# Kakamar Sub-county Sub-county, Dodoth County, Kaabong District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/kakamar/ Sub-county · Dodoth County # Kakamar Sub-county Kakamar Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Dodoth County, Kaabong District, Northern Region. It covers **187.9 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 188km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Kakamar Sub-county? Kakamar Sub-county lies in [Dodoth County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/), [Kaabong District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other sub-counties: [Kaabong Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/kaabong-town-council/), [Kaabong West Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/kaabong-west/), [Lolelia Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/lolelia/) and [Sidok Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/sidok/). By area it is the 351st largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 4.0% of [Dodoth County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/). The centre of Kakamar Sub-county is about 383 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 11 km from Kaabong, the main town of Dodoth County. The centre point is at 3.4272° N, 34.0632° 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 Kakamar Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Kakamar Sub-county - Kololo Rock · attraction, Kaabong Town Council12 km - Kaabong Artificial Forest · attraction, Kaabong Town Council12 km - Komuria Rock · attraction, Kaabong Town Council12 km - Lomachariworet · attraction, Kaabong Town Council12 km - Kaabong Seasonal River · attraction, Kaabong Town Council13 km - St. Monica · attraction, Kaabong Town Council13 km - Proposed Naperotom Community Cconservancy · nature reserve, Sidok17 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: Kakamar 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) · Soroti195 km - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu211 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 18:36). 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 Kakamar Sub-county Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Kakamar Sub-county. - Dangasil - Kakamar - Kanakora - Kayokong - Kitelore - Kotirae - Lochurutu - Lopelipeli - Moruengatuny - Moruese - Morunyang - Nadwaramukuny - Nagum - Alokoringol - Nakiturturet - Namus - Nanyangadoket - Napei Kidori 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 Kakamar Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Kakamar Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Longoromit ### Hills and mountains 10 hills. - Kakamari · 1,668 m - Kochomin · 1,551 m - Moruangotung · 1,493 m - Morukoyen · 1,491 m - Nyangasus · 1,491 m - Muruatoroye · 1,456 m - Purok · 1,441 m - Kopuch · 1,436 m - Karach · 1,400 m - Lein · 1,363 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 Kakamar Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kaabong District, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C). About 796 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (98 mm) and the driest Feb (11 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 24 13 Feb 25 11 Mar 25 50 Apr 24 89 May 23 98 Jun 23 85 Jul 22 82 Aug 22 93 Sep 23 72 Oct 23 87 Nov 23 67 Dec 23 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kakamar Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital LOCHOM HEALTH CENTRE II · Sidok 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.42305&mlon=34.14353#map=17/3.42305/34.14353) Petrol pump Fuel station · Kaabong Town Council 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.50978&mlon=34.13661#map=17/3.50978/34.13661) Hotel Sachavian Hotel Limited Kaabong · Kaabong Town Council 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.51539&mlon=34.12862#map=17/3.51539/34.12862) School Kotirae Primary School · Kakamar 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.50168&mlon=34.08518#map=17/3.50168/34.08518) 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 Kakamar Sub-county Places mapped inside Kakamar Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Dodoth County - Kaabong East - Kaabong Town Council - Kaabong West - Kalapata - Kamion - Kathile - Kathile South - Lodiko - Lolelia - Lotim - Loyoro - Sidok ## Quick answers - Where is Kakamar Sub-county?In Dodoth County, Kaabong District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Kakamar Sub-county?Kaabong Town Council Sub-county, Kaabong West Sub-county, Lolelia Sub-county and Sidok Sub-county - What is there to see in Kakamar Sub-county?Kololo Rock, Kaabong Artificial Forest, Komuria Rock, Lomachariworet - What time zone is Kakamar Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kakamar Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Kakamar Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kakamar Sub-county?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kakamar Sub-county?Kakamari (1,668 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kakamar Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Kakamar Sub-county?LOCHOM HEALTH CENTRE II, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kakamar Sub-county?Fuel station, about 12 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kakamar Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kakamar Sub-county?UG30750104 (OCHA common operational dataset)