# Magoro Sub-county Sub-county, Toroma County, Katakwi District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/magoro/ Sub-county · Toroma County # Magoro Sub-county Magoro Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Toroma County, Katakwi District, Eastern Region. It covers **292.8 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 293km² - 9mapped services - 1,076 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magoro Sub-county? Magoro Sub-county lies in [Toroma County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/), [Katakwi District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Lolachat Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/nabilatuk/pian/lolachat/), [Ngariam Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/katakwi/ngariam/), [Omodoi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/omodoi/), [Ongino Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kumi/kumi/ongino/) and [Toroma Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/toroma/). By area it is the 186th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 40.4% of [Toroma County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/). The centre of Magoro Sub-county is about 233 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 1.7230° N, 34.1358° 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: Magoro 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) · Soroti57 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret191 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:36) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:37, 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. ## Villages and localities in Magoro Sub-county Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Magoro Sub-county. - Adurukoi(omasai) - Agiritom - Agule(opeta) - Ajamaka - Akisim(opeta) - Akwooro(magoro) - Aleles(kamenu) - Amenu - Angaro - Apeero - Apeleun (kamenu) - Apuuton(kamenu) - Ariau A - Ariau B - Atom - Kamenu - Kanapa - Kide - Kipinyang - Lalei(opeta) - Magoro - Magoro Trc - Obwokomor - Okorio - Oolir - Orimau A - Oriu B 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 Magoro Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Magoro Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Aungare - Peta - Ukutat 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 Magoro Sub-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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Magoro Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MAGORO HEALTH CENTRE III · Magoro 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.73100&mlon=34.10190#map=17/1.73100/34.10190) Bank Centenary Bank · Katakwi Town Council 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91376&mlon=33.95568#map=17/1.91376/33.95568) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Katakwi Service Station · Katakwi Town Council 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91033&mlon=33.95276#map=17/1.91033/33.95276) Hotel ebenezar guest house · Katakwi Town Council 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91058&mlon=33.95472#map=17/1.91058/33.95472) School Apeero Primary School · Magoro 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71783&mlon=34.10441#map=17/1.71783/34.10441) College Kumi University · Nyero 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.48099&mlon=33.88622#map=17/1.48099/33.88622) Police station Central Police Station Katakwi · Katakwi Town Council 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91472&mlon=33.95759#map=17/1.91472/33.95759) 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 Magoro Sub-county Places mapped inside Magoro Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools8 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 Toroma County - Kapujan - Omodoi - Toroma ## Quick answers - Where is Magoro Sub-county?In Toroma County, Katakwi District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Magoro Sub-county?Lolachat Sub-county, Ngariam Sub-county, Omodoi Sub-county, Ongino Sub-county and Toroma Sub-county - What time zone is Magoro Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Magoro Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Magoro Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Magoro Sub-county?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Magoro Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Magoro Sub-county?MAGORO HEALTH CENTRE III, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Magoro Sub-county?Centenary Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Magoro Sub-county?TotalEnergies Katakwi Service Station, about 29 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Magoro Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Magoro Sub-county?UG20470202 (OCHA common operational dataset)