# Panyangara Sub-county Sub-county, Jie County, Kotido District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/panyangara/ Sub-county · Jie County # Panyangara Sub-county Panyangara Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Jie County, Kotido District, Northern Region. It covers **797.0 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 797km² - 3mapped services - 1,231 mtypical elevation ## Where is Panyangara Sub-county? Panyangara 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 9 other sub-counties: [Alerek Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/alerek/), [Kotido Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/kotido/), [Lokopo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/napak/bokora/lokopo/), [Lopeei Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/napak/bokora/lopeei/), [Magamaga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/magamaga/), [Nakapelimoru Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/nakapelimoru/), [Nyakwae Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/abim/labwor/nyakwae/), [South Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/kotido-municipality/south-division/) and [West Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/kotido-municipality/west-division/). By area it is the 37th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 23.8% of [Jie County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/kotido/jie/). The centre of Panyangara Sub-county is about 324 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 2.7961° N, 34.1071° 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: Panyangara 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) · Soroti130 km - Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu204 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 06:39, 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 Panyangara Sub-county Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Panyangara Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,167 m and 1,354 m above sea level (median 1,231 m). - Aduko - Illa - Jimos - Kalaperabong - Koloser - Kongesia - Lodera - Lodoket - Lokitera-arengan - Lolito - Lomokori - Lomukura - Loputuk - Lotome - Modokonyang - Naadoy - Nadome - Nakaai - Nakirioni - Nakongmutu Central - Nakongmutu North - Nakongmutu South - Napumpum - Naregai - Nawapet - Nyanga - Teso 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 Panyangara Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Panyangara Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Kailong - Kamorumoru - Kopedur - Longiro ### Hills and mountains 9 hills; 1 mountain. - Toror · 1,619 m - Morunyang · 1,391 m - Nyanga · 1,370 m - Oropoi · 1,340 m - Lokalibak · 1,232 m - Kayorany · 1,212 m - Arukadong · 1,198 m - Theno · 1,193 m - Longoropan · 1,188 m - Lomori · 1,152 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Kotido Airport 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 Panyangara 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 Panyangara Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital PANYANGAR HC III · Panyangara 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.86091&mlon=34.20519#map=17/2.86091/34.20519) Bank Centenary Bank · Central Division 23 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 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.00641&mlon=34.11418#map=17/3.00641/34.11418) Hotel Royal Madiba Hotel · Central Division 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.99717&mlon=34.10568#map=17/2.99717/34.10568) School Nakongmutu Primary School · Panyangara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.92418&mlon=34.12159#map=17/2.92418/34.12159) College Kotido Primary Teachers College · North Division 27 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 Panyangara Sub-county Places mapped inside Panyangara Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 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 - Kotido - Nakapelimoru - Rengen ## Quick answers - Where is Panyangara Sub-county?In Jie County, Kotido District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Panyangara Sub-county?Alerek Sub-county, Kotido Sub-county, Lokopo Sub-county, Lopeei Sub-county, Magamaga Sub-county, Nakapelimoru Sub-county, Nyakwae Sub-county, South Division Sub-county and West Division Sub-county - What time zone is Panyangara Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Panyangara Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Panyangara Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Panyangara Sub-county?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Panyangara Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,167 m and 1,354 m - What is the highest point in Panyangara Sub-county?Toror (1,619 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Panyangara Sub-county?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Panyangara Sub-county?PANYANGAR HC III, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Panyangara Sub-county?Centenary Bank, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Panyangara Sub-county?Total Fuel station, about 23 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Panyangara Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Panyangara Sub-county?UG30800104 (OCHA common operational dataset)