# Lunyo Sub-county Sub-county, Samia-Bugwe County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/lunyo/ Sub-county · Samia-Bugwe County # Lunyo Sub-county Lunyo Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **53.9 km²**. 62 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 53.9km² - 18mapped services - 1,173 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lunyo Sub-county? Lunyo 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: [Busime Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busime/), [Buswale Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buswale/), [Buyinja Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buyinja/), [Lumino Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/lumino/), [Masaba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/masaba/) and [Namayingo Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/namayingo-town-council/). By area it is the 982nd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 7.1% of [Samia-Bugwe County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/). The centre of Lunyo Sub-county is about 148 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.3415° N, 33.9136° 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 Lunyo Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Lunyo Sub-county - Sangola Sand Beach · beach, Majanji14 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: Lunyo 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) · Kisumu102 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret148 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:40) 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 Lunyo Sub-county Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in Lunyo Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,130 m and 1,208 m above sea level (median 1,173 m). - Biwaliro - Bugengi - Bugoma - Bugubi - Buhahala - Buhamosi - Buhunya - Buhwama - Bukhunya - Bukuhu - Bukuuhu - Bulekei A - Bulekei B - Bulekenyi A - Bulekeyi - Bulondani - Bulondani A - Bulondani B - Bulondani Sibona - Bulwani - Bumagina - Bumagina A - Bumagina B - Buranga - Buschoni - Busiabala - Busiabala A - Busiabala B - Busitabalo - Busitabulo - Busohoni - Butemula - Butenga B - Butenge - Butenge A - Butenge B - Buwanga - Bwaliro - Ganjala A - Ganjala B - Lunyo - Lunyo A - Lunyo B - Manyofu - Manyufu - Mukina - Mukina - Siranga - Nanjala - Nanjese - Nekuku - Ruahimba - Rwahimba - Serere B - Sidome - Sigumo - Siranga - Sirere - Sirere A - Sirere B - Siwololo A - Siwololo B - Swololo 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 Lunyo Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Lunyo Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Namaingo - Nasigombe 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 Lunyo 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 Lunyo Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nambwike Health Center · Lunyo 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.33126&mlon=33.90872#map=17/0.33126/33.90872) Bank Busia · Western Division 24 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 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46583&mlon=34.08997#map=17/0.46583/34.08997) Petrol pump Kasugu · Namayingo Town Council 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34128&mlon=33.88028#map=17/0.34128/33.88028) Hotel Green Valley Guest House · Namayingo Town Council 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34028&mlon=33.87959#map=17/0.34028/33.87959) School Grace Nursery and Primary School · Lunyo 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34036&mlon=33.91018#map=17/0.34036/33.91018) College Bulekei Technical · Lunyo 4.6 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 4.9 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 Lunyo Sub-county Places mapped inside Lunyo Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools16 - Colleges and universities1 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 - Lumino - Majanji - Masaba - Masafu - Masinya - Sikuda ## Quick answers - Where is Lunyo Sub-county?In Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Lunyo Sub-county?Busime Sub-county, Buswale Sub-county, Buyinja Sub-county, Lumino Sub-county, Masaba Sub-county and Namayingo Town Council Sub-county - What is there to see in Lunyo Sub-county?Sangola Sand Beach - What time zone is Lunyo Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Lunyo Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Lunyo Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lunyo Sub-county?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lunyo Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,130 m and 1,208 m - What is the best time to visit Lunyo Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Lunyo Sub-county?Nambwike Health Center, about 1.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lunyo Sub-county?Busia, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lunyo Sub-county?Barclays Bank Busia Branch, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lunyo Sub-county?Kasugu, about 3.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lunyo Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lunyo Sub-county?UG20350209 (OCHA common operational dataset)