# Butta Sub-county Sub-county, Bubulo County, Manafwa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/butta/ Sub-county · Bubulo County # Butta Sub-county Butta Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bubulo County, Manafwa District, Eastern Region. It covers **7.91 km²**. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.9km² - 1mapped service - 1,210 mtypical elevation ## Where is Butta Sub-county? Butta Sub-county lies in [Bubulo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/), [Manafwa District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other sub-counties: [Khabutoola Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/khabutoola/), [Manafwa Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/manafwa-town-council/), [Nalondo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/nalondo/) and [Sibanga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/sibanga/). By area it is the 1450th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 3.3% of [Bubulo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/manafwa/bubulo/). The centre of Butta Sub-county is about 199 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 2.9 km from Manafwa, the main town of Bubulo County. The centre point is at 0.9275° N, 34.2619° 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). ## Things to see in and around Butta Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Butta Sub-county - Khauka Cave · cave, Wanale11 km - Wanale Ladders · attraction, Wanale14 km - Nalwanza landslip site · memorial, Bubiita15 km - Bulucheke (BULU 001) · viewpoint, Nabweya18 km - NAKATSI control point 001 · viewpoint, Nabweya18 km - landslide site · memorial, Bukalasi19 km - Bumwalukani Landslide · memorial, Bulucheke20 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Butta 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) · Soroti114 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret123 km ### Nearest railway station Mbale (Industrial Divison), about 20 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. ## Villages and localities in Butta Sub-county Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Butta Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,200 m and 1,243 m above sea level (median 1,210 m). - Bubitumu - Bubitumu B - Bufumbula Iv - Bufumbula V - Bukaka - Bumulekwa - Bumulekwa Iii - Bunamone - Bunatanga - Burambara - Busantsa - Butsema - Butsema Iii - Buwere - Fuluma - Khambasi - Kibika Tooma - Kibukwa - Lukuma - Lyamaina - Mufungu - Nakawa village (manafa) - Namutokholo - Toma - Tomi - Wakobola 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 Butta Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Butta Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Fuluma · 1,517 m - Bukaka · 1,379 m 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 Butta Sub-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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Butta Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Manafwa Red Cross · Manafwa Town Council 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.94940&mlon=34.27417#map=17/0.94940/34.27417) Bank Finance Trust Bank, Mbale Branch · Northern Division 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07111&mlon=34.18280#map=17/1.07111/34.18280) ATM Barclays Bank Mbale Branch · Industrial Divison 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.07155&mlon=34.18140#map=17/1.07155/34.18140) Petrol pump IGAL energy · Manafwa Town Council 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95078&mlon=34.27086#map=17/0.95078/34.27086) Hotel Mist Gardens · Manafwa Town Council 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95060&mlon=34.27104#map=17/0.95060/34.27104) Mall White House Sangilila · Bukiende 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95748&mlon=34.21405#map=17/0.95748/34.21405) School Tooma Butta Primary School · Butta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.92975&mlon=34.26589#map=17/0.92975/34.26589) College Bugobero Hillside College · Khabutoola 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91132&mlon=34.27284#map=17/0.91132/34.27284) Police station Police Mayenze District HQ · Manafwa Town Council 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.94973&mlon=34.25485#map=17/0.94973/34.25485) 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 Butta Sub-county Places mapped inside Butta Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Bubulo County - Bugobero - Bukhofu - Bukusu - Bunabwana - Bunyinza Town Council - Busukuya - Butiru - Buwagogo - Buwangani Town Council - Kaato - Khabutoola - Manafwa Town Council - Nalondo - Sibanga - Sisuni - Weswa ## Quick answers - Where is Butta Sub-county?In Bubulo County, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Butta Sub-county?Khabutoola Sub-county, Manafwa Town Council Sub-county, Nalondo Sub-county and Sibanga Sub-county - What is there to see in Butta Sub-county?Khauka Cave, Wanale Ladders, Nalwanza landslip site, Bulucheke (BULU 001) - What time zone is Butta Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Butta Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Butta Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Butta Sub-county?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Butta Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,200 m and 1,243 m - What is the highest point in Butta Sub-county?Fuluma (1,517 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Butta Sub-county?December to March and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Butta Sub-county?Manafwa Red Cross, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Butta Sub-county?Finance Trust Bank, Mbale Branch, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Butta Sub-county?Barclays Bank Mbale Branch, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Butta Sub-county?IGAL energy, about 2.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Butta Sub-county?UG20520108 (OCHA common operational dataset)