# Butaleja Town Council Sub-county Sub-county, Bunyole County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/butaleja-town-council/ Sub-county · Bunyole County # Butaleja Town Council Sub-county Butaleja Town Council Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bunyole County, Butaleja District, Eastern Region. It covers **49.8 km²**. 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 49.8km² - 18mapped services - 1,080 mtypical elevation ## Where is Butaleja Town Council Sub-county? Butaleja 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: [Butaleja Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/butaleja/), [Kachonga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/kachonga/), [Lyama Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/budaka/budaka/lyama/), [Mazimasa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/mazimasa/) and [Nawanjofu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/nawanjofu/). By area it is the 1018th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 7.6% of [Bunyole County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/). The centre of Butaleja Town Council Sub-county is about 166 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 1.1 km from Butaleja, the main town of Bunyole County. The centre point is at 0.9200° N, 33.9449° 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: Butaleja 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) · Soroti97 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu142 km ### Nearest railway station Mbale (Industrial Divison), about 29 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 Butaleja Town Council Sub-county Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Butaleja Town Council Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Butaleja (24,000). Settlements here lie between about 1,056 m and 1,110 m above sea level (median 1,080 m). - Bambone - Bughangi Cell - Bugwangi - Buhehe - Buhiralire - Buhobe - Bukiralire - Bulhoba - Bulindi - Bunghagi - Busasi - Butaleja - Butunga - Dolodondo - Gayaza - Hanjehe - Hinyamato - Hisega - Kasubi - Khisega - Leresi - Lujehe - Lukangole - Lunghule - Nahigombe - Nalusaga - Nalusagara - Namadete - Namahere - Namubi - Namulemu - Nangolo - Nanyulu - Nyawera - Sagenda - Sagenda I 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 Butaleja Town Council Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Butaleja Town Council Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Barinyanga - Dolodondo - Nankwasi - Nghambi ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Butunga · 1,089 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 Butaleja 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 Butaleja Town Council Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Busolwe Hospital · Busolwe Town Council 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.84946&mlon=33.92952#map=17/0.84946/33.92952) Bank Diamond Trust Bank, Mbale Branch · Industrial Divison 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07274&mlon=34.17573#map=17/1.07274/34.17573) ATM Barclays Bank Mbale Branch · Industrial Divison 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07155&mlon=34.18140#map=17/1.07155/34.18140) Petrol pump Talibandula Petrol station · Nandere 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01763&mlon=33.87859#map=17/1.01763/33.87859) Hotel Clover Woods Mabira Motel · Budaka Town Council 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01483&mlon=33.94465#map=17/1.01483/33.94465) Mall Musoto Masandsa · Bukasakya 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.06171&mlon=34.14765#map=17/1.06171/34.14765) School Hisega Primary School · Butaleja Town Council 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91712&mlon=33.95385#map=17/0.91712/33.95385) College the Equatorial College · Busolwe Town Council 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.84587&mlon=33.92971#map=17/0.84587/33.92971) Police station Budaka Central Police Station · Budaka Town Council 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01886&mlon=33.95915#map=17/1.01886/33.95915) 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 Butaleja Town Council Sub-county Places mapped inside Butaleja Town Council Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Schools16 - Pharmacies2 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 - Busolwe Town Council - Butaleja - Himutu - Kachonga - Mazimasa - Nawanjofu - Naweyo ## Quick answers - Where is Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?In Bunyole County, Butaleja District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Butaleja Sub-county, Kachonga Sub-county, Lyama Sub-county, Mazimasa Sub-county and Nawanjofu Sub-county - What time zone is Butaleja Town Council Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,056 m and 1,110 m - What is the highest point in Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Butunga (1,089 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?December to March and June to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Busolwe Hospital, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Diamond Trust Bank, Mbale Branch, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Barclays Bank Mbale Branch, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?Talibandula Petrol station, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Butaleja Town Council Sub-county?UG20360107 (OCHA common operational dataset)