# Muntu Sub-county Sub-county, Kioga County, Amolatar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amolatar/kioga/muntu/ Sub-county · Kioga County # Muntu Sub-county Muntu Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kioga County, Amolatar District, Northern Region. It covers **199.5 km²**. 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 200km² - 8mapped services - 1,059 mtypical elevation ## Where is Muntu Sub-county? Muntu Sub-county lies in [Kioga County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amolatar/kioga/), [Amolatar District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amolatar/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Agikdak Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amolatar/kioga/agikdak/), [Agwingiri Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amolatar/kioga/agwingiri/), [Amolatar Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amolatar/kioga/amolatar-town-council/), [Kidera Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/buyende/budiope/kidera/) and [Ochero Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/eastern/kaberamaido/kaberamaido/ochero/). By area it is the 321st largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 11.1% of [Kioga County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amolatar/kioga/). The centre of Muntu Sub-county is about 144 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 11 km from Amolatar, the main town of Kioga County. The centre point is at 1.5697° N, 32.9249° 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 Muntu Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Muntu Sub-county - Along-Kongo Central Forest Reserve · nature reserve, Aputi15 km - WANZALA LIVINGSTONE MEMORIAL SITE BUDOBA BUKUNGU · memorial, Kidera19 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: Muntu 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) · Soroti80 km - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu155 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:41) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 18:44). 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 Muntu Sub-county Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Muntu Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,046 m and 1,075 m above sea level (median 1,059 m). - Abaler - Abarikori - Agule (nakatiti) - Agwenonywal (odyak) - Akongolit - Alelangao A - Alelangao B - Amuli - Angidi - Apokmitimogo B - Kitaleba - Kitaleba A - Kitaleba B - Lwanzoji - Muntu - Nabyaita - Nakatit - Nakatiti - Ntimba - Odiak - Odyak - Omor - Rwanzogi A - Rwanzogi B 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 Muntu Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Muntu Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Akwaboilyang - Nabyaita - Siowe 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 Muntu Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Amolatar District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jun (23 °C). About 1,075 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (141 mm) and the driest Jan (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March and June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 34 Feb 27 37 Mar 26 88 Apr 24 140 May 23 121 Jun 23 69 Jul 23 67 Aug 24 100 Sep 24 114 Oct 24 141 Nov 24 105 Dec 25 59 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Muntu Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ODYAK HEALTH CENTRE II · Muntu 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.60125&mlon=32.93806#map=17/1.60125/32.93806) Hotel Ropani HOTEL · Kidera 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.40611&mlon=33.04688#map=17/1.40611/33.04688) School Kitaleba Primary School · Muntu 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.57073&mlon=32.95163#map=17/1.57073/32.95163) 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 Muntu Sub-county Places mapped inside Muntu Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools7 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 Kioga County - Agikdak - Agwingiri - Akwon - Amolatar Town Council - Aputi - Arwotcek - Awelo - Etam - Namasale - Namasale Town Council ## Quick answers - Where is Muntu Sub-county?In Kioga County, Amolatar District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Muntu Sub-county?Agikdak Sub-county, Agwingiri Sub-county, Amolatar Town Council Sub-county, Kidera Sub-county and Ochero Sub-county - What is there to see in Muntu Sub-county?Along-Kongo Central Forest Reserve, WANZALA LIVINGSTONE MEMORIAL SITE BUDOBA BUKUNGU - What time zone is Muntu Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Muntu Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Muntu Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Muntu Sub-county?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Muntu Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,046 m and 1,075 m - What is the best time to visit Muntu Sub-county?November to March and June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Muntu Sub-county?ODYAK HEALTH CENTRE II, about 3.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Muntu Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Muntu Sub-county?UG30680109 (OCHA common operational dataset)