# Northern Division Sub-county Sub-county – Villages & Map (4) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/northern-division/ Sub-county · Soroti Municipality County # Northern Division Sub-county Northern Division Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Soroti Municipality County, Soroti District, Eastern Region. It covers **3.23 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 3.2km² - 41mapped services ## Where is Northern Division Sub-county? Northern Division Sub-county lies in [Soroti Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/), [Soroti District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 3 other sub-counties: [Eastern Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/eastern-division/), [Soroti Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti/soroti/) and [Western Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/western-division/). By area it is the 1510th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 10.7% of [Soroti Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/). The centre of Northern Division Sub-county is about 193 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 1.5 km from Soroti, the main town of Soroti Municipality County. The centre point is at 1.7071° N, 33.6219° 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 Northern Division Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Northern Division Sub-county - ATEKER MUSUEM · museum, Western Division2.0 km - Kyambogo University · viewpoint, Eastern Division2.5 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: Northern Division 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) · Soroti2.3 km - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu193 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 18:41). 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 Northern Division Sub-county Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Northern Division Sub-county. - Agip Cell - Cell 2 - Cell 4 - Cell A - Cell B - Cell C - Cell D - Cell E - Cell F - Cell G - Cell I - Central Cell - East Cell - Kigandani Cell - South Cell - Special Area - Teso Inn Cell - West Cell 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). ## Weather in Northern Division Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Soroti District, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 867 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (117 mm) and the driest Jan (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 18 Feb 28 21 Mar 28 50 Apr 26 101 May 24 117 Jun 24 81 Jul 24 81 Aug 24 105 Sep 25 107 Oct 25 92 Nov 25 59 Dec 26 35 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Northern Division Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Doctors Plaza Soroti · Eastern Division 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71722&mlon=33.62072#map=17/1.71722/33.62072) Bank Opportunity Bank · Northern Division 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71532&mlon=33.62032#map=17/1.71532/33.62032) Petrol pump Shell · Eastern Division 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71556&mlon=33.62252#map=17/1.71556/33.62252) Hotel Garden Guest House · Northern Division 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71435&mlon=33.61863#map=17/1.71435/33.61863) School Rock View Primary School · Northern Division 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.70506&mlon=33.62391#map=17/1.70506/33.62391) College Soroti University · Northern Division 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71386&mlon=33.61920#map=17/1.71386/33.61920) Police station Soroti Central Police Station (CPS) · Eastern Division 1.5 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 Northern Division Sub-county Places mapped inside Northern Division Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Banks9 - Hotels7 - Schools11 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies6 - Restaurants7 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 Soroti Municipality County - Eastern Division - Western Division ## Quick answers - Where is Northern Division Sub-county?In Soroti Municipality County, Soroti District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Northern Division Sub-county?Eastern Division Sub-county, Soroti Sub-county and Western Division Sub-county - What is there to see in Northern Division Sub-county?ATEKER MUSUEM, Kyambogo University - What time zone is Northern Division Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Northern Division Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Northern Division Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Northern Division Sub-county?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Northern Division Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Northern Division Sub-county?Doctors Plaza Soroti, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Northern Division Sub-county?Opportunity Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Northern Division Sub-county?Shell, about 0.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Northern Division Sub-county?9 mapped - What is the P-code of Northern Division Sub-county?UG20620202 (OCHA common operational dataset)