# Kapir Sub-county Sub-county, Ngora County, Ngora District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/ngora/ngora/kapir/ Sub-county · Ngora County # Kapir Sub-county Kapir Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Ngora County, Ngora District, Eastern Region. It covers **192.3 km²**. 37 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 22 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 192km² - 22mapped services - 1,063 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kapir Sub-county? Kapir Sub-county lies in [Ngora County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/ngora/ngora/), [Ngora District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/ngora/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Gweri Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti/gweri/), [Kapujan Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/katakwi/toroma/kapujan/), [Kyere Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/serere/kyere/), [Mukura Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/ngora/ngora/mukura/) and [Ngora Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/ngora/ngora/ngora/). By area it is the 340th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 26.7% of [Ngora County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/ngora/ngora/). The centre of Kapir Sub-county is about 193 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 18 km from Ngora, the main town of Ngora County. The centre point is at 1.5936° N, 33.7579° 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 Kapir Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Kapir Sub-county - Nyero Rock Paintings · archaeological site, Nyero17 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: Kapir 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) · Soroti21 km - Eldoret International Airport (EDL) · Eldoret211 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:38) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:39, 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 Kapir Sub-county Open gazetteers list **37 villages, towns and localities** in Kapir Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,050 m and 1,081 m above sea level (median 1,063 m). - Abatai - Agirigiroi - Agogomit - Agule - Aidi - Aiidi - Ajeelo - Ajesa - Ajuket - Akarukei - Amukurat - Atapar - Atapara - Atira - Atutur - Girigiroi - Kakor - Kapir - Kapiri - Kokong - Koloin - Komolo - Korisai - Obwangai - Ocodio - Ogirigiroi - Ojaae - Ojam - Okume - Okumeri - Olet - Oluwa - Omiito - Omito - Omukurat - Omuriana - Orisai 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 Kapir Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Kapir Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams; 4 lakes. - Achua - Alodoto - Kawokori - Korisai - Lake Ajama - Lake Kasago - Lake Odwali - Lake Semere - Okirigin ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Kapiri · 1,109 m - Omorolinga · 1,076 m - Omase · 1,070 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 Kapir Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ngora District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 1,149 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (151 mm) and the driest Jan (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 30 Feb 27 37 Mar 27 80 Apr 25 151 May 24 149 Jun 23 87 Jul 23 85 Aug 23 117 Sep 24 130 Oct 25 134 Nov 24 94 Dec 25 53 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kapir Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital AJELUK · Mukura 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.54599&mlon=33.82490#map=17/1.54599/33.82490) Bank Vision Fund Uganda · Northern Division 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71553&mlon=33.62163#map=17/1.71553/33.62163) Petrol pump Total · Eastern Division 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71533&mlon=33.62617#map=17/1.71533/33.62617) Hotel Galaxy Country Club and Hotel · Ngora Town Council 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.45766&mlon=33.77395#map=17/1.45766/33.77395) School Atapar Primary School · Kapir 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.59244&mlon=33.75888#map=17/1.59244/33.75888) College Ngora School Of Nursing & Midwifrey · Ngora Town Council 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.47957&mlon=33.79366#map=17/1.47957/33.79366) Police station Soroti Central Police Station (CPS) · Eastern Division 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71649&mlon=33.61193#map=17/1.71649/33.61193) 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 Kapir Sub-county Places mapped inside Kapir Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 Ngora County - Kobwin - Mukura - Ngora - Ngora Town Council ## Quick answers - Where is Kapir Sub-county?In Ngora County, Ngora District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Kapir Sub-county?Gweri Sub-county, Kapujan Sub-county, Kyere Sub-county, Mukura Sub-county and Ngora Sub-county - What is there to see in Kapir Sub-county?Nyero Rock Paintings - What time zone is Kapir Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kapir Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Kapir Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kapir Sub-county?37 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kapir Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,050 m and 1,081 m - What is the highest point in Kapir Sub-county?Kapiri (1,109 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kapir Sub-county?November to March and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Kapir Sub-county?AJELUK, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kapir Sub-county?Vision Fund Uganda, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kapir Sub-county?Total, about 20 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kapir Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kapir Sub-county?UG20580101 (OCHA common operational dataset)