# Magola Sub-county Sub-county, West Budama (Kisolo) County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/magola/ Sub-county · West Budama (Kisolo) County # Magola Sub-county Magola Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in West Budama (Kisolo) County, Tororo District, Eastern Region. It covers **60.6 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 60.6km² - 16mapped services - 1,117 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magola Sub-county? Magola 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 6 other sub-counties: [Busitema Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/busitema/), [Buteba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/busia/samia-bugwe/buteba/), [Iyolwa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/iyolwa/), [Mulanda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/mulanda/), [Osukuru Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/tororo/osukuru/) and [Rubongi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/rubongi/). By area it is the 927th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 7.9% of [West Budama (Kisolo) County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/). The centre of Magola Sub-county is about 168 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.6190° N, 34.0591° 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: Magola 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) · Kisumu108 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti132 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 Magola Sub-county Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Magola Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,102 m and 1,148 m above sea level (median 1,117 m). - Amagoro - Apoli - Asinge - Magola - Magola 'a' - Magola 'b' - Magoro - Malawa - Malawa 'a' - Malawa 'b' - Nambogo 'b' - Nambogo 'd' - Nyerwe - Osia - Pabasi - Pabasi 'a' - Pabasi 'b' - Paiwagwe - Pajabo - Pajabo 'a' - Pajabo 'b' - Pajangango - Pajokwo - Pakamalung 'a' - Pakamalung 'b' - Pakamalungi - Paloto - Paloto 'a' - Paloto 'b' - Papada - Papada 'a' - Papada 'b' - Papoli - Pawagwer - Pimor - Pimori - Podoti - Podut 'b' - Podut A 'a' - Podut A 'b' - Pokach - Pomiela - Poniaka - Poniara - Popany - Posuna - Puduti - Segere - Segere 'a' - Segere 'b' - Yoboke - Yoboke 'b' - Yobuke 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 Magola Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Magola Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Nambogo - Ongere - Onyame - Osia - Popera 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 Magola 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 Magola Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Poyameri health centre Three · Magola 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62006&mlon=34.08204#map=17/0.62006/34.08204) Bank Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money · Busitema 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54097&mlon=34.02615#map=17/0.54097/34.02615) ATM Stanbic Bank Uganda ATM · Osukuru 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65896&mlon=34.16016#map=17/0.65896/34.16016) Petrol pump Shell · Western Division 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.66031&mlon=34.17277#map=17/0.66031/34.17277) Hotel Underwood Ndaiga · Busitema 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.57758&mlon=34.04351#map=17/0.57758/34.04351) School Magola Primary School · Magola 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.62543&mlon=34.05590#map=17/0.62543/34.05590) College Busitema University · Busitema 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.54513&mlon=34.01992#map=17/0.54513/34.01992) Police station Tororo Police · Western Division 16 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 Magola Sub-county Places mapped inside Magola Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools13 - Restaurants1 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 - Iyolwa - Kirewa - Kisoko - Mulanda - Nabuyoga - Nagongera - Nagongera Town Council - Paya - Petta - Rubongi - Sop-Sop ## Quick answers - Where is Magola Sub-county?In West Budama (Kisolo) County, Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Magola Sub-county?Busitema Sub-county, Buteba Sub-county, Iyolwa Sub-county, Mulanda Sub-county, Osukuru Sub-county and Rubongi Sub-county - What time zone is Magola Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Magola Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Magola Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Magola Sub-county?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Magola Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,102 m and 1,148 m - What is the best time to visit Magola Sub-county?December to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Magola Sub-county?Poyameri health centre Three, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Magola Sub-county?Jerom Mobile Banking Services And Mobile Money, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Magola Sub-county?Stanbic Bank Uganda ATM, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Magola Sub-county?Shell, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Magola Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Magola Sub-county?UG20630304 (OCHA common operational dataset)