# Pingire Sub-county Sub-county, Kasilo County, Serere District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/kasilo/pingire/ Sub-county · Kasilo County # Pingire Sub-county Pingire Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kasilo County, Serere District, Eastern Region. It covers **215.7 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 216km² - 12mapped services - 1,050 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pingire Sub-county? Pingire Sub-county lies in [Kasilo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/kasilo/), [Serere District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 7 other sub-counties: [Bugondo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/kasilo/bugondo/), [Gogonyo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/pallisa/pallisa/gogonyo/), [Kagulu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/buyende/budiope/kagulu/), [Kateta Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/serere/kateta/), [Kidetok Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/kasilo/kidetok-town-council/), [Labori Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/kasilo/labori/) and [Olio Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/serere/olio/). By area it is the 288th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 18.9% of [Kasilo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/serere/kasilo/). The centre of Pingire Sub-county is about 152 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 1.4284° N, 33.3814° 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: Pingire 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) · Soroti43 km - Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe186 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:40) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:40, 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 Pingire Sub-county Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Pingire Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,038 m and 1,069 m above sea level (median 1,050 m). - Agule - Odapakole - Okimenga - Oridi - Pigire 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 Pingire Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Pingire Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Lake Kiondo ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Agata-Akimenga - Pigire 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 Pingire Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Serere District, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jun (24 °C). About 1,065 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (140 mm) and the driest Jan (36 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March and May to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 36 Feb 28 38 Mar 27 88 Apr 25 140 May 24 119 Jun 24 68 Jul 24 67 Aug 25 99 Sep 25 110 Oct 25 137 Nov 25 103 Dec 26 60 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pingire Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital PINGIRA · Pingire 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.45905&mlon=33.33530#map=17/1.45905/33.33530) Hotel QUEENS PALACE BAR AND LODGE · Serere Town Council 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.52064&mlon=33.45966#map=17/1.52064/33.45966) School Pingire Secondary School · Pingire 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.43937&mlon=33.37236#map=17/1.43937/33.37236) College Bulamoji College · Gadumire 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.11156&mlon=33.53790#map=17/1.11156/33.53790) 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 Pingire Sub-county Places mapped inside Pingire Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools11 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 Kasilo County - Bugondo - Kadungulu - Kadungulu Town Council - Kasilo Town Council - Kidetok Town Council - Labori ## Quick answers - Where is Pingire Sub-county?In Kasilo County, Serere District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Pingire Sub-county?Bugondo Sub-county, Gogonyo Sub-county, Kagulu Sub-county, Kateta Sub-county, Kidetok Town Council Sub-county, Labori Sub-county and Olio Sub-county - What time zone is Pingire Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Pingire Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Pingire Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Pingire Sub-county?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Pingire Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,038 m and 1,069 m - What is the best time to visit Pingire Sub-county?November to March and May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Pingire Sub-county?PINGIRA, about 6.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pingire Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Pingire Sub-county?UG20600107 (OCHA common operational dataset)