# Bubulo County, Manafwa District – Sub-counties, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/

County · Manafwa District 

# Bubulo County

Bubulo County is a county of Uganda in Manafwa District, Eastern Region. It covers **237.7 km²**. It is divided into 17 sub-counties. 590 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 128 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 238km²
- 17sub-counties
- 128mapped services

## Where is Bubulo County?

Bubulo County lies in [Manafwa District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other counties: [Bubulo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namisindwa/bubulo/), [Bungokho County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/mbale/bungokho/), [Manjiya County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bududa/manjiya/) and [Tororo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/tororo/). By area it is the 162nd largest of 203 counties in Uganda. The centre of Bubulo County is about 198 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 7.7 km from Manafwa, the main town of Manafwa District. The centre point is at 0.8826° N, 34.2698° 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: Bubulo 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) · Soroti118 km
- Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu119 km

### Nearest railway station

Mbale (Industrial Divison), about 25 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:37) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 18:40).

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 Bubulo County

Sub-county Area km² Localities Services 

[Bugobero Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/bugobero/) 21 47 9 

[Bukhofu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/bukhofu/) 10 36 4 

[Bukusu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/bukusu/) 18 79 9 

[Bunabwana Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/bunabwana/) 21 35 4 

[Bunyinza Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/bunyinza-town-council/) 3.5 8 4 

[Busukuya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/busukuya/) 25 42 9 

[Butiru Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/butiru/) 38 54 20 

[Butta Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/butta/) 7.9 26 1 

[Buwagogo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/buwagogo/) 9.1 36 7 

[Buwangani Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/buwangani-town-council/) 4.9 24 6 

[Kaato Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/kaato/) 3.9 30 5 

[Khabutoola Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/khabutoola/) 19 55 9 

[Manafwa Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/manafwa-town-council/) 18 49 24 

[Nalondo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/nalondo/) 9.8 21 5 

[Sibanga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/sibanga/) 13 33 4 

[Sisuni Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/sisuni/) 8.0 20 2 

[Weswa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/weswa/) 7.2 47 6 

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 Bubulo County

Open gazetteers list **590 villages, towns and localities** in Bubulo County. The largest with a recorded population: Manafwa (16,000). Settlements here lie between about 1,150 m and 1,565 m above sea level (median 1,248 m).

