# Attiak Sub-county Sub-county, Kilak County, Amuru District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amuru/kilak/attiak/

Sub-county · Kilak County 

# Attiak Sub-county

Attiak Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kilak County, Amuru District, Northern Region. It covers **1,187.9 km²**. 37 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,188km²
- 32mapped services
- 0 mtypical elevation

## Where is Attiak Sub-county?

Attiak Sub-county lies in [Kilak County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amuru/kilak/), [Amuru District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amuru/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other sub-counties: [Arinyapi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/arinyapi/), [Dzaipi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/adjumani/east-moyo/dzaipi/), [Pabo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amuru/kilak/pabo/), [Palabek Ogili Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/palabek-ogili/), [Palaro Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/palaro/) and [Patiko Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/patiko/). By area it is the 20th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 33.1% of [Kilak County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/amuru/kilak/). The centre of Attiak Sub-county is about 335 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 62 km from Amuru, the main town of Kilak County. The centre point is at 3.3051° N, 32.2039° 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 Attiak Sub-county

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Attiak Sub-county: 1 castle or fort.

- Gang Parwots Palace · castle or fort

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: Attiak 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) · Gulu56 km
- Arua Airport (RUA) · Arua146 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:41) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:48, 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 Attiak Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **37 villages, towns and localities** in Attiak Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 1,129 m above sea level (median 0 m).

- Aciak
- Agoro
- Agoro Lc1
- Atiak
- Bibia
- Bibia East
- Bibia East Lc1
- Bibia West
- Bibia West Lc1
- Kal East Lc1
- Kal West
- Kal West Lc1
- Mede Centre
- Okidi North
- Okidi North Lc1
- Okidi South
- Okidi South Lc1
- Pabwono
- Pabwono Lc1
- Pacilo
- Pacilo East
- Pacilo East Lc1
- Pacilo West
- Pacilo West Lc1
- Palukere East
- Palukere East Lc1
- Palukere West
- Palukere West Lc1
- Pawel
- Pawel Kal
- Pawel Kal Lc1
- Pawel Pakumu Lc1
- Pawel Pukumu
- Pawiro
- Pupwonya North
- Pupwonya North Lc1
- Pupwonya South

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 Attiak Sub-county

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

### Water

70 rivers and streams.

- Abeyo
- Abor
- Agula
- Ajetjet
- Akado
- Akado
- Akwi
- Amori
- Araa
- Aruya
- Aruya
- Auc
- Awar
- Awer
- Awicpaminto
- Ayago
- Ayomo
- Aywelu
- Baryia
- Bongocine
- Bukubworo
- Burlobo
- Camdyere
- Chumba

…and 46 more.

### Hills and mountains

5 hills.

- Latworo · 1,032 m
- Okela · 845 m
- Dyangbi · 833 m
- Amuyu · 808 m
- Agoro · 779 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 Attiak Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Amuru District, the warmest month is Feb (average 34 °C) and the coolest is Aug (28 °C), after allowing for this place being about 820 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,247 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (175 mm) and the driest Jan (14 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 32 14 

Feb 34 16 

Mar 34 61 

Apr 32 134 

May 30 136 

Jun 29 110 

Jul 29 123 

Aug 28 153 

Sep 29 161 

Oct 29 175 

Nov 30 106 

Dec 31 58 

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

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

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ATIAK HC IV · Attiak 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.25932&mlon=32.12345#map=17/3.25932/32.12345) 

School Raa Primary School · Attiak 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.30747&mlon=32.19583#map=17/3.30747/32.19583) 

College Silicon High School · Attiak 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.25710&mlon=32.10394#map=17/3.25710/32.10394) 

Police station Attiak Police Station · Attiak 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.26037&mlon=32.12232#map=17/3.26037/32.12232) 

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 Attiak Sub-county

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

- Hospitals3
- Schools24
- Colleges and universities1
- Police stations4

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 Kilak County

- Amuru
- Amuru Town Council
- Lamogi
- Pabo

## Quick answers

- Where is Attiak Sub-county?In Kilak County, Amuru District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Attiak Sub-county?Arinyapi Sub-county, Dzaipi Sub-county, Pabo Sub-county, Palabek Ogili Sub-county, Palaro Sub-county and Patiko Sub-county
- What is there to see in Attiak Sub-county?Gang Parwots Palace
- What time zone is Attiak Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Attiak Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Attiak Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Attiak Sub-county?37 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Attiak Sub-county?Settlements lie between 0 m and 1,129 m
- What is the highest point in Attiak Sub-county?Latworo (1,032 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Attiak Sub-county?ATIAK HC IV, about 10 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Attiak Sub-county?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Attiak Sub-county?UG30700103 (OCHA common operational dataset)