# Manjiya County, Bududa District – Sub-counties, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/

County · Bududa District 

# Manjiya County

Manjiya County is a county of Uganda in Bududa District, Eastern Region. It covers **317.4 km²**. It is divided into 17 sub-counties. 844 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 166 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 317km²
- 17sub-counties
- 166mapped services

## Where is Manjiya County?

Manjiya County lies in [Bududa District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other counties: [Bubulo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namisindwa/bubulo/), [Bubulo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/), [Budadiri County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/sironko/budadiri/), [Bungokho County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/mbale/bungokho/) and [Kween County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kween/kween/). By area it is the 150th largest of 203 counties in Uganda. The centre of Manjiya County is about 216 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 6.8 km from Bududa, the main town of Bududa District. The centre point is at 1.0262° N, 34.3907° 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).

## Things to see in and around Manjiya County

OpenStreetMap lists 7 named sights in Manjiya County: 4 memorials; 2 viewpoints; 1 volcano.

- Bulucheke (BULU 001) · viewpoint
- NAKATSI control point 001 · viewpoint
- Bumwalukani Landslide · memorial
- Mount Elgon · volcano
- Nalwanza landslip site · memorial
- Nametsi landslip site · memorial
- landslide site · memorial

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Manjiya 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) · Soroti116 km
- Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret117 km

### Nearest railway station

Mbale (Industrial Divison), about 27 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:37) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 18:39).

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.

## Sub-counties of Manjiya County

Sub-county Area km² Localities Services 

[Bubiita Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bubiita/) 49 25 5 

[Bududa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bududa/) 11 60 10 

[Bududa Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bududa-town-council/) 4.3 27 14 

[Bukalasi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bukalasi/) 61 76 13 

[Bukibokolo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bukibokolo/) 11 82 6 

[Bukigai Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bukigai/) 8.2 59 11 

[Bulucheke Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bulucheke/) 16 55 13 

[Bumasheti Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bumasheti/) 11 65 10 

[Bumayoka Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bumayoka/) 32 59 14 

[Bushika Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bushika/) 18 82 12 

[Bushiribo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bushiribo/) 7.7 52 4 

[Bushiyi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/bushiyi/) 39 54 13 

[Buwali Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/buwali/) 5.5 25 6 

[Nabweya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/nabweya/) 5.8 51 8 

[Nakatsi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/nakatsi/) 7.7 37 8 

[Nalwanza Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/nalwanza/) 29 52 10 

[Nangako Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/nangako-town-council/) 1.6 20 9 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Manjiya County

Open gazetteers list **844 villages, towns and localities** in Manjiya County. Settlements here lie between about 1,284 m and 1,851 m above sea level (median 1,487 m).

