# Awach Sub-county Sub-county, Labwor County, Abim District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/awach/

Sub-county · Labwor County 

# Awach Sub-county

Awach Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region. It covers **121.1 km²**. 46 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 121km²
- 7mapped services

## Where is Awach Sub-county?

Awach 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 6 other sub-counties: [Abim Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/abim/), [Abim Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/abim-town-council/), [Adilang Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/adilang/), [Lotukei Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/lotukei/), [Ogor Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/ogor/) and [Olilim Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/olilim/). By area it is the 567th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 4.4% of [Labwor County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/). The centre of Awach Sub-county is about 279 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 14 km from Abim, the main town of Labwor County. The centre point is at 2.6174° N, 33.5859° 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: Awach 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) · Soroti99 km
- Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu147 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:37) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 18:39).

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 Awach Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Awach Sub-county.

- Acharawang Central
- Acharawang East
- Acharawang South
- Adagkolo North
- Adakolo
- Adiocie
- Agweng
- Amonicek (oporoth)
- Anyalima West
- Aroo (barlyech)
- Atheder Central
- Atheder East
- Atheder North (gotapwou)
- Atheder South (gotapwou)
- Atheder West
- Bar-otuke
- Bar-otuke Central
- Bar-otuke West
- Barlyec (barlyech)
- Barlyec (oporoth)
- Barlyec Central
- Barlyec West
- Barodago
- Gotapwou
- Gotapwou Central
- Kololo East
- Kololo New Line
- Mamkai
- Monyela
- Natetel
- Obangangeo (awach)
- Obokoloth
- Obokoloth Central
- Obokoloth East
- Omoo Central
- Omoo East
- Omoo South
- Omoo West
- Onangomotho
- Opokolobo
- Othen
- Pamo (barlyech)
- Pamo (oporoth)
- Pemkworo
- Pemkworo North
- Wipolo

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 Awach Sub-county

Named natural and historic features inside Awach Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

3 hills.

- Kaberaba · 1,122 m
- Ochorowan · 1,116 m
- Kanyalima · 1,085 m

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 Awach 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 Awach Sub-county

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital AWACH HC II · Awach 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.62191&mlon=33.57339#map=17/2.62191/33.57339) 

School Bbarlyec Primary School · Awach 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.60950&mlon=33.59459#map=17/2.60950/33.59459) 

College Islamic University In Uganda · Adilang 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.63133&mlon=33.45989#map=17/2.63133/33.45989) 

Police station Patongo Police Station · Patongo Town Council 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.76311&mlon=33.31368#map=17/2.76311/33.31368) 

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 Awach Sub-county

Places mapped inside Awach Sub-county in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Schools6

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
- Alerek
- Lotukei
- Magamaga
- Morulem
- Nyakwae

## Quick answers

- Where is Awach Sub-county?In Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Awach Sub-county?Abim Sub-county, Abim Town Council Sub-county, Adilang Sub-county, Lotukei Sub-county, Ogor Sub-county and Olilim Sub-county
- What time zone is Awach Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Awach Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Awach Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Awach Sub-county?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Awach Sub-county?Kaberaba (1,122 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Awach Sub-county?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Awach Sub-county?AWACH HC II, about 1.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Awach Sub-county?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Awach Sub-county?UG30640104 (OCHA common operational dataset)