# Rakai Town Council Sub-county Sub-county, Kooki County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/rakai-town-council/ Sub-county · Kooki County # Rakai Town Council Sub-county Rakai Town Council Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kooki County, Rakai District, Central Region. It covers **31.2 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 31.2km² - 10mapped services ## Where is Rakai Town Council Sub-county? Rakai Town Council 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 3 other sub-counties: [Byakabanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/byakabanda/), [Ddwaniro Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/ddwaniro/) and [Lwanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/lwanda/). By area it is the 1183rd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 2.0% of [Kooki County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/rakai/kooki/). The centre of Rakai Town Council Sub-county is about 174 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 9.3 km from Rakai, the main town of Kooki County. The centre point is at 0.7101° S, 31.4012° 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: Rakai Town Council 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) · Bukoba83 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe143 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 Rakai Town Council Sub-county Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Rakai Town Council Sub-county. - Kagologolo - Kajjoki - Kanoni (katuntu Ward) - Katuntu (katuntu Ward) - Katwetwe - Kibona A - Kibona B - Kisansa - Kiwakanya - Kyakasolo - Lwakagala - Rakai - Rakai Central 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 Rakai Town Council Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Rakai Town Council Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Lugenda 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 Rakai Town Council 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 Rakai Town Council Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital RAKAI HOSPITAL · Rakai Town Council 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.71350&mlon=31.40303#map=17/-0.71350/31.40303) Bank Centenary Bank · Kyotera Town Council 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.63205&mlon=31.54631#map=17/-0.63205/31.54631) ATM Stanbic Bank · Kyotera Town Council 18 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 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.63425&mlon=31.54145#map=17/-0.63425/31.54145) Hotel Happex Guesthouse · Kasaali Town Council 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.64106&mlon=31.54106#map=17/-0.64106/31.54106) School Edrina Primary School · Rakai Town Council 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.71255&mlon=31.39926#map=17/-0.71255/31.39926) College St. Bernard's ss Mannya · Kalisizo Town Council 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.53512&mlon=31.62238#map=17/-0.53512/31.62238) 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 Rakai Town Council Sub-county Places mapped inside Rakai Town Council Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools9 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 - Byakabanda - Ddwaniro - Kacheera - Kagamba - Kibanda - Kifamba - Kiziba - Kyalulangira - Lwamaggwa - Lwanda ## Quick answers - Where is Rakai Town Council Sub-county?In Kooki County, Rakai District, Central Region, Uganda - What borders Rakai Town Council Sub-county?Byakabanda Sub-county, Ddwaniro Sub-county and Lwanda Sub-county - What time zone is Rakai Town Council Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Rakai Town Council Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Rakai Town Council Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rakai Town Council Sub-county?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Rakai Town Council Sub-county?December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rakai Town Council Sub-county?RAKAI HOSPITAL, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rakai Town Council Sub-county?Centenary Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Rakai Town Council Sub-county?Stanbic Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rakai Town Council Sub-county?TotalEnergies Kyotera Service Station, about 18 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rakai Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Rakai Town Council Sub-county?UG10240111 (OCHA common operational dataset)