# Bulumbi Sub-county Sub-county, Samia-Bugwe County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/bulumbi/ Sub-county · Samia-Bugwe County # Bulumbi Sub-county Bulumbi Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **53.2 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.2km² - 13mapped services - 1,158 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bulumbi Sub-county? Bulumbi Sub-county lies in [Samia-Bugwe County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/), [Busia District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Buluguyi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bukooli/buluguyi/), [Busitema Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busitema/), [Buyanga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/buyanga/), [Dabani Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/dabani/) and [Sikuda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/sikuda/). By area it is the 990th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 7.0% of [Samia-Bugwe County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/). The centre of Bulumbi Sub-county is about 158 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.5104° N, 33.9940° 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: Bulumbi 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) · Kisumu105 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret139 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:39) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:36, 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 Bulumbi Sub-county Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Bulumbi Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,114 m and 1,186 m above sea level (median 1,158 m). - Bubango - Bubolwa - Bubolwa A - Bubwolwa B - Buchaulo - Buchauro - Buhacha - Buhauli - Buhone - Buhoya - Buhumi A - Buhumi B - Bukabi - Bulumbi - Bulumbi A - Bumulimba - Bumulimba C - Businywa - Busyahuba - Butomera - Butongi - Buwandira - Buwero - Hamasanja - Mukera - Nabayere - Namungodi - Namutere - Nanjere - Nawante - Sembe - Sidimbire - Singi - Syekobero - Tente - Wamuswi 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 Bulumbi Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Bulumbi Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Buyindi · 1,270 m - Mukanga · 1,228 m - Funja · 1,218 m - Nasiringe · 1,206 m - Bubili · 1,201 m ### Forests and nature 2 forest reserves. - West Bugwe Forest Reserve - West Bugwe Forest Reserve 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 Bulumbi 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 Bulumbi Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital HEALTH CENTRE III · Bulumbi 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.49999&mlon=33.98609#map=17/0.49999/33.98609) Bank Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money · Busitema 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54097&mlon=34.02615#map=17/0.54097/34.02615) ATM Barclays Bank Busia Branch · Eastern Division 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46583&mlon=34.08997#map=17/0.46583/34.08997) Petrol pump Safari · Bulumbi 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52897&mlon=33.94473#map=17/0.52897/33.94473) Hotel Staff quarters · Busitema 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54222&mlon=34.02568#map=17/0.54222/34.02568) School St. Abigail Bright Future Junior School · Bulumbi 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.50219&mlon=33.98585#map=17/0.50219/33.98585) College Busitema University · Busitema 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54513&mlon=34.01992#map=17/0.54513/34.01992) Police station Namayingo District Central Police Station · Namayingo Town Council 23 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 Bulumbi Sub-county Places mapped inside Bulumbi Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Petrol pumps1 - 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 Samia-Bugwe County - Buhehe - Busime - Busitema - Buteba - Buyanga - Dabani - Lumino - Lunyo - Majanji - Masaba - Masafu - Masinya - Sikuda ## Quick answers - Where is Bulumbi Sub-county?In Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Bulumbi Sub-county?Buluguyi Sub-county, Busitema Sub-county, Buyanga Sub-county, Dabani Sub-county and Sikuda Sub-county - What time zone is Bulumbi Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Bulumbi Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Bulumbi Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bulumbi Sub-county?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bulumbi Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,114 m and 1,186 m - What is the highest point in Bulumbi Sub-county?Buyindi (1,270 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bulumbi Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Bulumbi Sub-county?HEALTH CENTRE III, about 1.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bulumbi Sub-county?Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Bulumbi Sub-county?Barclays Bank Busia Branch, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bulumbi Sub-county?Safari, about 5.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Bulumbi Sub-county?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bulumbi Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Bulumbi Sub-county?UG20350202 (OCHA common operational dataset)