# Riwo Sub-county Sub-county, Kongasis County, Bukwo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/riwo/

Sub-county · Kongasis County 

# Riwo Sub-county

Riwo Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kongasis County, Bukwo District, Eastern Region. It covers **66.2 km²**. 54 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 66.2km²
- 4mapped services
- 2,276 mtypical elevation

## Where is Riwo Sub-county?

Riwo Sub-county lies in [Kongasis County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/), [Bukwo District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other sub-counties: [Bukwo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/bukwo/), [Bukwo Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/bukwo-town-council/), [Kabei Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/kabei/), [Kamet Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/kamet/), [Kaptererwo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/kaptererwo/) and [Karita Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amudat/pokot/karita/). By area it is the 880th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 11.8% of [Kongasis County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bukwo/kongasis/). The centre of Riwo Sub-county is about 269 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 11 km from Bukwa, the main town of Kongasis County. The centre point is at 1.3552° N, 34.7653° 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: Riwo 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

- Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret118 km
- Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti134 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:35) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 18:37).

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 Riwo Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **54 villages, towns and localities** in Riwo Sub-county.

- Brim
- Brirwok
- Cheborom
- Chebtuimat
- Cheburai
- Chemuron
- Chemusabe
- Chepsoikey
- Cheptoror
- Cherui
- Cherunguny
- Kabasken
- Kaben
- Kamakunga
- Kamatony
- Kamokon
- Kamokongen
- Kamushembun
- Kapcheburony
- Kapchemogen
- Kapkures
- Kapkutunyo
- Kapkware
- Kapkwasaben
- Kapkwen
- Kaplakatet
- Kaplangweten
- Kapsarur
- Kapsuiege
- Kapsukut
- Kaptuley
- Kewarwang
- Kokoyong
- Kongta
- Kululu
- Kulwal
- Lagam
- Loch
- Lulwo
- Mengo
- Mowo
- Muyembe
- Ngeny
- Nyokoswo
- Reber
- Riwo
- Riwo Hill
- Rorok
- Shambabel
- Soset
- Sosyo
- Sumaton
- Tuyet
- Tuyobei

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 Riwo Sub-county

Named natural and historic features inside Riwo Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Riwa · 2,058 m
- Kabthymet · 1,894 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 Riwo Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bukwo District, the warmest month is Mar (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 203 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,170 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (154 mm) and the driest Jan (25 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March and June to July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
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- May
- Jun
- Jul
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 25 

Feb 21 25 

Mar 22 64 

Apr 21 143 

May 20 147 

Jun 19 104 

Jul 18 119 

Aug 18 154 

Sep 19 123 

Oct 20 123 

Nov 19 92 

Dec 19 52 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Riwo Sub-county

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bukwo General Hospital · Bukwo Town Council 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.29417&mlon=34.75528#map=17/1.29417/34.75528) 

ATM Centenary Bank Only 5k Fee · Central Division 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.39855&mlon=34.44641#map=17/1.39855/34.44641) 

Petrol pump Stabex · Central Division 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.39753&mlon=34.44779#map=17/1.39753/34.44779) 

Hotel Resort acacia (20 000 pppn) · Bukwo Town Council 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.29185&mlon=34.74850#map=17/1.29185/34.74850) 

School Brim Primary School · Riwo 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.33330&mlon=34.75813#map=17/1.33330/34.75813) 

College Kapchorwa Technical Institute · Western Division 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.39145&mlon=34.42422#map=17/1.39145/34.42422) 

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 Riwo Sub-county

Places mapped inside Riwo Sub-county in open map data, by type.

- Schools4

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 Kongasis County

- Bukwo
- Bukwo Town Council
- Chepkwasta
- Chesower
- Kabei
- Kamet
- Kaptererwo
- Kortek
- Senendet
- Suam
- Tulel

## Quick answers

- Where is Riwo Sub-county?In Kongasis County, Bukwo District, Eastern Region, Uganda
- What borders Riwo Sub-county?Bukwo Sub-county, Bukwo Town Council Sub-county, Kabei Sub-county, Kamet Sub-county, Kaptererwo Sub-county and Karita Sub-county
- What time zone is Riwo Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Riwo Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Riwo Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Riwo Sub-county?54 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Riwo Sub-county?Riwa (2,058 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Riwo Sub-county?November to March and June to July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Riwo Sub-county?Bukwo General Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Riwo Sub-county?Centenary Bank Only 5k Fee, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Riwo Sub-county?Stabex, about 36 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Riwo Sub-county?UG20330109 (OCHA common operational dataset)