# Kacheri Sub-county Sub-county, Jie County, Kotido District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/kacheri/

Sub-county · Jie County 

# Kacheri Sub-county

Kacheri Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Jie County, Kotido District, Northern Region. It covers **1,073.6 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,074km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,247 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kacheri Sub-county?

Kacheri Sub-county lies in [Jie County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/), [Kotido District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 8 other sub-counties: [Alerek Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/alerek/), [Lobalangit Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/karenga/dodoth/lobalangit/), [Lolelia Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/lolelia/), [Omiya Pacwa Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/omiya-pacwa/), [Orom Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kitgum/chua/orom/), [Paimol Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/paimol/), [Rengen Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/rengen/) and [Sidok Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kaabong/dodoth/sidok/). By area it is the 24th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 32.0% of [Jie County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/). The centre of Kacheri Sub-county is about 348 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 3.2071° N, 33.7721° 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: Kacheri 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) · Soroti165 km
- Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu172 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 18:38).

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 Kacheri Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Kacheri Sub-county.

- Kacheri
- Kalogwel
- Kanameriongor
- Kanayetareng
- Kejus
- Kogiligili
- Kogole East
- Kogole West
- Kokoria
- Kokuwam
- Lobul
- Lokiding
- Lokorwa
- Nakarengan
- Nakosoburin
- Namamumoe
- Namukur
- Napwatapuli
- Nasiriamoru
- Nasiyon
- Natir
- Nayonai
- Tepeth

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 Kacheri Sub-county

Named natural and historic features inside Kacheri Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

6 rivers and streams; 1 dam.

- Kanamuget
- Kanapedi
- Kathekucha
- Lakalas
- Lolelia
- Longori Dam
- Namoru

### Hills and mountains

12 hills.

- Adider · 1,372 m
- Ngole · 1,367 m
- Kokwass · 1,359 m
- Logwel · 1,309 m
- Loperikidor · 1,300 m
- Napedo · 1,281 m
- Kijuth · 1,274 m
- Morualokoto · 1,272 m
- Kokwam · 1,264 m
- Kopor · 1,217 m
- Sokot · 1,179 m
- Gorotoa · 1,149 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 Kacheri Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kotido District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 782 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (112 mm) and the driest Feb (9 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 25 9 

Feb 27 9 

Mar 27 38 

Apr 25 88 

May 24 112 

Jun 23 83 

Jul 23 86 

Aug 23 96 

Sep 24 85 

Oct 24 90 

Nov 24 49 

Dec 24 37 

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

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

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital KACHERI HC III · Kacheri 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.19756&mlon=33.75385#map=17/3.19756/33.75385) 

Hotel Bala Hotel · Orom 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.39991&mlon=33.46876#map=17/3.39991/33.46876) 

School Kacheri Primary School · Kacheri 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.18329&mlon=33.92363#map=17/3.18329/33.92363) 

Police station Police Camp · Orom 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.49536&mlon=33.60275#map=17/3.49536/33.60275) 

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 Kacheri Sub-county

Places mapped inside Kacheri 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 Jie County

- Kotido
- Nakapelimoru
- Panyangara
- Rengen

## Quick answers

- Where is Kacheri Sub-county?In Jie County, Kotido District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Kacheri Sub-county?Alerek Sub-county, Lobalangit Sub-county, Lolelia Sub-county, Omiya Pacwa Sub-county, Orom Sub-county, Paimol Sub-county, Rengen Sub-county and Sidok Sub-county
- What time zone is Kacheri Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Kacheri Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Kacheri Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Kacheri Sub-county?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Kacheri Sub-county?Adider (1,372 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Kacheri Sub-county?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kacheri Sub-county?KACHERI HC III, about 2.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kacheri Sub-county?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kacheri Sub-county?UG30800101 (OCHA common operational dataset)