# Unyama Sub-county Sub-county, Aswa County, Gulu District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/unyama/ Sub-county · Aswa County # Unyama Sub-county Unyama Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Aswa County, Gulu District, Northern Region. It covers **138.9 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 139km² - 18mapped services - 1,088 mtypical elevation ## Where is Unyama Sub-county? Unyama Sub-county lies in [Aswa County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/), [Gulu District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other sub-counties: [Awach Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/awach/), [Bungatira Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/bungatira/), [Koro Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/omoro/omoro/koro/) and [Paicho Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/paicho/). By area it is the 502nd largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 7.6% of [Aswa County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/gulu/aswa/). The centre of Unyama Sub-county is about 282 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 2.8441° N, 32.3596° 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 Unyama Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Unyama Sub-county - Burcoro Mascure Monument · attraction, Awach3.5 km - Lukodi Memorial Massacre · attraction, Bungatira10 km - Lucille Teasdale-Corti · memorial, Bar Dege Division15 km - Piero Corti · memorial, Bar Dege Division15 km - Baker's Fort Patiko · attraction, Patiko20 km - Fort Patiko · castle or fort, Patiko20 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: Unyama 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) · Gulu11 km - Arua Airport (RUA) · Arua162 km ### Nearest railway station Gulu (Layibi Division), about 12 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:42) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:46, 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 Unyama Sub-county Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Unyama Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,080 m and 1,092 m above sea level (median 1,088 m). - Agung - Ajuku - Akonyibedo - Angaya - Coopil - Gulu Ptc - Kinene - Lapetta - Loyo-boo - Ngom-rom - Oding - Oguru - Pongdwongo - Tepwoyo - Unyama - Unyama.a. - Unyama.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 Unyama Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Unyama Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Agwok - Amalac - Burcoro - Laciri - Loyoboo - Lutongo ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Abera Forest Reserve 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 Unyama Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gulu District, the warmest month is Feb (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,084 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (152 mm) and the driest Jan (13 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January and June to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 13 Feb 29 13 Mar 29 51 Apr 27 120 May 25 137 Jun 24 97 Jul 24 102 Aug 24 135 Sep 25 138 Oct 25 152 Nov 25 80 Dec 26 46 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Unyama Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Angaya HC III · Unyama 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.83822&mlon=32.37929#map=17/2.83822/32.37929) Bank dfcu Bank · Laroo Division 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.77885&mlon=32.29617#map=17/2.77885/32.29617) ATM Stanbic Bank · Laroo Division 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.77751&mlon=32.29667#map=17/2.77751/32.29667) Petrol pump Gasco Energy · Laroo Division 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.77774&mlon=32.30059#map=17/2.77774/32.30059) Hotel BMK House · Unyama 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.81137&mlon=32.34375#map=17/2.81137/32.34375) School Nyama Primary School · Unyama 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.82124&mlon=32.34982#map=17/2.82124/32.34982) College Unyama National Teacher's College · Unyama 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.82184&mlon=32.33834#map=17/2.82184/32.33834) Police station Police Barracks · Pece Division 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.77097&mlon=32.30432#map=17/2.77097/32.30432) 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 Unyama Sub-county Places mapped inside Unyama Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Hotels1 - Schools11 - Colleges and universities2 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 Aswa County - Awach - Bungatira - Paicho - Palaro - Patiko ## Quick answers - Where is Unyama Sub-county?In Aswa County, Gulu District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Unyama Sub-county?Awach Sub-county, Bungatira Sub-county, Koro Sub-county and Paicho Sub-county - What is there to see in Unyama Sub-county?Burcoro Mascure Monument, Lukodi Memorial Massacre, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Piero Corti - What time zone is Unyama Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Unyama Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Unyama Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Unyama Sub-county?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Unyama Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,080 m and 1,092 m - What is the best time to visit Unyama Sub-county?November to January and June to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Unyama Sub-county?Angaya HC III, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Unyama Sub-county?dfcu Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Unyama Sub-county?Stanbic Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Unyama Sub-county?Gasco Energy, about 9.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Unyama Sub-county?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Unyama Sub-county?UG30740106 (OCHA common operational dataset)