# Wankole Sub-county Sub-county, Buzaaya County, Kamuli District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kamuli/buzaaya/wankole/ Sub-county · Buzaaya County # Wankole Sub-county Wankole Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Buzaaya County, Kamuli District, Eastern Region. It covers **50.7 km²**. 51 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 50.7km² - 13mapped services - 1,087 mtypical elevation ## Where is Wankole Sub-county? Wankole Sub-county lies in [Buzaaya County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kamuli/buzaaya/), [Kamuli District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kamuli/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Bugulumbya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kamuli/buzaaya/bugulumbya/), [Buwenge Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/jinja/kagoma/buwenge/), [Buyengo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/jinja/kagoma/buyengo/), [Irongo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/luuka/luuka/irongo/) and [Nawanyago Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kamuli/buzaaya/nawanyago/). By area it is the 1009th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 12.4% of [Buzaaya County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kamuli/buzaaya/). The centre of Wankole Sub-county is about 83 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.7330° N, 33.2000° 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: Wankole 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 - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe114 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti120 km ### Nearest railway station Jinja (Mpumudde Division), about 32 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:42) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 18:44). 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 Wankole Sub-county Open gazetteers list **51 villages, towns and localities** in Wankole Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,061 m and 1,103 m above sea level (median 1,087 m). - Bubaale - Buganda - Bugobi - Bugolo - Bugolo Central - Bugolo East - Bugolo West - Bukasa - Bukasa A - Bukitimbito I A - Bukitimbo - Bukubenbe - Bukumbebe - Bukutira - Bukutira West - Bulangira - Bulawa - Bunabala - Busena - Busikwe - Busikwe A - Busikwe B - Butimbito - Butimbito II - Butimbito II B - Butimbwa - Butimbwa A - Butimbwa B - Buwala -Buganda - Buwumbwe - Buyeru - Buyima - Buyima Kibeto - Kibeto - Kibeto Bulangira North - Kibeto Bulangira South - Kibeto Bulangira West - Kibeto-Bulangira East - Kidhogwa - Kidhogwa A - Kidhogwa B - Lulyabuzi - Lutebe - Lutembe 'B' - Lutembe A - Luzinga - Nabeeta Bulangira - Nabeto Bulawa - Nagwere - Nawandyo - Wankole 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 Wankole Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Wankole Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Lutebe - Yaga 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 Wankole Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kamuli District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jun (22 °C). About 1,249 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (176 mm) and the driest Jan (48 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 48 Feb 26 53 Mar 26 112 Apr 24 176 May 23 143 Jun 22 65 Jul 23 64 Aug 23 92 Sep 23 116 Oct 23 154 Nov 23 141 Dec 24 83 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wankole Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital IRONGO H/C III · Irongo 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.73528&mlon=33.25129#map=17/0.73528/33.25129) Bank Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) Buwenge Branch · Buwenge Town Council 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.64752&mlon=33.17299#map=17/0.64752/33.17299) ATM Bank of Baroda · Njeru Division 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.43522&mlon=33.18505#map=17/0.43522/33.18505) Petrol pump Stabex · Nawanyago 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.73848&mlon=33.15149#map=17/0.73848/33.15149) Hotel Wildwaters Lodge · Butagaya 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.59622&mlon=33.05354#map=17/0.59622/33.05354) Mall Busoga Mall · Central Division 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.43109&mlon=33.21275#map=17/0.43109/33.21275) School Buwala Primary School · Wankole 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.73817&mlon=33.20032#map=17/0.73817/33.20032) College Buwenge Modern Secondary School · Buwenge Town Council 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65624&mlon=33.16502#map=17/0.65624/33.16502) Police station Namwendwa Police Post · Namwendwa 22 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 Wankole Sub-county Places mapped inside Wankole Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Schools13 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 Buzaaya County - Bugulumbya - Kisozi - Magogo - Mbulamuti - Nawanyago ## Quick answers - Where is Wankole Sub-county?In Buzaaya County, Kamuli District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Wankole Sub-county?Bugulumbya Sub-county, Buwenge Sub-county, Buyengo Sub-county, Irongo Sub-county and Nawanyago Sub-county - What time zone is Wankole Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Wankole Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Wankole Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Wankole Sub-county?51 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wankole Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,061 m and 1,103 m - What is the best time to visit Wankole Sub-county?December to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Wankole Sub-county?IRONGO H/C III, about 5.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Wankole Sub-county?Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) Buwenge Branch, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Wankole Sub-county?Bank of Baroda, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wankole Sub-county?Stabex, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Wankole Sub-county?UG20440206 (OCHA common operational dataset)