- Anderema
- Aswan
- Aukoto
- Bamuse
- Banabwire
- Banasimali B
- Bibale
- Bibirabi
- Biraari
- Birindwa
- Bonabibi
- Buamtoola
- Bubilabi
- Bubirabi
- Bubirumi
- Bubitali Ii
- Bubitumu
- Bubitumu A
- Bubitumu B
- Bubitumu Ii
- Bubotsatsa
- Bubuindila
- Bubulo
- Bubulo Corner
- Bubutali
- Bubutsatsa
- Bubuyela
- Bubwa
- Bubwayo
- Bubwayo 3
- Bufambula I
- Bufumbula
- Bufumbula II
- Bufumbula Iv
- Bufumbula V
- Bufumbura
- Bufumbura Ii Ii
- Bugobero
- Bugobero I
- Bugobero Ii
- Buiseera
- Bukaboole
- Bukaka
- Bukakhayi
- Bukalala
- Bukalamya
- Bukamukamu
- Bukamukamu Ii
- Bukangala
- Bukangala'
- Bukasawa
- Bukasawa Lower
- Bukasawa Upper
- Bukaswa
- Bukewa
- Bukewa A
- Bukewa B
- Bukhabunze
- Bukhadala
- Bukhangala Ii
- Bukhaseke
- Bukhasusa
- Bukhasusa I
- Bukhasusa Ii
- Bukhaukha
- Bukhaungu I
- Bukhaungu Ii
- Bukhiisa
- Bukhinde
- Bukhinde I
- Bukhinde Ii
- Bukhisa
- Bukhone
- Bukhoniso
- Bukhoniso 1
- Bukhonzo
- Bukhwaka
- Bukhwaya
- Bukhwaya Ii
- Bukiboli
- Bukibori East
- Bukibori I
- Bukibori Ii
- Bukibori West
- Bukimiyu
- Bukimweri
- Bukisenge
- Bukitutu
- Bukontso
- Bukusu
- Bukwambo
- Bukwaya
- Bulago
- Bulako
- Bulikiyi
- Buluje
- Bulwatsatsa
- Bulwendende
- Bulyuli
- Bulyuli East
- Bulyuli West
- Bumaare
- Bumabimba
- Bumaena
- Bumaena Lower
- Bumaena Upper
- Bumafumo
- Bumagira
- Bumale I
- Bumale Ii
- Bumalele
- Bumaliti
- Bumare I
- Bumare II
- Bumasaba
- Bumasaka
- Bumasari
- Bumasokho
- Bumataya
- Bumateyo
- Bumatoola
- Bumatsalya
- Bumayeku
- Bumayeku A
- Bumayeku B
- Bumisanga
- Bumisanga North
- Bumisanga South 'b'
- Bumisanga South A
- Bumityero
- Bumufoni
- Bumufuni
- Bumufuni Central
- Bumufuni I
- Bumufuni Ii
- Bumufuni Upper
- Bumukama
- Bumukanza. A
- Bumukanza.b
- Bumukari
- Bumukari Central
- Bumukari East
- Bumuketsi
- Bumukhwana
- Bumukoya
- Bumukoya East
- Bumukoya West
- Bumulalu
- Bumulanyuma B
- Bumulate
- Bumulekhwa Iii
- Bumulekwa
- Bumulekwa Iii
- Bumulere
- Bumululu
- Bumulumi Ii
- Bumulumi Iii
- Bumulumu I
- Bumulyanyima
- Bumulyanyuma
- Bumulyanyuma A
- Bumumuru
- Bumungoma
- Bumunyange
- Bumunyifa
- Bumuririnyi
- Bumurumu
- Bumurumu 2
- Bumutili
- Bumutiri
- Bumutoola
- Bumutsole
- Bumutuma
- Bumuyange
- Bumwalye
- Bumwangu
- Bumwangu Central
- Bumwangu Upper
- Bunabale
- Bunabiro
- Bunabiswa
- Bunabutsale
- Bunabuyoka
- Bunabuyoka A
- Bunabuyoka B
- Bunabuzale
- Bunabwana
- Bunabwile
- Bunabwira
- Bunabwira I
- Bunabwira Ii
- Bunabwire
- Bunadutu A
- Bunadutu. C
- Bunakami
- Bunakhaima
- Bunakomola
- Bunalungu
- Bunamae A
- Bunamae B
- Bunamakanda West A
- Bunamakanda West B
- Bunamake
- Bunamakhosi
- Bunamalota
- Bunamalwa East
- Bunamalwa West
- Bunambafu
- Bunambafu B
- Bunambufu A
- Bunambwila
- Bunambwira
- Bunamikasa
- Bunamone
- Bunamone Iii
- Bunamono
- Bunamubi A
- Bunamubi B
- Bunamubi Central
- Bunamukheya 1
- Bunamukheya 2
- Bunamukwa Lower
- Bunamukwa Upper
- Bunamunyala
- Bunamutso Lower
- Bunamutso Upper
- Bunamutuma
- Bunamuwenge
- Bunamuwenje
- Bunamwamba
- Bunamwanje East A
- Bunamwenje Central. A
- Bunamwenje Central. B
- Bunamwenje East. B
- Bunamwenje West A
- Bunamwenje West.b
- Bunandala
- Bunandutu B
- Bunandutu I
- Bunandutu Ii
- Bunangabo
- Bunangabo 1
- Bunangabo I
- Bunangabo Ii
- Bunanganda
- Bunanyama
- Bunapondi A
- Bunapondi B
- Bunasaka
- Bunasaka A
- Bunasaka B
- Bunasambi
- Bunasimali
- Bunasimali A
- Bunasita
- Bunatanga
- Bunatanga I
- Bunatanga Ii
- Bunatoola
- Bunatsabwana A
- Bunatsabwana B
- Bunatte
- Bunefule
- Bunekesa
- Bunekoma
- Bunekoye
- Bunekoye East
- Bunekoye West
- Bunendere
- Bunyintsa
- Burambara
- Buraraka
- Buraraka I
- Buraraka Ii
- Buraraka Iii
- Burukuru
- Busabe
- Busagayi 2
- Busangai
- Busangai I
- Busangai Ii
- Busangayi
- Busangayi 1
- Busangayi 3
- Busangayi I
- Busangayi Ii
- Busantsa
- Buselenge
- Bushaburiri
- Bushibingo
- Bushyahiro
- Busike
- Busilali
- Busilasio
- Busilenge
- Busimali
- Busimambo
- Busirali
- Busisa
- Busulya
- Busumbu
- Busyakilo
- Busyakiro
- Busyongo
- Busyula I
- Busyula Ii
- Buta
- Butimaka
- Butiru
- Butooto
- Butsema
- Butsema 'a'
- Butsema 'b'
- Butsema Ii
- Butsema Iii
- Butsema-Sinye
- Butsesili
- Butsike
- Butsyongo
- Butta
- Butumwa
- Butumwa 1
- Buwabula
- Buwafula
- Buwafula 'b'
- Buwafula A
- Buwafungo
- Buwafutu
- Buwagogo
- Buwahinga
- Buwakhome
- Buwakhungula
- Buwakhuru
- Buwakhweya
- Buwakome
- Buwalinga I
- Buwalinga Ii
- Buwamai I
- Buwamai Ii
- Buwamalelo
- Buwamaleru
- Buwamara
- Buwamayi
- Buwamboka / Buwangani (The Corner)
- Buwamboko
- Buwamono
- Buwamuwaya
- Buwandeba
- Buwanderema
- Buwanderema North
- Buwanderema South
- Buwandulu
- Buwanganga
- Buwangani
- Buwangatya
- Buwangolobe
- Buwangu
- Buwanyama
- Buwanyama Lower
- Buwanyama Upper
- Buwanyela
- Buwanyela 2
- Buwanyera
- Buwanzala
- Buwanzala I
- Buwanzala Ii
- Buwasebya
- Buwashu
- Buwasibi
- Buwasike
- Buwasike B
- Buwasike I
- Buwasike Ii
- Buwasu
- Buwatsabulo
- Buwatsibi
- Buwatsibi 2
- Buwatsibi I
- Buwatsosi
- Buwatsyeba
- Buwaya
- Buwayo A
- Buwayo B
- Buwebele
- Buwebere
- Buweboya
- Buwelayo
- Buwele I
- Buwele II
- Buwere
- Buwere A
- Buwere B
- Buwerwe
- Buwesonga. A
- Buwesonga. B
- Buwetsalo Ii
- Buwlimbwa
- Buwolumeri
- Buwolwa
- Buwopuwa

