# Kigando Sub-county Sub-county, Kasambya County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/kigando/ Sub-county · Kasambya County # Kigando Sub-county Kigando Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kasambya County, Mubende District, Central Region. It covers **436.1 km²**. 55 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 436km² - 23mapped services - 1,207 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kigando Sub-county? Kigando Sub-county lies in [Kasambya County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/), [Mubende District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 10 other sub-counties: [Bagezza Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/bagezza/), [Kasambya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/kasambya/), [Kasambya Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/kasambya-town-council/), [Kibalinga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/kibalinga/), [Kitenga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/buwekula/kitenga/), [Lugusulu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/lugusulu/), [Lwemiyaga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/lwemiyaga/lwemiyaga/), [Maddu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/gomba/gomba/maddu/), [Nabingoola Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/nabingoola/) and [Ntuusi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/lwemiyaga/ntuusi/). By area it is the 105th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 39.9% of [Kasambya County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/mubende/kasambya/). The centre of Kigando Sub-county is about 142 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.3031° N, 31.3087° 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: Kigando 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) · Entebbe129 km - Bunia Airport (BUX) · Bunia185 km ### Nearest railway station Kasambia (Maddu), about 5.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:50) and shortest in Jan (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 07:00, sunset around 19:06). 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 Kigando Sub-county Open gazetteers list **55 villages, towns and localities** in Kigando Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,176 m and 1,250 m above sea level (median 1,207 m). - Bubanda - Bungoma - Busegele - Butawaata East - Butawata Central - Bwawamala - Ikula - Kabale - Kabandole - Kabateza C - Kabende - Kabunde - Kacwamango - Kanyogoga A - Kanyogoga B - Kasaana A - Kasasa B - Kasasa C - Katega - Katoka - Katongole - Kigando - Kisharizi - Kisiita (kigando) - Kisonko - Kittambogo A - Kittambogo B - Kiwomya - Kwezikumwe - Kyabwire - Kyakasa A - Kyakasa B - Kyamuguluma - Kyankungu - Kyatabagole - Lugazi B - Lusana - Lwamatovu - Lyangoma - Malongo - Mawujjo - Mirembe - Mugolodde - Nabikakala (kigando) - Nakaseta - Namugongo - Ndoloredde - Ndyangoma - Nkukulu - Nyabikanda - Nyaraki - Nyaruteete - Rugaaga - Rwakilangala - Rwomushumi 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 Kigando Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Kigando Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Katabalanga - Nabakazi ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Lusiba · 1,377 m - Kabende · 1,233 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 Kigando Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mubende District, the warmest month is Feb (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jun (20 °C). About 1,252 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (159 mm) and the driest Jan (51 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 51 Feb 23 57 Mar 22 118 Apr 21 146 May 20 136 Jun 20 59 Jul 21 58 Aug 21 94 Sep 21 129 Oct 21 159 Nov 21 148 Dec 21 95 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kigando Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital HEALTH CENTRE III · Maddu 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.21663&mlon=31.39654#map=17/0.21663/31.39654) Bank Centenary Bank · Eastern Division 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55505&mlon=31.39284#map=17/0.55505/31.39284) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Kigando 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.38726&mlon=31.31870#map=17/0.38726/31.31870) Hotel Hotel Bafana International · Kigando 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.28412&mlon=31.27715#map=17/0.28412/31.27715) Mall Busuurwa Shopping Mall · Eastern Division 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55477&mlon=31.39368#map=17/0.55477/31.39368) School Kahambogo Primary School · Kigando 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.32658&mlon=31.32410#map=17/0.32658/31.32410) College Uganda Military Academy · Kasambya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.27035&mlon=31.17528#map=17/0.27035/31.17528) 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 Kigando Sub-county Places mapped inside Kigando Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools21 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 Kasambya County - Bagezza - Kasambya - Kasambya Town Council - Kibalinga - Nabingoola ## Quick answers - Where is Kigando Sub-county?In Kasambya County, Mubende District, Central Region, Uganda - What borders Kigando Sub-county?Bagezza Sub-county, Kasambya Sub-county, Kasambya Town Council Sub-county, Kibalinga Sub-county, Kitenga Sub-county, Lugusulu Sub-county, Lwemiyaga Sub-county, Maddu Sub-county, Nabingoola Sub-county and Ntuusi Sub-county - What time zone is Kigando Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kigando Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Kigando Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kigando Sub-county?55 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kigando Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,176 m and 1,250 m - What is the highest point in Kigando Sub-county?Lusiba (1,377 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kigando Sub-county?December to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kigando Sub-county?HEALTH CENTRE III, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kigando Sub-county?Centenary Bank, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kigando Sub-county?TotalEnergies, about 9.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Kigando Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kigando Sub-county?UG10200205 (OCHA common operational dataset)