# Iyolwa Sub-county Sub-county, West Budama (Kisolo) County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/iyolwa/ Sub-county · West Budama (Kisolo) County # Iyolwa Sub-county Iyolwa Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in West Budama (Kisolo) County, Tororo District, Eastern Region. It covers **88.9 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 88.9km² - 15mapped services - 1,095 mtypical elevation ## Where is Iyolwa Sub-county? Iyolwa Sub-county lies in [West Budama (Kisolo) County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/), [Tororo District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/), [Eastern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Buluguyi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/bugiri/bukooli/buluguyi/), [Busitema Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busitema/), [Magola Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/magola/), [Mulanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/mulanda/) and [Nabuyoga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/nabuyoga/). By area it is the 723rd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 11.7% of [West Budama (Kisolo) County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/). The centre of Iyolwa Sub-county is about 157 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.6250° N, 33.9568° 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: Iyolwa 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) · Kisumu117 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti128 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:39) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:36, 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 Iyolwa Sub-county Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Iyolwa Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,081 m and 1,121 m above sea level (median 1,095 m). - Akipenet A - Akipenet B - Akipeneti - Auyo A 'a' - Auyo A 'b' - Auyo B 'a' - Auyo B 'b' - Awuyo - Awuyu - Buganga 'a' - Buganga 'b' - Bumanda - Bumanda 'a' - Bumanda 'b' - Bumanda 'c' - Bunganga - Fungwe - Fungwe 'a' - Fungwe 'b' - Gule - Gule A - Gule B 'a' - Gule B 'b' - Iyolwa - Kisoko - Namayuni - Nambogo - Nambogo A 'a' - Nambogo A 'b' - Ngeta - Ngetta 'a' - Ngetta 'b' - Ngetta 'c' - Nyambogo - Nyamulinde - Nyemera - Nyemera 'b' - Nyemera A - Owere - Pabone - Pabone 'a' - Pabone 'b' - Pabone C - Patumbu - Poti - Poti 'a' - Poti 'c' - Poti B 'a' - Poti B 'b' - Poyem 'a' - Poyem 'b' - Poyemi - Puroni 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 Iyolwa Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Iyolwa Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Lumbuka - Osia - Solo 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 Iyolwa Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tororo District, the warmest month is Feb (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 1,848 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (242 mm) and the driest Feb (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 63 Feb 24 58 Mar 24 153 Apr 22 242 May 21 241 Jun 21 139 Jul 21 113 Aug 21 160 Sep 22 200 Oct 22 193 Nov 22 185 Dec 22 104 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Iyolwa Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Iyolwa Health Centre Two · Iyolwa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.60828&mlon=33.98492#map=17/0.60828/33.98492) Bank Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money · Busitema 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54097&mlon=34.02615#map=17/0.54097/34.02615) ATM Stanbic Bank Uganda ATM · Osukuru 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65896&mlon=34.16016#map=17/0.65896/34.16016) Petrol pump Safari · Bulumbi 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.52897&mlon=33.94473#map=17/0.52897/33.94473) Hotel Underwood Ndaiga · Busitema 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.57758&mlon=34.04351#map=17/0.57758/34.04351) School Ojilai Secondary School · Iyolwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.63374&mlon=33.94367#map=17/0.63374/33.94367) College Busitema University · Busitema 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54513&mlon=34.01992#map=17/0.54513/34.01992) Police station Tororo Police · Western Division 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.68918&mlon=34.18798#map=17/0.68918/34.18798) 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 Iyolwa Sub-county Places mapped inside Iyolwa Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Schools12 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 West Budama (Kisolo) County - Kirewa - Kisoko - Magola - Mulanda - Nabuyoga - Nagongera - Nagongera Town Council - Paya - Petta - Rubongi - Sop-Sop ## Quick answers - Where is Iyolwa Sub-county?In West Budama (Kisolo) County, Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Iyolwa Sub-county?Buluguyi Sub-county, Busitema Sub-county, Magola Sub-county, Mulanda Sub-county and Nabuyoga Sub-county - What time zone is Iyolwa Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Iyolwa Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Iyolwa Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Iyolwa Sub-county?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Iyolwa Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,081 m and 1,121 m - What is the best time to visit Iyolwa Sub-county?December to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Iyolwa Sub-county?Iyolwa Health Centre Two, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Iyolwa Sub-county?Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Iyolwa Sub-county?Stanbic Bank Uganda ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Iyolwa Sub-county?Safari, about 11 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Iyolwa Sub-county?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Iyolwa Sub-county?UG20630301 (OCHA common operational dataset)