# Ofua Sub-county Sub-county, East Moyo County – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/ofua/

Sub-county · East Moyo County 

# Ofua Sub-county

Ofua Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in East Moyo County, Adjumani District, Northern Region. It covers **80.1 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 80.1km²
- 7mapped services
- 804 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ofua Sub-county?

Ofua Sub-county lies in [East Moyo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/), [Adjumani District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 3 other sub-counties: [Adropi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/adropi/), [Itirikwa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/itirikwa/) and [Pakele Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/pakele/). By area it is the 772nd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 2.6% of [East Moyo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/). The centre of Ofua Sub-county is about 343 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 9.6 km from Adjumani, the main town of East Moyo County. The centre point is at 3.2923° N, 31.7795° 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).

## Things to see in and around Ofua Sub-county

### Nearby, outside Ofua Sub-county

- Inyau Water Tracking plant · waterfall, Adjumani Town Council9.9 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Ofua 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

- Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu77 km
- Arua Airport (RUA) · Arua100 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:43) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:45).

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 Ofua Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Ofua Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 789 m and 821 m above sea level (median 804 m).

- Aliababa
- Alupizinzuru
- Awindiri Central
- Awindiri West
- Ayiwala
- Bacere
- Ebikende
- Goiba
- Guruguru
- Kogwe
- Kololo
- Kureku
- Kureku East
- Kureku West
- Mazangwa
- Mirieyi
- Niatoli
- Odu
- Ofua
- Olwenyi
- Opi
- Opiyo
- Pagoro
- Subbe Central
- Tianyu
- Tianyu Central
- Tianyu North

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 Ofua Sub-county

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Elinyi
- Orongwa
- Tianyu

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 Ofua Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Adjumani District, the warmest month is Feb (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C). About 1,247 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (175 mm) and the driest Jan (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January and June**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 14 

Feb 29 16 

Mar 28 61 

Apr 26 134 

May 24 136 

Jun 24 110 

Jul 23 123 

Aug 23 153 

Sep 24 161 

Oct 24 175 

Nov 24 106 

Dec 25 58 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ofua Sub-county

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital OFUA · Ofua 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.25539&mlon=31.78600#map=17/3.25539/31.78600) 

Bank Stanbic Bank · Adjumani Town Council 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.37672&mlon=31.79129#map=17/3.37672/31.79129) 

Petrol pump Golden gas · Adjumani Town Council 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.37553&mlon=31.79475#map=17/3.37553/31.79475) 

Hotel Dubai Resort · Adjumani Town Council 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.37177&mlon=31.78152#map=17/3.37177/31.78152) 

Mall Adjunani Market · Adjumani Town Council 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.37316&mlon=31.78847#map=17/3.37316/31.78847) 

School Ofua Seed Secondary School · Ofua 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.28885&mlon=31.79931#map=17/3.28885/31.79931) 

College DTI treating institude · Itula 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.42068&mlon=31.58387#map=17/3.42068/31.58387) 

Police station Palrinya Refugee Camp Police Station · Itula 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.50829&mlon=31.66272#map=17/3.50829/31.66272) 

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 Ofua Sub-county

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

- Hospitals2
- 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 East Moyo County

- Adjumani Town Council
- Adropi
- Arinyapi
- Ciforo
- Dzaipi
- Itirikwa
- Pacara
- Pakele
- Ukusijoni

## Quick answers

- Where is Ofua Sub-county?In East Moyo County, Adjumani District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Ofua Sub-county?Adropi Sub-county, Itirikwa Sub-county and Pakele Sub-county
- What is there to see in Ofua Sub-county?Inyau Water Tracking plant
- What time zone is Ofua Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Ofua Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Ofua Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Ofua Sub-county?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ofua Sub-county?Settlements lie between 789 m and 821 m
- What is the best time to visit Ofua Sub-county?November to January and June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ofua Sub-county?OFUA, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ofua Sub-county?Stanbic Bank, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ofua Sub-county?Golden gas, about 9.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ofua Sub-county?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ofua Sub-county?UG30650107 (OCHA common operational dataset)