# Western Division Sub-county Sub-county – Villages & Map (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bugiri-municipality/western-division/ Sub-county · Bugiri Municipality County # Western Division Sub-county Western Division Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bugiri Municipality County, Bugiri District, Eastern Region. It covers **3.46 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 28 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.5km² - 28mapped services - 1,138 mtypical elevation ## Where is Western Division Sub-county? Western Division Sub-county lies in [Bugiri Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bugiri-municipality/), [Bugiri District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 2 other sub-counties: [Eastern Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bugiri-municipality/eastern-division/) and [Kapyanga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bukooli/kapyanga/). By area it is the 1507th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 37.8% of [Bugiri Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bugiri-municipality/). The centre of Western Division Sub-county is about 132 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 0.6 km from Bugiri, the main town of Bugiri Municipality County. The centre point is at 0.5673° N, 33.7458° 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: Western Division 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) · Soroti130 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu131 km ### Nearest railway station Iganga (Northern Division), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:40) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:37, sunset around 18:42). 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 Western Division Sub-county Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Western Division Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Bugiri (36,000). - Bugiri - Bwole - Kamwokya - Kimombasa - Musongola - Muyenga - Ndeeba 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 Western Division Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bugiri District, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C). About 1,715 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (248 mm) and the driest Feb (68 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 80 Feb 25 68 Mar 24 171 Apr 23 248 May 22 201 Jun 22 98 Jul 22 78 Aug 22 112 Sep 23 151 Oct 23 184 Nov 23 196 Dec 23 127 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Western Division Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bugiri Referral Hospital · Western Division 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.57320&mlon=33.74295#map=17/0.57320/33.74295) Bank Finance Trust Bank Bugiri Branch · Eastern Division 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.56622&mlon=33.75292#map=17/0.56622/33.75292) ATM Crane Bank Iganga Branch · Northern Division 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.61496&mlon=33.47748#map=17/0.61496/33.47748) Petrol pump Total · Eastern Division 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.56588&mlon=33.75324#map=17/0.56588/33.75324) Hotel Happy Wallet Gardens Hotel · Eastern Division 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.56314&mlon=33.75324#map=17/0.56314/33.75324) School Town View Secondary School · Western Division 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.56642&mlon=33.74562#map=17/0.56642/33.74562) College Bukooli College-Bugiri · Western Division 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.56621&mlon=33.74101#map=17/0.56621/33.74101) Police station Namayingo District Central Police Station · Namayingo Town Council 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34353&mlon=33.86919#map=17/0.34353/33.86919) 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 Western Division Sub-county Places mapped inside Western Division Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools25 - Colleges and universities1 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 Bugiri Municipality County - Eastern Division ## Quick answers - Where is Western Division Sub-county?In Bugiri Municipality County, Bugiri District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Western Division Sub-county?Eastern Division Sub-county and Kapyanga Sub-county - What time zone is Western Division Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Western Division Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Western Division Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Western Division Sub-county?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Western Division Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Western Division Sub-county?Bugiri Referral Hospital, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Western Division Sub-county?Finance Trust Bank Bugiri Branch, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Western Division Sub-county?Crane Bank Iganga Branch, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Western Division Sub-county?Total, about 0.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Western Division Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Western Division Sub-county?UG20300102 (OCHA common operational dataset)