# Sikuda Sub-county Sub-county, Samia-Bugwe County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/sikuda/ Sub-county · Samia-Bugwe County # Sikuda Sub-county Sikuda Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region. It covers **35.2 km²**. 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 35.2km² - 6mapped services - 1,166 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sikuda Sub-county? Sikuda 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: [Bulumbi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/bulumbi/), [Busitema Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busitema/), [Buteba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/buteba/), [Dabani Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/dabani/) and [Western Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/busia-municipality/western-division/). By area it is the 1142nd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 4.7% of [Samia-Bugwe County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/). The centre of Sikuda Sub-county is about 165 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.5190° N, 34.0557° 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: Sikuda 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) · Kisumu101 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret132 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 06:36, 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 Sikuda Sub-county Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in Sikuda Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,100 m and 1,189 m above sea level (median 1,166 m). - Abochet - Aboloi - Aboloyi - Ajuket A - Ajuket B - Ajukete - Akabwait - Akobwaiti - Amunoit - Angarama - Angorom - Asopotoit - Asopotoit A - Asopotoit B - Atapara - Awokot - Buchicha A - Buchicha B - Busuwu - Hadadira - Hekaka - Makina - Mundaya - Muswi - Nakola - Nakoola A - Nakoola B - Sikuda - Sireka - Siulihire - Syonga - Tabong - Tabongo - Tiira - Tiira T C 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 Sikuda Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Sikuda Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kisole - Nakola 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 Sikuda 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 Sikuda Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sikuda Health Centre 11 · Sikuda 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.49961&mlon=34.05981#map=17/0.49961/34.05981) Bank Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money · Busitema 4.1 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 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46583&mlon=34.08997#map=17/0.46583/34.08997) Petrol pump Meru · Dabani 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.47518&mlon=34.04162#map=17/0.47518/34.04162) Hotel Staff quarters · Busitema 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54222&mlon=34.02568#map=17/0.54222/34.02568) School Makina Primary School · Busitema 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52448&mlon=34.05564#map=17/0.52448/34.05564) College Busitema University · Busitema 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54513&mlon=34.01992#map=17/0.54513/34.01992) Police station Tororo Police · Western Division 24 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 Sikuda Sub-county Places mapped inside Sikuda Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools5 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 - Lunyo - Majanji - Masaba - Masafu - Masinya ## Quick answers - Where is Sikuda Sub-county?In Samia-Bugwe County, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Sikuda Sub-county?Bulumbi Sub-county, Busitema Sub-county, Buteba Sub-county, Dabani Sub-county and Western Division Sub-county - What time zone is Sikuda Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Sikuda Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Sikuda Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sikuda Sub-county?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sikuda Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,100 m and 1,189 m - What is the best time to visit Sikuda Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Sikuda Sub-county?Sikuda Health Centre 11, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sikuda Sub-county?Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sikuda Sub-county?Barclays Bank Busia Branch, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sikuda Sub-county?Meru, about 5.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sikuda Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Sikuda Sub-county?UG20350214 (OCHA common operational dataset)