# Alerek Sub-county Sub-county, Labwor County, Abim District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/alerek/ Sub-county · Labwor County # Alerek Sub-county Alerek Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region. It covers **928.8 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 929km² - 6mapped services - 1,229 mtypical elevation ## Where is Alerek Sub-county? Alerek Sub-county lies in [Labwor County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/), [Abim District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 8 other sub-counties: [Abim Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/abim/), [Kacheri Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/kacheri/), [Kotido Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/kotido/), [Lapono Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/lapono/), [Magamaga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/magamaga/), [Paimol Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/paimol/), [Panyangara Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/panyangara/) and [Rengen Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/rengen/). By area it is the 28th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 33.8% of [Labwor County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/). The centre of Alerek Sub-county is about 319 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 29 km from Abim, the main town of Labwor County. The centre point is at 2.9587° N, 33.7083° 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: Alerek 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) · Soroti137 km - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu160 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:36) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 18:38). 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 Alerek Sub-county Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Alerek Sub-county. - Acan Penino - Alerek - Alimocan - Arengepau - Aringobom East - Aringobom West - Ayongtoke - Grazing Area (alerek) - Kacokela - Kakutha - Kathimongor - Kawang - Kotido - Loyoroit Tr - Olem Central - Olem East - Olem North - Olem West - Otumpili Central - Otumpili North - Otumpili South - Otumpili South West - Ribocing - Tyenopobo East - Tyenopobo North - Tyenopobo South - Tyenpobo West 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 Alerek Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Alerek Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Akwamunyen - Kalapar - Kotidany - Loyoroit - Nagoliakoret - Nangoliyakol - Nangololakale ### Hills and mountains 12 hills; 1 mountain. - Lokwamoru · 1,342 m - Akuda · 1,320 m - Lokuda · 1,266 m - Katapote · 1,264 m - Nakathogwan · 1,230 m - Okwer · 1,214 m - Kakuta · 1,196 m - Kakal · 1,184 m - Teretok · 1,184 m - Lokathur · 1,182 m - Lokwamur · 1,169 m - Usom · 1,161 m - Keremech · 1,141 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Napono Forest 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 Alerek Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Abim District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 779 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (109 mm) and the driest Jan (11 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 26 11 Feb 27 12 Mar 27 37 Apr 26 86 May 24 109 Jun 24 80 Jul 23 84 Aug 23 100 Sep 25 99 Oct 25 80 Nov 25 48 Dec 25 33 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alerek Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ALEREK HC III · Alerek 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.79561&mlon=33.72982#map=17/2.79561/33.72982) School Primary School · Alerek 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.82664&mlon=33.75144#map=17/2.82664/33.75144) 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 Alerek Sub-county Places mapped inside Alerek Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools5 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 Labwor County - Abim - Abim Town Council - Awach - Lotukei - Magamaga - Morulem - Nyakwae ## Quick answers - Where is Alerek Sub-county?In Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Alerek Sub-county?Abim Sub-county, Kacheri Sub-county, Kotido Sub-county, Lapono Sub-county, Magamaga Sub-county, Paimol Sub-county, Panyangara Sub-county and Rengen Sub-county - What time zone is Alerek Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Alerek Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Alerek Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Alerek Sub-county?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Alerek Sub-county?Lokwamoru (1,342 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Alerek Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Alerek Sub-county?ALEREK HC III, about 18 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Alerek Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Alerek Sub-county?UG30640103 (OCHA common operational dataset)