# Buhemba Sub-county Sub-county, Bukooli County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buhemba/ Sub-county · Bukooli County # Buhemba Sub-county Buhemba Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bukooli County, Namayingo District, Eastern Region. It covers **104.1 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 104km² - 21mapped services - 1,160 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buhemba Sub-county? Buhemba Sub-county lies in [Bukooli County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/), [Namayingo District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 7 other sub-counties: [Banda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/banda/), [Budhaya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bukooli/budhaya/), [Bukabooli Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/mayuge/bunya/bukabooli/), [Bulidha Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bukooli/bulidha/), [Buyinja Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buyinja/), [Jaguzi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/mayuge/bunya/jaguzi/) and [Mutumba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/mutumba/). By area it is the 647th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 2.2% of [Bukooli County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/). The centre of Buhemba Sub-county is about 126 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 19 km from Namayingo, the main town of Bukooli County. The centre point is at 0.2726° N, 33.7161° 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 Buhemba Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Buhemba Sub-county - Ruiny · ruins, Mutumba8.7 km - Ruiny · ruins, Mutumba8.8 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: Buhemba 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 - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu119 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe144 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:41) and shortest in Nov (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 18:33). 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 Buhemba Sub-county Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Buhemba Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,139 m and 1,198 m above sea level (median 1,160 m). - Buhemba - Bukemba - Bukewa East - Bukewa West - Bukimbi - Bukimbi A - Bukimbi B - Bulundira - Bulundira West - Bunyika - Buwongo East - Dohwe West - Dokhwe - Genguluho - Gengulukho - Luwerere - Luwerere A - Luwerere B - Lwaniha - Lwanika - Maluba - Maruba - Matiko - Matiko West - Muhuwa - Nabwere - Sinde 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 Buhemba Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Buhemba Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Namagenge ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Sinde · 1,188 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 Buhemba Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Namayingo District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 1,615 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (240 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 85 Feb 26 75 Mar 25 195 Apr 24 240 May 24 192 Jun 24 72 Jul 24 50 Aug 24 83 Sep 25 102 Oct 24 156 Nov 24 216 Dec 25 148 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buhemba Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mutumba Health Centre 3 · Mutumba 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.27026&mlon=33.79159#map=17/0.27026/33.79159) Bank Finance Trust Bank Bugiri Branch · Bulidha 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45507&mlon=33.73010#map=17/0.45507/33.73010) ATM Stanbic Bank Mayuge Branch · Mayuge Town Council 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45643&mlon=33.48024#map=17/0.45643/33.48024) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Namayingo Service Station · Namayingo Town Council 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34756&mlon=33.87107#map=17/0.34756/33.87107) Hotel Namayingo Hotel · Namayingo Town Council 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34674&mlon=33.87282#map=17/0.34674/33.87282) School Bukewa Primary School · Buhemba 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.27564&mlon=33.71156#map=17/0.27564/33.71156) College Bulekei Technical · Lunyo 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.31909&mlon=33.94882#map=17/0.31909/33.94882) Police station Namayingo District Central Police Station · Namayingo Town Council 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34353&mlon=33.86919#map=17/0.34353/33.86919) 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 Buhemba Sub-county Places mapped inside Buhemba Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Schools21 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 Bukooli County - Banda - Bukana - Buswale - Buyinja - Lolwe - Mutumba - Namayingo Town Council - Sigulu Island ## Quick answers - Where is Buhemba Sub-county?In Bukooli County, Namayingo District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Buhemba Sub-county?Banda Sub-county, Budhaya Sub-county, Bukabooli Sub-county, Bulidha Sub-county, Buyinja Sub-county, Jaguzi Sub-county and Mutumba Sub-county - What is there to see in Buhemba Sub-county?Ruiny, Ruiny - What time zone is Buhemba Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Buhemba Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Buhemba Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buhemba Sub-county?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buhemba Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,139 m and 1,198 m - What is the highest point in Buhemba Sub-county?Sinde (1,188 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buhemba Sub-county?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Buhemba Sub-county?Mutumba Health Centre 3, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buhemba Sub-county?Finance Trust Bank Bugiri Branch, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buhemba Sub-county?Stanbic Bank Mayuge Branch, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buhemba Sub-county?TotalEnergies Namayingo Service Station, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buhemba Sub-county?UG20550102 (OCHA common operational dataset)