# Kamion Sub-county Sub-county, Dodoth County, Kaabong District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/kamion/ Sub-county · Dodoth County # Kamion Sub-county Kamion Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Dodoth County, Kaabong District, Northern Region. It covers **1,300.2 km²**. 39 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,300km² - 10mapped services - 1,652 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kamion Sub-county? Kamion 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 5 other sub-counties: [Kalapata Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/kalapata/), [Kathile Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/kathile/), [Kawalakol Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/karenga/dodoth/kawalakol/), [Lodiko Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/lodiko/) and [Lotim Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/lotim/). By area it is the 14th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 27.4% of [Dodoth County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/). The centre of Kamion Sub-county is about 432 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 49 km from Kaabong, the main town of Dodoth County. The centre point is at 3.9102° N, 34.0501° 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: Kamion 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) · Gulu232 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti247 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 18:35). 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 Kamion Sub-county Open gazetteers list **39 villages, towns and localities** in Kamion Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,642 m and 1,833 m above sea level (median 1,652 m). - Ik Village - Kaikoba - Kaiteba - Kalemulem - Kalonyangiat 1 - Kamion - Kapalu - Kidepo N.p - Kokosowa - Kololo - Lochoto - Lodoi - Loita - Lokinene - Lokitoe - Lokiyoto - Lokorinya - Lokwakaramoe C - Lomil - Loojim - Lopokok - Lotinyam - Lousuna - Moru Atap - Moruarengan - Morungole - Nachakunet - Nadomeit - Nakale - Narukiny - Nawadou - Palakan - Pire - Pirre - Puta - Timu - Timu Forest Resrve - Timu Fr - Usake 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 Kamion Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Kamion Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Naiwo - Natire ### Hills and mountains 16 mountains; 13 hills. - Morungole · 2,497 m - Lotim · 2,181 m - Zulia · 2,157 m - Puta · 2,006 m - Kayogole · 1,863 m - Lokinene · 1,855 m - Kanadap · 1,819 m - Lomil · 1,794 m - Lothera · 1,742 m - Losil · 1,712 m - Sogwass · 1,694 m - Lopulia · 1,662 m - Loychuka · 1,656 m - Nariwokitoi · 1,644 m - Nakarach · 1,565 m - Kalokoliputh · 1,529 m - Lowapet · 1,512 m - Nakwamosing · 1,510 m - Jatat · 1,495 m - Nangiro-Jao · 1,458 m - Lele · 1,447 m - Sole · 1,377 m - Kalopokor · 1,330 m - Wapet · 1,318 m …and 5 more. ### Forests and nature 1 forest; 1 forest reserve. - Lotim and Pota - Zulia Central 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 Kamion 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 Kamion Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital TIMU HEALTH CENTRE II · Kamion 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.87474&mlon=34.02628#map=17/3.87474/34.02628) Hotel Adere Safari lodge · Kawalakol 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.91084&mlon=33.89282#map=17/3.91084/33.89282) School Kawalakol Primary School · Kawalakol 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.76563&mlon=33.93629#map=17/3.76563/33.93629) Police station UWA Outpost Kaikem · Kawalakol 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.76099&mlon=33.84677#map=17/3.76099/33.84677) 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 Kamion Sub-county Places mapped inside Kamion Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals5 - Schools5 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 - Kakamar - Kalapata - Kathile - Kathile South - Lodiko - Lolelia - Lotim - Loyoro - Sidok ## Quick answers - Where is Kamion Sub-county?In Dodoth County, Kaabong District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Kamion Sub-county?Kalapata Sub-county, Kathile Sub-county, Kawalakol Sub-county, Lodiko Sub-county and Lotim Sub-county - What time zone is Kamion Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kamion Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Kamion Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kamion Sub-county?39 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kamion Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,642 m and 1,833 m - What is the highest point in Kamion Sub-county?Morungole (2,497 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kamion Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Kamion Sub-county?TIMU HEALTH CENTRE II, about 4.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kamion Sub-county?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Kamion Sub-county?UG30750106 (OCHA common operational dataset)