# Buteba Sub-county Sub-county, Samia-Bugwe County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/buteba/ Sub-county · Samia-Bugwe County # Buteba Sub-county Buteba Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **58.1 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 58.1km² - 24mapped services - 1,145 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buteba Sub-county? Buteba 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 6 other sub-counties: [Busitema Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busitema/), [Eastern Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/busia-municipality/eastern-division/), [Magola Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/magola/), [Osukuru Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/tororo/osukuru/), [Sikuda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/sikuda/) and [Western Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/busia-municipality/western-division/). By area it is the 951st largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 7.7% of [Samia-Bugwe County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/). The centre of Buteba Sub-county is about 172 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.5332° N, 34.1095° 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: Buteba 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) · Kisumu97 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret126 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 06:35, 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 Buteba Sub-county Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Buteba Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,104 m and 1,197 m above sea level (median 1,145 m). - Abochet B - Abochete - Achilet - Achilete - Agaata - Agata - Agoriata - Akipenet - Akisim - Akisimi - Akobwait - Akobwayiti - Alupe - Amagoro - Amonikakinei - Amonirakinei - Amunoit - Angololo - Angololoi - Angorom - Buteba - Kareu - Kateki - Kateki A - Kateki B - Kateki C - Kayoro - Kayoro A - Kayoro B - Kisole - Kisole A - Kisole B - Manakor A - Manakor B - Manakor C - Manakori - Mawero - Okame - Okame Abochet - Okame-Abochete - Okame-Amagoro - Omanye - Osapiri - Rarak B - Raraka 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 Buteba Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Buteba Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Kotucho · 1,225 m - Oruchor · 1,143 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 Buteba 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 Buteba Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Buteba Health Centre 111 · Buteba 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.53686&mlon=34.12443#map=17/0.53686/34.12443) Bank DTB - Diamond Trust Bank Busia Branch · Eastern Division 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46573&mlon=34.09819#map=17/0.46573/34.09819) ATM DFCU Busia Branch · Eastern Division 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46580&mlon=34.09728#map=17/0.46580/34.09728) Petrol pump Shell · Eastern Division 7.2 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 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.47094&mlon=34.09212#map=17/0.47094/34.09212) School Buteba Baptist Primary School · Buteba 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.53130&mlon=34.11733#map=17/0.53130/34.11733) College Busitema University · Busitema 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54513&mlon=34.01992#map=17/0.54513/34.01992) Police station Tororo Police · Western Division 19 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 Buteba Sub-county Places mapped inside Buteba Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools22 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 - Busime - Busitema - Buyanga - Dabani - Lumino - Lunyo - Majanji - Masaba - Masafu - Masinya - Sikuda ## Quick answers - Where is Buteba Sub-county?In Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Buteba Sub-county?Busitema Sub-county, Eastern Division Sub-county, Magola Sub-county, Osukuru Sub-county, Sikuda Sub-county and Western Division Sub-county - What time zone is Buteba Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Buteba Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Buteba Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buteba Sub-county?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buteba Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,104 m and 1,197 m - What is the highest point in Buteba Sub-county?Kotucho (1,225 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buteba Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Buteba Sub-county?Buteba Health Centre 111, about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buteba Sub-county?DTB - Diamond Trust Bank Busia Branch, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buteba Sub-county?DFCU Busia Branch, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buteba Sub-county?Shell, about 7.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Buteba Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Buteba Sub-county?UG20350205 (OCHA common operational dataset)