# Labongo Akwang Sub-county Sub-county, Chua County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/chua/labongo-akwang/ Sub-county · Chua County # Labongo Akwang Sub-county Labongo Akwang Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Chua County, Kitgum District, Northern Region. It covers **272.7 km²**. 40 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 273km² - 11mapped services - 964 mtypical elevation ## Where is Labongo Akwang Sub-county? Labongo Akwang Sub-county lies in [Chua County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/chua/), [Kitgum District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 8 other sub-counties: [Central Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/kitgum-municipality/central-division/), [Labongo Amida Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/chua/labongo-amida/), [Labongo Layamo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/chua/labongo-layamo/), [Laguti Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/laguti/), [Padibe West Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/padibe-west/), [Pager Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/kitgum-municipality/pager-division/), [Palabek Gem Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/palabek-gem/) and [Pandwong Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/kitgum-municipality/pandwong-division/). By area it is the 204th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 6.6% of [Chua County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/chua/). The centre of Labongo Akwang Sub-county is about 331 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 3.2878° N, 32.7934° 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: Labongo Akwang 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) · Gulu79 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti196 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:39) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:45, sunset around 18:41). 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 Labongo Akwang Sub-county Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in Labongo Akwang Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 912 m and 971 m above sea level (median 964 m). - Abudere - Adyee - Agweng - Akado - Akwang - Ateng - Bajere - Bolbom - Bongolakur - Deromeda - Gogo - Kilime East - Kilime West - Labworomor - Liba - Lubene East - Lubene West - Lukokorwe - Lukwar Central - Mede - Midland - Mwolbune - Odongiluru - Oget - Okwici East - Okwici West - Oryang-ogom - Pajimo - Pajimo Central - Pajimo East - Pajimo West - Pajimu - Pali - Panykel - Pem - Pinymunu - Tad-lagwe - Tumangu - Vietnam - Wigweng 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 Labongo Akwang Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Labongo Akwang Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Agulupwam - Agweng - Akuna - Akuru - Ateng Gwete - Awackwee - Awuch - Kee - Lagwal - Otuli ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Pajimu 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 Labongo Akwang Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kitgum District, the warmest month is Mar (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 985 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (136 mm) and the driest Jan (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April, June to July and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 10 Feb 27 11 Mar 28 43 Apr 26 99 May 25 133 Jun 24 102 Jul 23 109 Aug 24 122 Sep 25 115 Oct 25 136 Nov 24 63 Dec 25 42 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Labongo Akwang Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital PAJIMO HC II · Labongo Akwang 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.32512&mlon=32.78763#map=17/3.32512/32.78763) Bank DFCU Bank · Central Division 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.29755&mlon=32.87749#map=17/3.29755/32.87749) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Kitgum I Service Station · Central Division 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.29980&mlon=32.87727#map=17/3.29980/32.87727) Hotel Mirage Apartment · Central Division 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.28791&mlon=32.87255#map=17/3.28791/32.87255) School Panykel Primary School · Labongo Akwang 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.28093&mlon=32.77494#map=17/3.28093/32.77494) College Kitgum Comprehensive College · Pandwong Division 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.27886&mlon=32.87506#map=17/3.27886/32.87506) 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 Labongo Akwang Sub-county Places mapped inside Labongo Akwang Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools10 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 Chua County - Kitgum Matidi - Labongo Amida - Labongo Layamo - Lagoro - Mucwini - Namokora - Omiya Anyima - Orom ## Quick answers - Where is Labongo Akwang Sub-county?In Chua County, Kitgum District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Labongo Akwang Sub-county?Central Division Sub-county, Labongo Amida Sub-county, Labongo Layamo Sub-county, Laguti Sub-county, Padibe West Sub-county, Pager Division Sub-county, Palabek Gem Sub-county and Pandwong Division Sub-county - What time zone is Labongo Akwang Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Labongo Akwang Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Labongo Akwang Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Labongo Akwang Sub-county?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Labongo Akwang Sub-county?Settlements lie between 912 m and 971 m - What is the best time to visit Labongo Akwang Sub-county?November to April, June to July and September - Where is the nearest hospital to Labongo Akwang Sub-county?PAJIMO HC II, about 4.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Labongo Akwang Sub-county?DFCU Bank, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Labongo Akwang Sub-county?TotalEnergies Kitgum I Service Station, about 9.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Labongo Akwang Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Labongo Akwang Sub-county?UG30770102 (OCHA common operational dataset)