# Nawandala Sub-county Sub-county, Kigulu County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/iganga/kigulu/nawandala/ Sub-county · Kigulu County # Nawandala Sub-county Nawandala Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kigulu County, Iganga District, Eastern Region. It covers **95.8 km²**. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 28 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 95.8km² - 28mapped services - 1,097 mtypical elevation ## Where is Nawandala Sub-county? Nawandala Sub-county lies in [Kigulu County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/iganga/kigulu/), [Iganga District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/iganga/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other sub-counties: [Bukooma Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/luuka/luuka/bukooma/), [Bulongo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/luuka/luuka/bulongo/), [Nabitende Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/iganga/kigulu/nabitende/) and [Namugongo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kaliro/bulamogi/namugongo/). By area it is the 685th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 15.2% of [Kigulu County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/iganga/kigulu/). The centre of Nawandala Sub-county is about 109 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.8476° N, 33.4044° 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: Nawandala 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) · Soroti101 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe139 km ### Nearest railway station Iganga (Northern Division), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:41) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 18:43). 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 Nawandala Sub-county Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in Nawandala Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,057 m and 1,122 m above sea level (median 1,097 m). - Bufumbe - Bugambo - Buganza - Bugole - Bugole A - Bugole B - Bugongo - Bugongo A - Bugongo B - Bukaigo - Bukyega - Buniokano - Busaala - Busakaire - Busoigi - Buyunga - Buzaaya - Buzaya - Ikumbya - Kabuli - Kabuli I - Kabuli Ii - Kiringa - Kiringa A - Kiringa B - Kiwanyi - Kiwanyi I - Kiwanyi Ii - Kufumbe - Kyendabawala - Madhimasu - Malobi - Naigot - Namabwere I - Namabwere Ii - Namukumya - Namusiisi - Nawandala - Nawangaiza - Nawangaiza I - Nawangaiza Ii 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 Nawandala Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Nawandala Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Bukubandulu - Lwitanamaisa - Nakitokola - Wulumbe 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 Nawandala Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Iganga 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 Nawandala Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital NAWANDALA · Nawandala 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83106&mlon=33.39081#map=17/0.83106/33.39081) Bank Housing Finance Bank Kaliro Branch · Kaliro Town Council 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.89407&mlon=33.50439#map=17/0.89407/33.50439) ATM Bank of Baroda Iganga Branch · Northern Division 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.61490&mlon=33.47718#map=17/0.61490/33.47718) Petrol pump Bima Oils · Nakalama 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62559&mlon=33.49743#map=17/0.62559/33.49743) Hotel Hotel Continental Iganga · Northern Division 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.61954&mlon=33.48067#map=17/0.61954/33.48067) School Namabwere Community Nursery and Primary School · Nawandala 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.84305&mlon=33.40723#map=17/0.84305/33.40723) College National Teachers' College Kaliro · Namugongo 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.87831&mlon=33.48528#map=17/0.87831/33.48528) Police station Namwendwa Police Post · Namwendwa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91620&mlon=33.26530#map=17/0.91620/33.26530) 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 Nawandala Sub-county Places mapped inside Nawandala Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools27 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 Kigulu County - Bulamogi - Nabitende - Nakalama - Nakigo - Nambale - Namungalwe - Nawanyingi ## Quick answers - Where is Nawandala Sub-county?In Kigulu County, Iganga District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Nawandala Sub-county?Bukooma Sub-county, Bulongo Sub-county, Nabitende Sub-county and Namugongo Sub-county - What time zone is Nawandala Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Nawandala Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Nawandala Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Nawandala Sub-county?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nawandala Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,057 m and 1,122 m - What is the best time to visit Nawandala Sub-county?January to February and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Nawandala Sub-county?NAWANDALA, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nawandala Sub-county?Housing Finance Bank Kaliro Branch, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nawandala Sub-county?Bank of Baroda Iganga Branch, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nawandala Sub-county?Bima Oils, about 27 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Nawandala Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Nawandala Sub-county?UG20390207 (OCHA common operational dataset)