# Magamaga Sub-county Sub-county, Labwor County, Abim District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/magamaga/ Sub-county · Labwor County # Magamaga Sub-county Magamaga Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region. It covers **321.9 km²**. 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 322km² - 4mapped services - 1,340 mtypical elevation ## Where is Magamaga Sub-county? Magamaga 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/), [Alerek Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/alerek/), [Morulem Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/morulem/), [Nyakwae Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/nyakwae/) and [Panyangara Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/panyangara/). By area it is the 158th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 11.7% of [Labwor County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/). The centre of Magamaga Sub-county is about 297 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 12 km from Abim, the main town of Labwor County. The centre point is at 2.7033° N, 33.7829° 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: Magamaga 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 - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu168 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 06:40, 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 Magamaga Sub-county Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Magamaga Sub-county. - Abilonino North - Abilonino South - Arwakara - Atheder North (koya) - Atheder South (koya) - Bedata East - Bedata West - Dicpe East - Dicpe West - Kanyalaka North - Kanyalaka South - Kem - Kingo - Koya - Nyikinyiki (wilela) - Odokomit (wilela) - Olirim - Wilela Central I - Wilela Central Ii - Wilela North - Wilela South - Ywee-wii 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 Magamaga Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Magamaga Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 1 mountain. - Akwor · 1,532 m - Lakar · 1,426 m - Apekidor · 1,365 m - Kem · 1,292 m - Katok · 1,263 m - Aki · 1,246 m - Ngolipan · 1,199 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 Magamaga Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Abim District, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 155 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 25 11 Feb 26 12 Mar 26 37 Apr 25 86 May 23 109 Jun 23 80 Jul 22 84 Aug 22 100 Sep 24 99 Oct 24 80 Nov 24 48 Dec 24 33 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Magamaga Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital KAYA HC II · Magamaga 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.69172&mlon=33.77196#map=17/2.69172/33.77196) School Primary School · Magamaga 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.72438&mlon=33.71739#map=17/2.72438/33.71739) College Islamic University In Uganda · Adilang 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.63133&mlon=33.45989#map=17/2.63133/33.45989) 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 Magamaga Sub-county Places mapped inside Magamaga Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools3 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 - Awach - Lotukei - Morulem - Nyakwae ## Quick answers - Where is Magamaga Sub-county?In Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Magamaga Sub-county?Abim Sub-county, Abim Town Council Sub-county, Alerek Sub-county, Morulem Sub-county, Nyakwae Sub-county and Panyangara Sub-county - What time zone is Magamaga Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Magamaga Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Magamaga Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Magamaga Sub-county?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Magamaga Sub-county?Akwor (1,532 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Magamaga Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Magamaga Sub-county?KAYA HC II, about 1.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Magamaga Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Magamaga Sub-county?UG30640106 (OCHA common operational dataset)