# Kotido Sub-county Sub-county, Jie County, Kotido District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/kotido/ Sub-county · Jie County # Kotido Sub-county Kotido Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Jie County, Kotido District, Northern Region. It covers **328.2 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 328km² - 2mapped services - 1,207 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kotido Sub-county? Kotido 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 5 other sub-counties: [Alerek Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/alerek/), [North Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/kotido-municipality/north-division/), [Panyangara Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/panyangara/), [Rengen Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/rengen/) and [West Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/kotido-municipality/west-division/). By area it is the 155th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 9.8% of [Jie County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/). The centre of Kotido Sub-county is about 326 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 2.9063° N, 33.9567° 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: Kotido 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) · Soroti136 km - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu187 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:35) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:40, sunset around 18:37). 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 Kotido Sub-county Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Kotido Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,177 m and 1,246 m above sea level (median 1,207 m). - Chuchu - Kalemu-aregan - Kesime - Lokitelaebu - Lokitelangatuk - Lomudit - Naapong - Nakoreto South 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 Kotido Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Kotido Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Atemerai - Chuchu - Naguler ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Nadupet · 1,207 m - Aduko · 1,173 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 Kotido 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 Kotido Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital KANAWAT HC III · Kotido 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.93864&mlon=33.89150#map=17/2.93864/33.89150) Bank Centenary Bank · Central Division 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.00449&mlon=34.11556#map=17/3.00449/34.11556) Petrol pump Total Fuel station · Central Division 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.00641&mlon=34.11418#map=17/3.00641/34.11418) Hotel Royal Madiba Hotel · Central Division 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.99717&mlon=34.10568#map=17/2.99717/34.10568) School Lokitelaebu Primary School · Kotido 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.99136&mlon=33.99600#map=17/2.99136/33.99600) College Kotido Primary Teachers College · North Division 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.03857&mlon=34.12967#map=17/3.03857/34.12967) 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 Kotido Sub-county Places mapped inside Kotido 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 - Kacheri - Nakapelimoru - Panyangara - Rengen ## Quick answers - Where is Kotido Sub-county?In Jie County, Kotido District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Kotido Sub-county?Alerek Sub-county, North Division Sub-county, Panyangara Sub-county, Rengen Sub-county and West Division Sub-county - What time zone is Kotido Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kotido Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Kotido Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kotido Sub-county?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kotido Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,177 m and 1,246 m - What is the highest point in Kotido Sub-county?Nadupet (1,207 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kotido Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Kotido Sub-county?KANAWAT HC III, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kotido Sub-county?Centenary Bank, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kotido Sub-county?Total Fuel station, about 21 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kotido Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kotido Sub-county?UG30800102 (OCHA common operational dataset)