# Byakabanda Sub-county Sub-county, Kooki County, Rakai District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/byakabanda/ Sub-county · Kooki County # Byakabanda Sub-county Byakabanda Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kooki County, Rakai District, Central Region. It covers **97.1 km²**. 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 97.1km² - 18mapped services - 1,277 mtypical elevation ## Where is Byakabanda Sub-county? Byakabanda Sub-county lies in [Kooki County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/), [Rakai District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other sub-counties: [Ddwaniro Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/ddwaniro/), [Kibanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/kibanda/), [Kifamba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/kifamba/), [Kyalulangira Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/kyalulangira/), [Lwanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/lwanda/) and [Rakai Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/rakai-town-council/). By area it is the 678th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 6.1% of [Kooki County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/). The centre of Byakabanda Sub-county is about 179 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 11 km from Rakai, the main town of Kooki County. The centre point is at 0.7614° S, 31.3917° 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: Byakabanda 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 - Bukoba Airport (BKZ) · Bukoba79 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe147 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:44) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 18:56). 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 Byakabanda Sub-county Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Byakabanda Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Byakabanda (7,608). Settlements here lie between about 1,239 m and 1,319 m above sea level (median 1,277 m). - Balakati - Bubba - Bumogolo - Byakabanda - Kaami - Kakumbiro - Kamukalo - Kamukalo A - Kamukalo B - Kasabukengero - Kasiika - Katerero - Kawunguli - Kibinda - Kikakata (kamukalo) - Kisomole - Kitaasa - Kiyoza - Kyalubinga - Kyandaza - Kyawanyana - Kyelulala - Kyempewo - Lukonda - Lukondo - Lukyamu - Lwanamboga - Manya - Michungilo - Mpunge - Nabugando - Sserinya (byakabanda) 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 Byakabanda Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Byakabanda Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Nabunga · 1,456 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 Byakabanda Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rakai District, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is May (20 °C). About 1,220 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (164 mm) and the driest Jul (36 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 22 78 Feb 22 85 Mar 22 146 Apr 21 164 May 20 143 Jun 20 36 Jul 21 36 Aug 21 65 Sep 22 94 Oct 21 124 Nov 21 148 Dec 21 102 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Byakabanda Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital BYAKABANDA HEALTH CENTRE 111 · Byakabanda 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.75944&mlon=31.38477#map=17/-0.75944/31.38477) Bank Centenary Bank · Kyotera Town Council 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.63205&mlon=31.54631#map=17/-0.63205/31.54631) ATM Stanbic Bank · Kyotera Town Council 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.63300&mlon=31.54355#map=17/-0.63300/31.54355) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Kyotera Service Station · Kyotera Town Council 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.63425&mlon=31.54145#map=17/-0.63425/31.54145) Hotel Happex Guesthouse · Kasaali Town Council 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.64106&mlon=31.54106#map=17/-0.64106/31.54106) School Katerero Secondary School · Byakabanda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.75959&mlon=31.40678#map=17/-0.75959/31.40678) College St. Bernard's ss Mannya · Kalisizo Town Council 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.53512&mlon=31.62238#map=17/-0.53512/31.62238) Police station Rubondo Police Post · Rushasha 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.73676&mlon=31.04361#map=17/-0.73676/31.04361) 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 Byakabanda Sub-county Places mapped inside Byakabanda Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools16 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 Kooki County - Ddwaniro - Kacheera - Kagamba - Kibanda - Kifamba - Kiziba - Kyalulangira - Lwamaggwa - Lwanda - Rakai Town Council ## Quick answers - Where is Byakabanda Sub-county?In Kooki County, Rakai District, Central Region, Uganda - What borders Byakabanda Sub-county?Ddwaniro Sub-county, Kibanda Sub-county, Kifamba Sub-county, Kyalulangira Sub-county, Lwanda Sub-county and Rakai Town Council Sub-county - What time zone is Byakabanda Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Byakabanda Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Byakabanda Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Byakabanda Sub-county?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Byakabanda Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,239 m and 1,319 m - What is the highest point in Byakabanda Sub-county?Nabunga (1,456 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Byakabanda Sub-county?December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Byakabanda Sub-county?BYAKABANDA HEALTH CENTRE 111, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Byakabanda Sub-county?Centenary Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Byakabanda Sub-county?Stanbic Bank, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Byakabanda Sub-county?TotalEnergies Kyotera Service Station, about 22 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Byakabanda Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Byakabanda Sub-county?UG10240101 (OCHA common operational dataset)