# Western Division Sub-county Sub-county – Villages & Map (5) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/western-division/ Sub-county · Soroti Municipality County # Western Division Sub-county Western Division Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Soroti Municipality County, Soroti District, Eastern Region. It covers **8.68 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.7km² - 34mapped services - 1,131 mtypical elevation ## Where is Western Division Sub-county? Western 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 4 other sub-counties: [Eastern Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/eastern-division/), [Kamuda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti/kamuda/), [Northern Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/northern-division/) and [Soroti Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti/soroti/). By area it is the 1440th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 28.8% of [Soroti Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/soroti/soroti-municipality/). The centre of Western Division Sub-county is about 192 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 1.3 km from Soroti, the main town of Soroti Municipality County. The centre point is at 1.7115° N, 33.6002° 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 Western Division Sub-county OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Western Division Sub-county: 1 museum. - ATEKER MUSUEM · museum ### Nearby, outside Western Division Sub-county - Kyambogo University · viewpoint, Eastern Division2.0 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: Western 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) · Soroti3.1 km - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu191 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:39) 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 Western Division Sub-county Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Western Division Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Soroti (60,900). - Pamba - Soroti 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 Western 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 Western Division Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital DR. OPIO HC II · Western Division 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71423&mlon=33.60833#map=17/1.71423/33.60833) Bank Post Bank · Northern Division 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71530&mlon=33.61846#map=17/1.71530/33.61846) Petrol pump Petrocity · Western Division 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.72214&mlon=33.60163#map=17/1.72214/33.60163) Hotel Akello Hotel Annex · Western Division 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.70675&mlon=33.60400#map=17/1.70675/33.60400) School Vision Bible College · Western Division 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71136&mlon=33.59826#map=17/1.71136/33.59826) College Umcat Campus Soroti Study Center · Western Division 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.71452&mlon=33.60093#map=17/1.71452/33.60093) Police station Soroti Central Police Station (CPS) · Eastern Division 1.4 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 Western Division Sub-county Places mapped inside Western Division Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels4 - Schools16 - Colleges and universities1 - Restaurants6 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 - Northern Division ## Quick answers - Where is Western Division Sub-county?In Soroti Municipality County, Soroti District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Western Division Sub-county?Eastern Division Sub-county, Kamuda Sub-county, Northern Division Sub-county and Soroti Sub-county - What is there to see in Western Division Sub-county?ATEKER MUSUEM - What time zone is Western Division Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Western Division Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Western Division Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Western Division Sub-county?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Western Division Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Western Division Sub-county?DR. OPIO HC II, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Western Division Sub-county?Post Bank, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Western Division Sub-county?Petrocity, about 1.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Western Division Sub-county?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Western Division Sub-county?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Western Division Sub-county?UG20620203 (OCHA common operational dataset)