# Toroma County, Katakwi District – Sub-counties, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/

County · Katakwi District 

# Toroma County

Toroma County is a county of Uganda in Katakwi District, Eastern Region. It covers **725.0 km²**. It is divided into 4 sub-counties. 128 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 36 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 725km²
- 4sub-counties
- 36mapped services

## Where is Toroma County?

Toroma County lies in [Katakwi District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other counties: [Amuria County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/amuria/amuria/), [Katakwi County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/katakwi/), [Kumi County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kumi/kumi/), [Ngora County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/ngora/ngora/), [Pian County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/nabilatuk/pian/) and [Soroti County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti/). By area it is the 113th largest of 203 counties in Uganda. It covers 29.8% of [Katakwi District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/). The centre of Toroma County is about 226 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 18 km from Katakwi, the main town of Katakwi District. The centre point is at 1.7453° N, 34.0335° 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: Toroma 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) · Soroti46 km
- Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret200 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:37) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 18:39).

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.

## Sub-counties of Toroma County

Sub-county Area km² Localities Services 

[Kapujan Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/kapujan/) 144 22 8 

[Magoro Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/magoro/) 293 27 9 

[Omodoi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/omodoi/) 167 43 11 

[Toroma Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/toroma/) 122 37 8 

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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Toroma County

Open gazetteers list **128 villages, towns and localities** in Toroma County. Settlements here lie between about 1,058 m and 1,125 m above sea level (median 1,072 m).

- Aboloi
- Aburosinge (toroma)
- Acuna
- Adapur
- Adodoi
- Adokar(amusia)
- Adugulu
- Adurukoi(omasai)
- Agiritom
- Agule(ominya)
- Agule(opeta)
- Agule(orimai)
- Agure (amusia)
- Aguya
- Ajamaka
- Ajeles
- Akelele
- Akisim
- Akisim(apuuton)
- Akisim(asuret)
- Akisim(ongodingodi)
- Akisim(opeta)
- Akoboi
- Akoboi(omodoi)
- Akoboi(orimai)
- Akurao
- Akwakel
- Akwooro(magoro)
- Aleles(kamenu)
- Aleles(ongodingodi)
- Aler
- Aloet
- Amenu
- Amukurat(aparisia)
- Amusia
- Angaro
- Angiriny
- Angodingodi
- Aparisia (aparisia)
- Apeero
- Apeleun (kamenu)
- Apeleun (omodoi)
- Apule
- Apuuton(kamenu)
- Ariau A
- Ariau B
- Ariet
- Arubela
- Asinge
- Atete
- Atirir
- Atom
- Congo
- Damasiko
- Epaku
- Goria
- Kamenu
- Kanapa
- Kangaida
- Kapujan
- Kelim 1
- Kelim 11
- Kide
- Kipinyang
- Kk Cell
- Kokorio
- Lalei(opeta)
- Magara
- Magoro
- Magoro Trc
- Majengo
- Moru A(asuret)
- Moru B
- Moru Complex
- Morunyang
- Munyanga
- Napakol
- Obobore
- Obwokomor
- Ocakatura
- Ocalakweny
- Ocep
- Odokuna
- Oidotongole
- Ojijama
- Okeresio
- Okicira
- Okii
- Okile
- Okokoro
- Okorio
- Okurao
- Olet
- Olupe
- Olupe(ominya)
- Omagara
- Omaju
- Ominya
- Omiroo
- Omodoi
- Omodoi Central
- Omudoi
- Omusingo
- Omusungun
- Omusungun B
- Ongatunyo Agule
- Ongatunyo Ominya
- Ongodingodi
- Ongokia
- Onyurutu
- Onyurutu Fr
- Oolir
- Oregia
- Orima
- Orimau A
- Orisai
- Oriu B
- Osonga
- Osuguro
- Otuko (aparisia)
- Senior Quarters
- Soriman
- Sudan
- Torom
- Toroma
- Toroma Obungut
- Toroma Tc
- Tr Cell

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 Toroma County

Named natural and historic features inside Toroma County, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

9 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Adodoi
- Aparisa
- Apeduru
- Aungare
- Lake Bisina
- Lake Owapet
- Olupe
- Omudyao
- Peta
- Tonikibiri
- Ukutat

### Hills and mountains

2 hills.

- Amoru · 1,121 m
- Magoro · 1,079 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve.

- Asuret Forest Reserve

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 Toroma County and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Katakwi District, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 867 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (117 mm) and the driest Jan (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 18 

Feb 28 21 

Mar 28 50 

Apr 26 101 

May 24 117 

Jun 24 81 

Jul 24 81 

Aug 24 105 

Sep 25 107 

Oct 25 92 

Nov 25 59 

Dec 26 35 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Toroma County

Places mapped inside Toroma County in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals8
- Schools28

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Toroma County?In Katakwi District, Eastern Region, Uganda
- What borders Toroma County?Amuria County, Katakwi County, Kumi County, Ngora County, Pian County and Soroti County
- What time zone is Toroma County in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Toroma County?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Toroma County?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Toroma County?128 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Toroma County?Settlements lie between 1,058 m and 1,125 m
- What is the highest point in Toroma County?Amoru (1,121 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Toroma County?January to December
- How many hospitals are in Toroma County?8 mapped
- What is the P-code of Toroma County?UG204702 (OCHA common operational dataset)