central Region, Uganda - What borders Lyabaana Sub-county?Bugaya Sub-county, Buvuma Town Council Sub-county, Bweema Sub-county and Lwajje Sub-county - What time zone is Lyabaana Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Lyabaana Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Lyabaana Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lyabaana Sub-county?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Lyabaana Sub-county?January to February and June to September - What is the P-code of Lyabaana Sub-county?UG10040108 (OCHA common operational dataset)