# Sop-Sop Sub-county Sub-county, West Budama (Kisolo) County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/sop-sop/ Sub-county · West Budama (Kisolo) County # Sop-Sop Sub-county Sop-Sop Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in West Budama (Kisolo) County, Tororo District, Eastern Region. It covers **34.7 km²**. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 34.7km² - 7mapped services - 1,122 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sop-Sop Sub-county? Sop-Sop 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: [Himutu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/butaleja/bunyole/himutu/), [Merikit Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/tororo/merikit/), [Nagongera Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/nagongera/), [Paya Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/paya/) and [Petta Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/petta/). By area it is the 1149th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 4.6% of [West Budama (Kisolo) County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/tororo/west-budama-kisolo/). The centre of Sop-Sop Sub-county is about 175 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.8385° N, 34.0646° 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: Sop-Sop 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) · Soroti110 km - Kisumu International Airport (KIS) · Kisumu127 km ### Nearest railway station Mbale (Industrial Divison), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:38) 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 Sop-Sop Sub-county Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Sop-Sop Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,097 m and 1,162 m above sea level (median 1,122 m). - Agumiti - Bere - Bere Central - Bere North - Bere South - Burimwenge - Kikadhi - Kikadhi North - Kikadhi South - Maruki - Maruki 'a' - Maruki 'b' - Maruki Rock - Mulanda - Mulanda Central - Naboa - Nabowa Central - Nabowa North - Nabowa South 'a' - Nabowa South 'b' - Namasuka - Namusuka - Namwendia - Namwendia East - Namwendia East 'a' - Namwendia West - Naweyo - Naweyo Central - Naweyo East - Naweyo West - Nyamolele - Pabala - Pabala East 'a' - Pabala East 'b' - Pabala West - Paragang - Per-Per - Per-per 'a' - Per-per 'b' - Peta - Singisi North - Singisi South - Sop-sop North - Sop-sop South - Sopsop 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 Sop-Sop Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Sop-Sop Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Emerikit - Mboleja - Mbula - Per-Per - Sopsop 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 Sop-Sop 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 Sop-Sop Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Merikit Local Government Hospital · Merikit 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.84462&mlon=34.10347#map=17/0.84462/34.10347) Bank Umubano Uganda Limited · Western Division 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.69538&mlon=34.17875#map=17/0.69538/34.17875) 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 TotalEnergies Nagongera Road Service Station · Western Division 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.69386&mlon=34.17830#map=17/0.69386/34.17830) Hotel Malaba Resort Hotel · Paya 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.83047&mlon=34.01379#map=17/0.83047/34.01379) Mall White House Sangilila · Bukiende 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95748&mlon=34.21405#map=17/0.95748/34.21405) School Panoah Primary School · Sop-Sop 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.85366&mlon=34.07044#map=17/0.85366/34.07044) College busitema campus sign post · Nagongera Town Council 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.77784&mlon=34.01633#map=17/0.77784/34.01633) Police station Kanghalasa Police · Himutu 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.91138&mlon=34.08471#map=17/0.91138/34.08471) 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 Sop-Sop Sub-county Places mapped inside Sop-Sop Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Schools7 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 - Magola - Mulanda - Nabuyoga - Nagongera - Nagongera Town Council - Paya - Petta - Rubongi ## Quick answers - Where is Sop-Sop Sub-county?In West Budama (Kisolo) County, Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda - What borders Sop-Sop Sub-county?Himutu Sub-county, Merikit Sub-county, Nagongera Sub-county, Paya Sub-county and Petta Sub-county - What time zone is Sop-Sop Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Sop-Sop Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Sop-Sop Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sop-Sop Sub-county?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sop-Sop Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,097 m and 1,162 m - What is the best time to visit Sop-Sop Sub-county?December to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Sop-Sop Sub-county?Merikit Local Government Hospital, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sop-Sop Sub-county?Umubano Uganda Limited, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sop-Sop Sub-county?Stanbic Bank Uganda ATM, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sop-Sop Sub-county?TotalEnergies Nagongera Road Service Station, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sop-Sop Sub-county?UG20630312 (OCHA common operational dataset)