# Mateete Sub-county Sub-county, Mawogola County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/mateete/ Sub-county · Mawogola County # Mateete Sub-county Mateete Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Mawogola County, Ssembabule District, Central Region. It covers **221.0 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 67 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 221km² - 67mapped services - 1,250 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mateete Sub-county? Mateete Sub-county lies in [Mawogola County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/), [Ssembabule District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/), [Central Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 9 other sub-counties: [Butenga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/butenga/), [Kibinge Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/kibinge/), [Kisekka Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/lwengo/bukoto/kisekka/), [Kitanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/bukomansimbi/bukomansimbi/kitanda/), [Kkingo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/lwengo/bukoto/kkingo/), [Lwebitakuli Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/lwebitakuli/), [Lwengo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/lwengo/bukoto/lwengo/), [Mateete Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/mateete-town-council/) and [Mijwala Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/mijwala/). By area it is the 280th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 14.3% of [Mawogola County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/central/ssembabule/mawogola/). The centre of Mateete Sub-county is about 132 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 19 km from Sembabule, the main town of Mawogola County. The centre point is at 0.2318° S, 31.5314° 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: Mateete 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) · Entebbe106 km - Savannah Airstrip (KHX) · Kihihi211 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:44) and shortest in Aug (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:55, sunset around 19:01). 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 Mateete Sub-county Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Mateete Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,193 m and 1,273 m above sea level (median 1,250 m). - Bugenge - Kabulasoke - Kalububbu - Kasambya - Kasana - Katimba - Kiryansa - Kiwondogoto - Lwamwende - Manyama - Matete - Muguruka - Musojo - Nakaseta - Nsangala 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 Mateete Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Mateete Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Bisange - Kakinga ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Kiwondogoto · 1,243 m - Kituntu · 1,228 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 Mateete Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ssembabule District, the warmest month is Feb (average 23 °C) and the coolest is May (20 °C). About 1,274 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (160 mm) and the driest Jul (48 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 68 Feb 23 75 Mar 22 138 Apr 21 160 May 20 148 Jun 20 48 Jul 21 48 Aug 21 81 Sep 22 112 Oct 21 142 Nov 21 150 Dec 21 105 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mateete Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital KATIMBA PARISH HOSPITAL · Mateete 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.24964&mlon=31.52266#map=17/-0.24964/31.52266) Bank Bank of Uganda Masaka Branch · Kimaanya-Kyabakuza Division 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.33928&mlon=31.73726#map=17/-0.33928/31.73726) Petrol pump Total · Kisekka 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.35294&mlon=31.55361#map=17/-0.35294/31.55361) Hotel Hotel Hollandia · Bukomansimbi Town Council 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.15279&mlon=31.59947#map=17/-0.15279/31.59947) School Saint Joseph Bugenge Primary School · Mateete 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.22115&mlon=31.53333#map=17/-0.22115/31.53333) College St. Charles Lwanga Technical Institute Butende · Kkingo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.31278&mlon=31.71310#map=17/-0.31278/31.71310) Police station Mbiriizi Police Post · Lwengo Town Council 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.38994&mlon=31.46291#map=17/-0.38994/31.46291) 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 Mateete Sub-county Places mapped inside Mateete Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools65 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 Mawogola County - Lugusulu - Lwebitakuli - Mateete Town Council - Mijwala - Sembabule Town Council ## Quick answers - Where is Mateete Sub-county?In Mawogola County, Ssembabule District, Central Region, Uganda - What borders Mateete Sub-county?Butenga Sub-county, Kibinge Sub-county, Kisekka Sub-county, Kitanda Sub-county, Kkingo Sub-county, Lwebitakuli Sub-county, Lwengo Sub-county, Mateete Town Council Sub-county and Mijwala Sub-county - What time zone is Mateete Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Mateete Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Mateete Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mateete Sub-county?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mateete Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,193 m and 1,273 m - What is the highest point in Mateete Sub-county?Kiwondogoto (1,243 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mateete Sub-county?December to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Mateete Sub-county?KATIMBA PARISH HOSPITAL, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mateete Sub-county?Bank of Uganda Masaka Branch, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mateete Sub-county?Total, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mateete Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Mateete Sub-county?UG10250203 (OCHA common operational dataset)