# Batta Sub-county Sub-county, Dokolo County, Dokolo District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/dokolo/batta/

Sub-county · Dokolo County 

# Batta Sub-county

Batta Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Dokolo County, Dokolo District, Northern Region. It covers **106.6 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 107km²
- 12mapped services

## Where is Batta Sub-county?

Batta Sub-county lies in [Dokolo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/dokolo/), [Dokolo District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 7 other sub-counties: [Abako Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/alebtong/moroto/abako/), [Agali Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/erute/agali/), [Agwata Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/dokolo/agwata/), [Amwoma Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/dokolo/amwoma/), [Awei Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/alebtong/moroto/awei/), [Dokolo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/dokolo/dokolo/) and [Okwalongwen Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/dokolo/okwalongwen/). By area it is the 637th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 9.8% of [Dokolo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/dokolo/dokolo/). The centre of Batta Sub-county is about 203 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 17 km from Dokolo, the main town of Dokolo County. The centre point is at 2.0530° N, 33.1531° 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: Batta 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) · Soroti64 km
- Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu129 km

### Nearest railway station

Lira (Railway Division), about 34 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:40) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 18:42).

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 Batta Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Batta Sub-county.

- Abenyonya (bardege)
- Aberimato
- Aboli (bar-dege)
- Abongodero
- Abunyi
- Acai Ogik
- Acandyang (te-yao)
- Acoolwor
- Adagkene
- Adip
- Agweng
- Akabi (ocero)
- Akatakwi
- Akuki (abyenek)
- Akwen
- Alam (ocero)
- Alapata
- Alela (ocero)
- Alengo
- Alito (alapata)
- Alyet (te-yao)
- Aningo
- Anyanga-coto
- Anyomooranga
- Apenyo
- Arwot
- Atabu
- Awigweng
- Awong
- Barayom (apenyo)
- Bardege
- Barlela
- Barweng
- Beridwogo
- Bung (barlela)
- Ida-iol
- Obalotic
- Ocekicen
- Ocero
- Okalopyen
- Oket
- Okokotio
- Okwerkwor
- Okwongo-iringo
- Olamodyel
- Olemkere
- Olor
- Omeny
- Onekacari
- Opwoanyira
- Te-ilwa (ocero)
- Te-yao
- Wanglobo

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).

## Weather in Batta Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Dokolo District, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 953 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (117 mm) and the driest Jan (24 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 27 24 

Feb 28 29 

Mar 27 69 

Apr 25 116 

May 24 112 

Jun 24 76 

Jul 24 73 

Aug 24 104 

Sep 24 112 

Oct 25 117 

Nov 25 76 

Dec 26 45 

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

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

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ATABU HEALTH CENTRE 11 · Batta 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.05049&mlon=33.13230#map=17/2.05049/33.13230) 

Bank DFCU bank · Dokolo Tc 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91707&mlon=33.17218#map=17/1.91707/33.17218) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Lira Highway Service Station · Central Division 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.23444&mlon=32.89293#map=17/2.23444/32.89293) 

Hotel Diamond Guest House · Dokolo Tc 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.91997&mlon=33.17395#map=17/1.91997/33.17395) 

Mall Clement Mall · Ojwina Division 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.24185&mlon=32.89394#map=17/2.24185/32.89394) 

School Atabu Primary School · Batta 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.04887&mlon=33.13480#map=17/2.04887/33.13480) 

College Amach Multi Skill Vocational Training And Marketing Center · Amach 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.10661&mlon=33.00433#map=17/2.10661/33.00433) 

Police station Uganda Police · Amach 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.12195&mlon=32.93058#map=17/2.12195/32.93058) 

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 Batta Sub-county

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

- Hospitals3
- Schools9

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 Dokolo County

- Adeknino
- Adok
- Agwata
- Amwoma
- Dokolo
- Dokolo Tc
- Kangai
- Kwera
- Okwalongwen
- Okwongodul

## Quick answers

- Where is Batta Sub-county?In Dokolo County, Dokolo District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Batta Sub-county?Abako Sub-county, Agali Sub-county, Agwata Sub-county, Amwoma Sub-county, Awei Sub-county, Dokolo Sub-county and Okwalongwen Sub-county
- What time zone is Batta Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Batta Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Batta Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Batta Sub-county?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Batta Sub-county?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Batta Sub-county?ATABU HEALTH CENTRE 11, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Batta Sub-county?DFCU bank, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batta Sub-county?TotalEnergies Lira Highway Service Station, about 35 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Batta Sub-county?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Batta Sub-county?UG30730105 (OCHA common operational dataset)