# Eastern Division Sub-county Sub-county – Villages & Map (3) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/busia-municipality/eastern-division/ Sub-county · Busia Municipality County # Eastern Division Sub-county Eastern Division Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Busia Municipality County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **3.68 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.7km² - 20mapped services - 1,219 mtypical elevation ## Where is Eastern Division Sub-county? Eastern Division Sub-county lies in [Busia Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/busia-municipality/), [Busia District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 3 other sub-counties: [Buteba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/buteba/), [Dabani Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/dabani/) and [Western Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/busia-municipality/western-division/). By area it is the 1502nd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 51.5% of [Busia Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/busia-municipality/). The centre of Eastern Division Sub-county is about 169 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 0.4 km from Busia, the main town of Busia Municipality County. The centre point is at 0.4670° N, 34.0959° 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: Eastern 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 - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu93 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret127 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:39) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:35, 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 Eastern Division Sub-county Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Eastern Division Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Busia (64,900). - Arubaine A - Arubaine B - Busia - Custom Road A - Customs Road B - Marachi A - Marachi B - Marachi C - Marachi D - Mawero East A - Mawero East B - Mugungu A - Mugungu B - Nangwe Madibira - Nangwe Shops - Sofia A - Sofia B - South East 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 Eastern Division Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Busia 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 Eastern Division Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital BUSIA · Western Division 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.47095&mlon=34.08856#map=17/0.47095/34.08856) Bank Equity Bank Busia Branch · Eastern Division 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46607&mlon=34.09345#map=17/0.46607/34.09345) ATM DFCU Busia Branch · Eastern Division 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46580&mlon=34.09728#map=17/0.46580/34.09728) Petrol pump Shell · Eastern Division 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.47067&mlon=34.09198#map=17/0.47067/34.09198) Hotel Busia Goldstar Resort Hotel · Eastern Division 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.47094&mlon=34.09212#map=17/0.47094/34.09212) School Primary School · Eastern Division 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46405&mlon=34.09322#map=17/0.46405/34.09322) College Busitema University · Busitema 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54513&mlon=34.01992#map=17/0.54513/34.01992) Police station Tororo Police · Western Division 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.68918&mlon=34.18798#map=17/0.68918/34.18798) 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 Eastern Division Sub-county Places mapped inside Eastern Division Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Banks4 - ATMs2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels1 - Schools11 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 Busia Municipality County - Western Division ## Quick answers - Where is Eastern Division Sub-county?In Busia Municipality County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Eastern Division Sub-county?Buteba Sub-county, Dabani Sub-county and Western Division Sub-county - What time zone is Eastern Division Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Eastern Division Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Eastern Division Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Eastern Division Sub-county?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Eastern Division Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Eastern Division Sub-county?BUSIA, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Eastern Division Sub-county?Equity Bank Busia Branch, about 0.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Eastern Division Sub-county?DFCU Busia Branch, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Eastern Division Sub-county?Shell, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many banks are in Eastern Division Sub-county?4 mapped - How many ATMs are in Eastern Division Sub-county?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Eastern Division Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Eastern Division Sub-county?UG20350101 (OCHA common operational dataset)