# Busime Sub-county Sub-county, Samia-Bugwe County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busime/ Sub-county · Samia-Bugwe County # Busime Sub-county Busime Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **63.9 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 63.9km² - 17mapped services - 1,169 mtypical elevation ## Where is Busime Sub-county? Busime 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: [Banda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/banda/), [Buyinja Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buyinja/), [Lumino Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/lumino/), [Lunyo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/lunyo/) and [Majanji Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/majanji/). By area it is the 900th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 8.5% of [Samia-Bugwe County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/). The centre of Busime Sub-county is about 152 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.2608° N, 33.9455° 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 Busime Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Busime Sub-county - Sangola Sand Beach · beach, Majanji5.5 km 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: Busime 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) · Kisumu95 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret145 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:40) and shortest in Nov (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 18:32). 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 Busime Sub-county Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Busime Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,154 m and 1,192 m above sea level (median 1,169 m). - Biwaliro - Bubamba A - Bubamba B - Bubo - Bude - Budecho - Budibo - Budido - Budonga - Buhanga - Buloosi - Bulukuyi - Buriwodo - Burwodo - Busahi - Busime - Butangasi - Butege - Butinde - Buubo A - Buubo B - Buwaniha - Buyombohi - Daha A - Daha B - Dhaha - Duddi - Lukaba - Lulonda - Lumuli - Lwala - Lwala A - Lwala B - Maddwa A - Mahoma - Masebe - Masere - Mundidi A - Mundidi B - Mundindi - Munyanjo - Muyanjo - Nagubimbi - Namamera - Nambengere - Ndegero - Rukaka - Rwaniha - Shubira - Sibodohi - Siboohi - Sifugwe - Sikhubira 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 Busime Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Busime Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nalioba 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 Busime 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 Busime Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bwanikha Health Centre · Busime 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.25155&mlon=33.93939#map=17/0.25155/33.93939) Bank Busia · Western Division 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46671&mlon=34.08860#map=17/0.46671/34.08860) ATM Barclays Bank Busia Branch · Eastern Division 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46583&mlon=34.08997#map=17/0.46583/34.08997) Petrol pump Gaz · Namayingo Town Council 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34087&mlon=33.88008#map=17/0.34087/33.88008) Hotel Sangalo Sand Beach Majanji · Majanji 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.24063&mlon=33.99109#map=17/0.24063/33.99109) School Bubo Primary School · Busime 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.26840&mlon=33.94955#map=17/0.26840/33.94955) College Bulekei Technical · Lunyo 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.31909&mlon=33.94882#map=17/0.31909/33.94882) Police station Namayingo District Central Police Station · Namayingo Town Council 13 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 Busime Sub-county Places mapped inside Busime Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools14 - Pharmacies1 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 - Bulumbi - Busitema - Buteba - Buyanga - Dabani - Lumino - Lunyo - Majanji - Masaba - Masafu - Masinya - Sikuda ## Quick answers - Where is Busime Sub-county?In Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Busime Sub-county?Banda Sub-county, Buyinja Sub-county, Lumino Sub-county, Lunyo Sub-county and Majanji Sub-county - What is there to see in Busime Sub-county?Sangola Sand Beach - What time zone is Busime Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Busime Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Busime Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Busime Sub-county?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Busime Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,154 m and 1,192 m - What is the best time to visit Busime Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Busime Sub-county?Bwanikha Health Centre, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Busime Sub-county?Busia, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Busime Sub-county?Barclays Bank Busia Branch, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Busime Sub-county?Gaz, about 12 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Busime Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Busime Sub-county?UG20350203 (OCHA common operational dataset)