# Lumino Sub-county Sub-county, Samia-Bugwe County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/lumino/ Sub-county · Samia-Bugwe County # Lumino Sub-county Lumino Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **35.0 km²**. 50 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 35.0km² - 5mapped services - 1,195 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lumino Sub-county? Lumino 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: [Buhehe Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/buhehe/), [Busime Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busime/), [Lunyo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/lunyo/), [Majanji Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/majanji/) and [Masaba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/masaba/). By area it is the 1146th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 4.6% of [Samia-Bugwe County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/). The centre of Lumino Sub-county is about 159 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.3049° N, 34.0140° 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 Lumino Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Lumino Sub-county - Sangola Sand Beach · beach, Majanji7.6 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: Lumino 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) · Kisumu91 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret137 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:39) and shortest in Jan (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:55). 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 Lumino Sub-county Open gazetteers list **50 villages, towns and localities** in Lumino Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,176 m and 1,224 m above sea level (median 1,195 m). - Buchwere - Budibya - Budimo A - Budimo B - Budimo C - Budimo D - Bugati - Bukani - Bukobe - Bukobe - Maboka - Bulangi - Bulangi A - Bulangi B - Bumaala - Bumala - Buwerero A - Buwerero B - Buyiddi A - Buyiddi B - Buyodi A - Bwerero - Bwolya B - Doma - Hasyule A - Hasyule B - Jinja - Lumino - Lumino I - Lumino II - Lusisira A - Lusisira B - Lusisra - Mbajja Mungungu - Mbanjamungungu - Mudoma - Mulanya - Muluko - Namusenda - Namusenda A - Namusenda B - Nandwa A - Nandwa B - Nandwa C - Nebolola A - Nebolola B - Syamalade A - Syamalade B - Syamalede - Syamalede A - Syamalede B 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 Lumino Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Lumino Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Nebolola · 1,239 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 Lumino 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 Lumino Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital LUMINO · Lumino 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.32418&mlon=33.98828#map=17/0.32418/33.98828) Bank Equity Bank Busia Branch · Eastern Division 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46581&mlon=34.09005#map=17/0.46581/34.09005) ATM Barclays Bank Busia Branch · Eastern Division 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46583&mlon=34.08997#map=17/0.46583/34.08997) Petrol pump Kasugu · Namayingo Town Council 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34128&mlon=33.88028#map=17/0.34128/33.88028) Hotel Sangalo Sand Beach Majanji · Majanji 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.24063&mlon=33.99109#map=17/0.24063/33.99109) School Dadira Primary School · Majanji 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.28983&mlon=34.01598#map=17/0.28983/34.01598) College Bulekei Technical · Lunyo 7.4 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 17 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 Lumino Sub-county Places mapped inside Lumino Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools4 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 - Buyanga - Dabani - Lunyo - Majanji - Masaba - Masafu - Masinya - Sikuda ## Quick answers - Where is Lumino Sub-county?In Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Lumino Sub-county?Buhehe Sub-county, Busime Sub-county, Lunyo Sub-county, Majanji Sub-county and Masaba Sub-county - What is there to see in Lumino Sub-county?Sangola Sand Beach - What time zone is Lumino Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Lumino Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Lumino Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lumino Sub-county?50 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lumino Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,176 m and 1,224 m - What is the highest point in Lumino Sub-county?Nebolola (1,239 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lumino Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Lumino Sub-county?LUMINO, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lumino Sub-county?Equity Bank Busia Branch, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lumino Sub-county?Barclays Bank Busia Branch, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lumino Sub-county?Kasugu, about 15 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lumino Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lumino Sub-county?UG20350208 (OCHA common operational dataset)