…and 190 more.

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 Bubulo County

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

### Water

28 rivers and streams.

- Akurukit
- Kangole
- Kasyo
- Khamitsaru
- Kufu
- Lukoba
- Lundu
- Lyamboko
- Marungurwe Nakhumunu
- Nabulongwe
- Nakolokoto
- Namantsa
- Namawanga
- Nambara
- Namekhala
- Naminyikha
- Namirumba
- Namweke
- Nangilima
- Nanyinya
- Nasyanda
- Nekina
- Opule
- Perenye

…and 4 more.

### Hills and mountains

23 hills; 2 mountains.

- Makwali · 1,667 m
- Sibina · 1,602 m
- Bukusu · 1,598 m
- Bukoma · 1,524 m
- Natanga · 1,524 m
- Fuluma · 1,517 m
- Nandelema · 1,507 m
- Sihira · 1,490 m
- Makhakhala · 1,480 m
- Nabikulu · 1,479 m
- Bukimiyu · 1,466 m
- Tsawu · 1,466 m
- Khamururi · 1,458 m
- Nasyu · 1,456 m
- Lusaba · 1,446 m
- Walanga · 1,429 m
- Nalungu · 1,401 m
- Busibo · 1,400 m
- Bunkhone · 1,392 m
- Sisuni · 1,392 m
- Bukaka · 1,379 m
- Marare · 1,377 m
- Kwelwemuna · 1,367 m
- Bumatanda · 1,241 m

…and 1 more.

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 Bubulo County and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Manafwa District, the warmest month is Mar (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,668 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (224 mm) and the driest Jan (45 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 45 

Feb 19 55 

Mar 20 113 

Apr 19 212 

May 18 224 

Jun 17 120 

Jul 17 118 

Aug 17 167 

Sep 18 184 

Oct 18 195 

Nov 18 152 

Dec 18 82 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bubulo County

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

- Hospitals11
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools110
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies2
- Police stations1

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 Bubulo County?In Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda
- What borders Bubulo County?Bubulo County, Bungokho County, Manjiya County and Tororo County
- What time zone is Bubulo County in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Bubulo County?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Bubulo County?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Bubulo County?590 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bubulo County?Settlements lie between 1,150 m and 1,565 m
- What is the highest point in Bubulo County?Makwali (1,667 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Bubulo County?December to March and July
- How many hospitals are in Bubulo County?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Bubulo County?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bubulo County?UG205201 (OCHA common operational dataset)