- Baluba
- Bibaale
- Bikhwana
- Bilinda
- Billinda
- Bituwa
- Bitwe
- Biwawa
- Bubale-b
- Bubali Main
- Bubaya
- Bubiita
- Bubikhulu A
- Bubikhulu B
- Bubikhulu C
- Bubino
- Bubisikwa East
- Bubisikwa Lower
- Bubisikwa Upper
- Bubobe West
- Bubore East
- Bubore Main
- Bubukasha
- Bubulali
- Bubulali Central
- Bubulali North
- Bubungi T C
- Bubuya
- Bubuyela
- Bududa
- Bududa Township
- Buhasiru
- Buirumbi A
- Buirumbi B
- Bukalasi
- Bukalasi Central
- Bukalasi Lower
- Bukalasi Upper
- Bukambi
- Bukanga
- Bukari
- Bukatenya
- Bukhabalayo
- Bukhabele
- Bukhaenjele
- Bukhalali
- Bukhalera Lower
- Bukhalera Upper
- Bukhalulye
- Bukhanyala
- Bukharela
- Bukharobo
- Bukhase
- Bukhaseli
- Bukhasiro East
- Bukhasiro West
- Bukhatelema
- Bukhatelemwa
- Bukhayiyi
- Bukhone
- Bukhubu
- Bukhwaka
- Bukhwakha
- Bukibaleba
- Bukibaleba Upper
- Bukibalela
- Bukibokolo
- Bukibumbi
- Bukibumbi B
- Bukibumbi Lower
- Bukibumbi Main
- Bukiga
- Bukigai
- Bukimaku
- Bukimaswa
- Bukirwe
- Bukitobo
- Bukitongo
- Bukitoyi
- Bukobero
- Bukoo
- Bukotita
- Bukotita Lower
- Bukuna
- Bukusekye
- Bulatse
- Bulili
- Buloba
- Bulobi
- Buloli-a
- Buloli-b
- Bulome
- Bulucheke
- Bulule
- Bulumera
- Bulumino A
- Bulumino B
- Bulwande
- Bumabala Lower
- Bumabala Upper
- Bumabihe
- Bumabwa
- Bumabwa North
- Bumaemba East
- Bumaemba Lower
- Bumaemba Main
- Bumagoye
- Bumahembeli
- Bumakayi A
- Bumakayi B
- Bumakhase
- Bumakhase East
- Bumakhwa
- Bumakhwa Central
- Bumakhwa Upper
- Bumakika
- Bumakita
- Bumalaka
- Bumalakala
- Bumalenje A
- Bumalenje B
- Bumana
- Bumaneshe
- Bumangoye
- Bumangula
- Bumanyesi
- Bumaraha
- Bumaro
- Bumasa
- Bumasata
- Bumasheti
- Bumasime
- Bumasopo
- Bumasumba
- Bumatanda
- Bumayobo
- Bumayoka
- Bumboyi
- Bumirume
- Bumombi
- Bumondi
- Bumondo
- Bumubiyi
- Bumubiyi North
- Bumukhwana
- Bumukonya
- Bumukoye
- Bumukunya
- Bumuli
- Bumulokwa
- Bumulukwa Upper
- Bumuluwe
- Bumungoma A
- Bumungoma B
- Bumushisho
- Bumushisho North
- Bumushisho South
- Bumusi
- Bumusuba Lower
- Bumusuba Upper
- Bumuswala Central
- Bumuswala Lower
- Bumuswala Upper
- Bumutonyi
- Bumuyonga
- Bumwaka
- Bumwalye Main
- Bumwalye Trc
- Bumwalye West
- Bunabaale
- Bunabaana
- Bunabilabi
- Bunabugondo
- Bunabukoko
- Bunabukoti A
- Bunabukoti B
- Bunabulayi
- Bunabuloli
- Bunabulumbi
- Bunabulwala
- Bunabumali Main
- Bunabumali Upper
- Bunabumboyi
- Bunabuniu
- Bunaburonya
- Bunabuso
- Bunabuti
- Bunabutiti
- Bunabwile
- Bunabwire
- Bunadia
- Bunakami
- Bunakanga
- Bunakasala
- Bunakhalakwa
- Bunakhayenze
- Bunakhayoti
- Bunakuti
- Bunakuti Upper
- Bunakyenda
- Bunaliba Lower
- Bunaliba Upper
- Bunamae
- Bunamakale
- Bunamakale A
- Bunamakale B
- Bunamakanda
- Bunamalishe A
- Bunamalishe B
- Bunamalwa
- Bunamanda Lower
- Bunamanda Main
- Bunamansongo South
- Bunamasa
- Bunamasongo North
- Bunamawolya
- Bunambati
- Bunambatsu North
- Bunambatsu South
- Bunambatsu West
- Bunamboka Central
- Bunamboka Lower
- Bunamboka Main
- Bunamboka Upper
- Bunamee
- Bunamondo
- Bunamone
- Bunamono
- Bunamoso
- Bunamoya
- Bunamubi
- Bunamubi Tc
- Bunamulembwa
- Bunamumbya
- Bunamuntunyi-a
- Bunamurwe
- Bunamutoro
- Bunamutunyi-b
- Bunamuwenje A
- Bunamuwenje B
- Bunamwamba Central
- Bunamwamba East
- Bunamwamba Main
- Bunamwamba North
- Bunamwamba South
- Bunamwamba West
- Bunamwekwe
- Bunandaa
- Bunandia
- Bunandutu
- Bunango
- Bunantsumya
- Bunantsushi Lower
- Bunantsushi Main
- Bunanyiri
- Bunanyiri Lower
- Bunanyiri Upper
- Bunanyuma
- Bunapari
- Bunariri
- Bunasaba
- Bunasaba Central
- Bunasaba Main
- Bunasaba Upper
- Bunasaka
- Bunashale
- Bunashasha
- Bunashirwe
- Bunashishwa
- Bunasitya
- Bunasitya Main
- Bunateme
- Bunatoboso
- Bunatondo
- Bunatsami
- Bunatsebi
- Bunatsumi
- Bunatule
- Bunawatsi
- Bundoolo
- Buneboshe
- Buneembe-b
- Buneiko
- Bunekyesa
- Bunekyesa A
- Bunekyesa B
- Bunemba- A
- Buneshole
- Bunesonga
- Bunetibo
- Bunetibo Upper
- Bungolo Main
- Bungolo Upper
- Bunyana
- Bunyende
- Buraba
- Burafula
- Buriri
- Busabulo
- Busae
- Busamo East
- Busamo West
- Busamo West Upper
- Busanza
- Buseera
- Bushaki
- Bushibekye Main
- Bushibekye Upper
- Bushibuya Central
- Bushibuya Lower
- Bushibuya Upper
- Bushika
- Bushimali
- Bushinokho Central
- Bushinokho East
- Bushinokho West
- Bushinyale
- Bushinyale A
- Bushinyale B
- Bushinyekwa Lower
- Bushinyekwa Upper
- Bushirara
- Bushirubi
- Bushisabasi
- Bushiswabula
- Bushiyi
- Busimwemwe
- Busiriwa Main
- Busongi
- Busooto Central
- Busooto Main
- Busooto Upper
- Busoto Upper
- Buswalikha
- Buswasi
- Busyele
- Butele
- Butikongo
- Butiriku
- Butiriku Upper
- Butsebangwe
- Butsongola Pasa
- Butsontso
- Buwa Lower
- Buwaali
- Buwabusera
- Buwabuyombe
- Buwagiyu
- Buwakhata
- Buwakiyu
- Buwakiyu Main
- Buwakooli
- Buwamamili
- Buwanabisi-a
- Buwanabisi-b
- Buwanangutu Main
- Buwangala Lower
- Buwangala Upper
- Buwangalwa
- Buwangutu Lower
- Buwanyanga
- Buwasakali
- Buwashi
- Buwashi Lower
- Buwashi Main
- Buwashi Upper
- Buwashibe A
- Buwashibe B
- Buweli
- Buwesonga
- Buwuma
- Buyi Main
- Buyinza
- Dokho
- Dololo
- Elgon
- Forest Reserve
- Fuumu
- Hamosi Upper
- Ibaale
- Ibookho
- Ifunza
- Ikhuyu
- Ikomu
- Ikyenga
- Imuti
- Inyende
- Isaasi
- Itaala
- Itila
- Itimbwa Centre
- Itoto
- Jlusha
- Kanzo
- Katsuyi
- Khabuku
- Khakale
- Khakori
- Khama Main
- Khama T C

