# Busolwe Town Council Sub-county Sub-county, Bunyole County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/busolwe-town-council/ Sub-county · Bunyole County # Busolwe Town Council Sub-county Busolwe Town Council Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bunyole County, Butaleja District, Eastern Region. It covers **17.0 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17.0km² - 17mapped services - 1,103 mtypical elevation ## Where is Busolwe Town Council Sub-county? Busolwe Town Council Sub-county lies in [Bunyole County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/), [Butaleja District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Busaba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/busaba/), [Busolwe Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/busolwe/), [Butaleja Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/butaleja/), [Kirewa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/kirewa/) and [Paya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/paya/). By area it is the 1329th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 2.6% of [Bunyole County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/). The centre of Busolwe Town Council Sub-county is about 160 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 8.5 km from Butaleja, the main town of Bunyole County. The centre point is at 0.8406° N, 33.9247° 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: Busolwe Town Council 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 - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti104 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu136 km ### Nearest railway station Mbale (Industrial Divison), about 37 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:39) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:37, 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 Busolwe Town Council Sub-county Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Busolwe Town Council Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Busolwe (16,800). Settlements here lie between about 1,073 m and 1,109 m above sea level (median 1,103 m). - Bugamwenge - Bukede - Buslowe - Busolwe - Busolwe Central - Busolwe North - Busolwe South - Buwumu-Nakwiga - Dundo - Hisiroa Bughumu - Hospital - Nabagali - Nakapekere North - Nakapekere South - Nakwiga Bughumu Cell - Nakwiga New - Nakwiga-Bukedde - Namuhungo - Namutego - Nandahabi - Napakere - Nawasu - Zebra 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 Busolwe Town Council Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Busolwe Town Council Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nabugere 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 Busolwe Town Council Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Butaleja District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C). About 1,489 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (202 mm) and the driest Jan (51 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 51 Feb 26 55 Mar 26 119 Apr 24 202 May 23 176 Jun 22 104 Jul 22 95 Aug 23 133 Sep 23 158 Oct 24 168 Nov 24 142 Dec 24 87 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Busolwe Town Council Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Busolwe Hospital · Busolwe Town Council 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.84946&mlon=33.92952#map=17/0.84946/33.92952) Bank Umubano Uganda Limited · Western Division 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.69538&mlon=34.17875#map=17/0.69538/34.17875) ATM Stanbic Bank Uganda ATM · Osukuru 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65896&mlon=34.16016#map=17/0.65896/34.16016) Petrol pump Talibandula Petrol station · Nandere 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01763&mlon=33.87859#map=17/1.01763/33.87859) Hotel Malaba Resort Hotel · Paya 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83047&mlon=34.01379#map=17/0.83047/34.01379) Mall White House Sangilila · Bukiende 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95748&mlon=34.21405#map=17/0.95748/34.21405) School Busolwe Secondary School · Busolwe Town Council 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83510&mlon=33.92307#map=17/0.83510/33.92307) College the Equatorial College · Busolwe Town Council 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.84587&mlon=33.92971#map=17/0.84587/33.92971) Police station Kanghalasa Police · Himutu 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91138&mlon=34.08471#map=17/0.91138/34.08471) 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 Busolwe Town Council Sub-county Places mapped inside Busolwe Town Council Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools14 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies1 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 Bunyole County - Budumba - Busaba - Busabi - Busolwe - Butaleja - Butaleja Town Council - Himutu - Kachonga - Mazimasa - Nawanjofu - Naweyo ## Quick answers - Where is Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?In Bunyole County, Butaleja District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?Busaba Sub-county, Busolwe Sub-county, Butaleja Sub-county, Kirewa Sub-county and Paya Sub-county - What time zone is Busolwe Town Council Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,073 m and 1,109 m - What is the best time to visit Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?December to March and June to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?Busolwe Hospital, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?Umubano Uganda Limited, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?Stanbic Bank Uganda ATM, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?Talibandula Petrol station, about 20 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Busolwe Town Council Sub-county?UG20360105 (OCHA common operational dataset)