# Buyanga Sub-county Sub-county, Samia-Bugwe County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/buyanga/ Sub-county · Samia-Bugwe County # Buyanga Sub-county Buyanga Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **63.9 km²**. 43 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 63.9km² - 10mapped services - 1,138 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buyanga Sub-county? Buyanga 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/), [Bulumbi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/bulumbi/), [Buswale Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buswale/), [Dabani Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/dabani/) and [Masafu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/masafu/). 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 Buyanga Sub-county is about 152 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.4854° N, 33.9384° 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: Buyanga 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) · Kisumu108 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti143 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 06:36, sunset around 18:42). 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 Buyanga Sub-county Open gazetteers list **43 villages, towns and localities** in Buyanga Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,107 m and 1,202 m above sea level (median 1,138 m). - Bubolwa - Buherebula - Bukhalalire - Bukhela - Bukhelebula - Bukherebura A - Bukherebura B - Bukhonge - Bukhonge A - Bukhonge B - Bukhubalo - Bulako - Buliche - Bumirambako - Busembe - Busembe East - Busembe West - Busibembe - Busibembe A - Busibembe B - Busigumba - Butande - Buwanga - Buwanga A - Buwanga B - Buwembe - Buwuku - Buwunje - Buyende - Buyengwe - Buyonge - Buyunda - Lulaka - Lulonda - Magale - Mairinya - Mukera - Nabahasi - Nabakhasi - Nahakoma - Nanyoni - Nawanga - Syonga 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 Buyanga Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Buyanga Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Bukhubalo - Kwamachi - Kwamachi - Namawa - Nasinjekhe ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Sitambogo · 1,277 m - Buhoma · 1,261 m - Udiko · 1,234 m - Nabukunjwi · 1,208 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Sitambogo 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 Buyanga 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 Buyanga Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital HEALTH CENTRE III · Bulumbi 5.5 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 12 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 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46583&mlon=34.08997#map=17/0.46583/34.08997) Petrol pump Safari · Bulumbi 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52897&mlon=33.94473#map=17/0.52897/33.94473) Hotel Staff quarters · Busitema 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54222&mlon=34.02568#map=17/0.54222/34.02568) School Nanyoni Primary School · Buyanga 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.48907&mlon=33.92827#map=17/0.48907/33.92827) College Busitema University · Busitema 11 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 18 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 Buyanga Sub-county Places mapped inside Buyanga Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Schools10 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 - Buteba - Dabani - Lumino - Lunyo - Majanji - Masaba - Masafu - Masinya - Sikuda ## Quick answers - Where is Buyanga Sub-county?In Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Buyanga Sub-county?Buluguyi Sub-county, Bulumbi Sub-county, Buswale Sub-county, Dabani Sub-county and Masafu Sub-county - What time zone is Buyanga Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Buyanga Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Buyanga Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buyanga Sub-county?43 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buyanga Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,107 m and 1,202 m - What is the highest point in Buyanga Sub-county?Sitambogo (1,277 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buyanga Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Buyanga Sub-county?HEALTH CENTRE III, about 5.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buyanga Sub-county?Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buyanga Sub-county?Barclays Bank Busia Branch, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buyanga Sub-county?Safari, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buyanga Sub-county?UG20350206 (OCHA common operational dataset)