# Buyinja Sub-county Sub-county, Bukooli County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buyinja/ Sub-county · Bukooli County # Buyinja Sub-county Buyinja Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bukooli County, Namayingo District, Eastern Region. It covers **58.4 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 28 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 58.4km² - 28mapped services - 1,186 mtypical elevation ## Where is Buyinja Sub-county? Buyinja 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/), [Buhemba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buhemba/), [Busime Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busime/), [Buswale Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/buswale/), [Lunyo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/lunyo/) and [Namayingo Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/namayingo-town-council/). By area it is the 945th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 1.3% of [Bukooli County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/namayingo/bukooli/). The centre of Buyinja Sub-county is about 138 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 13 km from Namayingo, the main town of Bukooli County. The centre point is at 0.3380° N, 33.8205° 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 Buyinja Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Buyinja Sub-county - Ruiny · ruins, Mutumba19 km - Ruiny · ruins, Mutumba19 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: Buyinja 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) · Kisumu111 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti156 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:40) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 18:42). 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 Buyinja Sub-county Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Buyinja Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Namavundu (17,300). Settlements here lie between about 1,162 m and 1,218 m above sea level (median 1,186 m). - Buboko - Budimo - Bugoma - Buloha - Buloha East - Buloha West - Butaja - Gondohera - Kifuyo - Kyanyunja - Lwangosia - Lwangosia East - Lwangosia West - Lwangosya - Namavundu - Namutaba - Nsango - Nsono - Syanjonja A - Syanyunja 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 Buyinja Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Buyinja Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Buloha 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 Buyinja 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 Buyinja Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MUTERERE · Budhaya 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.40677&mlon=33.80129#map=17/0.40677/33.80129) Bank Finance Trust Bank Bugiri Branch · Bulidha 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.45507&mlon=33.73010#map=17/0.45507/33.73010) ATM Barclays Bank Busia Branch · Eastern Division 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.46583&mlon=34.08997#map=17/0.46583/34.08997) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Namayingo Service Station · Namayingo Town Council 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34756&mlon=33.87107#map=17/0.34756/33.87107) Hotel Namayingo Hotel · Namayingo Town Council 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.34674&mlon=33.87282#map=17/0.34674/33.87282) School Buchwera Primary School · Buyinja 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.33961&mlon=33.82087#map=17/0.33961/33.82087) College Bulekei Technical · Lunyo 14 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 5.4 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 Buyinja Sub-county Places mapped inside Buyinja Sub-county in open map data, by type. - 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. ## Other sub-counties in Bukooli County - Banda - Buhemba - Bukana - Buswale - Lolwe - Mutumba - Namayingo Town Council - Sigulu Island ## Quick answers - Where is Buyinja Sub-county?In Bukooli County, Namayingo District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Buyinja Sub-county?Banda Sub-county, Budhaya Sub-county, Buhemba Sub-county, Busime Sub-county, Buswale Sub-county, Lunyo Sub-county and Namayingo Town Council Sub-county - What is there to see in Buyinja Sub-county?Ruiny, Ruiny - What time zone is Buyinja Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Buyinja Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Buyinja Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buyinja Sub-county?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buyinja Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,162 m and 1,218 m - What is the best time to visit Buyinja Sub-county?January to February and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Buyinja Sub-county?MUTERERE, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buyinja Sub-county?Finance Trust Bank Bugiri Branch, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Buyinja Sub-county?Barclays Bank Busia Branch, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buyinja Sub-county?TotalEnergies Namayingo Service Station, about 5.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buyinja Sub-county?UG20550105 (OCHA common operational dataset)