# Budaka Town Council Sub-county Sub-county, Budaka County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/budaka-town-council/ Sub-county · Budaka County # Budaka Town Council Sub-county Budaka Town Council Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Budaka County, Budaka District, Eastern Region. It covers **37.8 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 30 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 37.8km² - 30mapped services - 1,129 mtypical elevation ## Where is Budaka Town Council Sub-county? Budaka Town Council Sub-county lies in [Budaka County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/), [Budaka District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 8 other sub-counties: [Budaka Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/budaka/), [Kabweri Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kibuku/kibuku/kabweri/), [Kaderuna Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/kaderuna/), [Kakule Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/kakule/), [Lyama Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/lyama/), [Naboa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/naboa/), [Nandere Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kibuku/kibuku/nandere/) and [Nansanga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/nansanga/). By area it is the 1115th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 16.9% of [Budaka County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/). The centre of Budaka Town Council Sub-county is about 170 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 1.8 km from Budaka, the main town of Budaka County. The centre point is at 1.0155° N, 33.9369° 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: Budaka 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 - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti87 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu151 km ### Nearest railway station Mbale (Industrial Divison), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:38) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 18:41). 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 Budaka Town Council Sub-county Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Budaka Town Council Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Budaka (29,100). Settlements here lie between about 1,112 m and 1,136 m above sea level (median 1,129 m). - Budaka - Budaka Township - Bujjasi - Bukabindi - Buwemba - Bwase - Kibali I - Kibali Ii - Kolododo - Macholi - Nabweyo - Naigobya - Naigumya - Nakajjete - Nakibulu - Nalado - Nalwaya - Namengo - Namengo Sapiri - Nankone - Nanyago - Nasawo - Nawojja 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). ## Weather in Budaka Town Council Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Budaka District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C). About 1,489 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (202 mm) and the driest Jan (51 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 51 Feb 26 55 Mar 26 119 Apr 24 202 May 23 176 Jun 22 104 Jul 22 95 Aug 23 133 Sep 23 158 Oct 24 168 Nov 24 142 Dec 24 87 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Budaka Town Council Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital BUDAKA HC 5 · Budaka Town Council 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01738&mlon=33.95288#map=17/1.01738/33.95288) Bank Diamond Trust Bank, Mbale Branch · Industrial Divison 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07274&mlon=34.17573#map=17/1.07274/34.17573) ATM Barclays Bank Mbale Branch · Industrial Divison 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07155&mlon=34.18140#map=17/1.07155/34.18140) Petrol pump Talibandula Petrol station · Nandere 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01763&mlon=33.87859#map=17/1.01763/33.87859) Hotel Clover Woods Mabira Motel · Budaka Town Council 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01483&mlon=33.94465#map=17/1.01483/33.94465) Mall Musoto Masandsa · Bukasakya 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.06171&mlon=34.14765#map=17/1.06171/34.14765) School Budaka Primary School · Budaka Town Council 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01456&mlon=33.94568#map=17/1.01456/33.94568) College Saint Anthony Technical College · Budaka Town Council 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.00546&mlon=33.95356#map=17/1.00546/33.95356) Police station Budaka Central Police Station · Budaka Town Council 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01886&mlon=33.95915#map=17/1.01886/33.95915) 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 Budaka Town Council Sub-county Places mapped inside Budaka Town Council Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools26 - Colleges and universities1 - Police stations1 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 Budaka County - Budaka - Kaderuna - Kakule - Lyama - Naboa - Nansanga ## Quick answers - Where is Budaka Town Council Sub-county?In Budaka County, Budaka District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Budaka Town Council Sub-county?Budaka Sub-county, Kabweri Sub-county, Kaderuna Sub-county, Kakule Sub-county, Lyama Sub-county, Naboa Sub-county, Nandere Sub-county and Nansanga Sub-county - What time zone is Budaka Town Council Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Budaka Town Council Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Budaka Town Council Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Budaka Town Council Sub-county?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Budaka Town Council Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,112 m and 1,136 m - What is the best time to visit Budaka Town Council Sub-county?December to March and June to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Budaka Town Council Sub-county?BUDAKA HC 5, about 1.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Budaka Town Council Sub-county?Diamond Trust Bank, Mbale Branch, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Budaka Town Council Sub-county?Barclays Bank Mbale Branch, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Budaka Town Council Sub-county?Talibandula Petrol station, about 6.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Budaka Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Budaka Town Council Sub-county?UG20280102 (OCHA common operational dataset)