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

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

Sub-county · Labwor County 

# Morulem Sub-county

Morulem Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region. It covers **245.5 km²**. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 246km²
- 13mapped services
- 1,135 mtypical elevation

## Where is Morulem Sub-county?

Morulem 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 5 other sub-counties: [Abim Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/abim-town-council/), [Lotukei Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/lotukei/), [Magamaga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/magamaga/), [Nyakwae Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/nyakwae/) and [Ogwette Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/ogwette/). By area it is the 236th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 8.9% of [Labwor County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/). The centre of Morulem Sub-county is about 280 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 18 km from Abim, the main town of Labwor County. The centre point is at 2.5526° N, 33.7318° 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: Morulem 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) · Soroti93 km
- Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu165 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 06:40, 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 Morulem Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Morulem Sub-county.

- Adea Central
- Agile
- Agweng East
- Agweng West
- Ajwachi New Line
- Akwangagwel Central
- Akwangagwel North
- Akwangagwel South
- Aremo
- Aremo Central
- Aremo East
- Aremo New Line
- Arengepua North
- Arengepua South
- Ayeye
- Aywee (angolebwal)
- Cwailai
- Golgota
- Gulonger
- Katabok Central
- Katabok East
- Katabok Tr
- Katabok West
- Lobo-oyea
- Lobolwala
- Mission (aremo)
- Obangangeo (angolebwal)
- Odolo
- Omoru East
- Omoru West
- Opeidukanith
- Oringowelo (angolebwal)
- Rachkoko Central
- Rachkoko North
- Rachkoko South
- Rachkoko South East
- Rachkoko South West
- St. Joseph
- Umlonge
- Umlonge East
- Umlonge West
- 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 Morulem Sub-county

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

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Onongar · 1,336 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest.

- Labwor Hills 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 Morulem 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 Morulem Sub-county

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital MORULEM L HC III · Morulem 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.54384&mlon=33.70155#map=17/2.54384/33.70155) 

School Nabwin Farm Institute · Morulem 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.54705&mlon=33.69390#map=17/2.54705/33.69390) 

College Islamic University In Uganda · Adilang 31 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 Morulem Sub-county

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools12

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
- Magamaga
- Nyakwae

## Quick answers

- Where is Morulem Sub-county?In Labwor County, Abim District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Morulem Sub-county?Abim Town Council Sub-county, Lotukei Sub-county, Magamaga Sub-county, Nyakwae Sub-county and Ogwette Sub-county
- What time zone is Morulem Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Morulem Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Morulem Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Morulem Sub-county?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Morulem Sub-county?Onongar (1,336 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Morulem Sub-county?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Morulem Sub-county?MORULEM L HC III, about 3.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Morulem Sub-county?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Morulem Sub-county?UG30640107 (OCHA common operational dataset)