…and 444 more.

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 Manjiya County

Named natural and historic features inside Manjiya County, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Khato
- Kokoro
- Lukusi
- Manafwa
- Mobo
- Namjetekwe
- Namoleume
- Nangola
- Nekhovo
- Shirende
- Sume
- Ukha

### Hills and mountains

5 hills; 1 peak.

- Jacksons Summit · 3,927 m
- Nekoshe · 2,732 m
- Lidira · 2,582 m
- Ngongera · 1,834 m
- Gomora · 1,545 m
- Butiriku · 1,465 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest; 1 park.

- Mount Elgon Central Forest Reserve
- Mt. Elgon National Park

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 Manjiya County and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bududa District, the warmest month is Mar (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,668 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (224 mm) and the driest Jan (45 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 45 

Feb 19 55 

Mar 20 113 

Apr 19 212 

May 18 224 

Jun 17 120 

Jul 17 118 

Aug 17 167 

Sep 18 184 

Oct 18 195 

Nov 18 152 

Dec 18 82 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Manjiya County

Places mapped inside Manjiya County in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals3
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools158
- Pharmacies1
- Police stations2

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Manjiya County?In Bududa District, Eastern Region, Uganda
- What borders Manjiya County?Bubulo County, Bubulo County, Budadiri County, Bungokho County and Kween County
- What is there to see in Manjiya County?Bulucheke (BULU 001), Bumwalukani Landslide, Mount Elgon, NAKATSI control point 001
- What time zone is Manjiya County in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Manjiya County?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Manjiya County?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Manjiya County?844 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Manjiya County?Settlements lie between 1,284 m and 1,851 m
- What is the highest point in Manjiya County?Jacksons Summit (3,927 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Manjiya County?December to March and July
- How many hospitals are in Manjiya County?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Manjiya County?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Manjiya County?UG202901 (OCHA common operational dataset)