# Palabek Kal Sub-county Sub-county, Lamwo County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/palabek-kal/ Sub-county · Lamwo County # Palabek Kal Sub-county Palabek Kal Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Lamwo County, Lamwo District, Northern Region. It covers **599.0 km²**. 39 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 599km² - 15mapped services - 939 mtypical elevation ## Where is Palabek Kal Sub-county? Palabek Kal Sub-county lies in [Lamwo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/), [Lamwo District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Lamwo Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/lamwo-town-council/), [Lokung Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/lokung/), [Padibe West Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/padibe-west/), [Palabek Gem Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/palabek-gem/) and [Palabek Ogili Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/palabek-ogili/). By area it is the 65th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 11.0% of [Lamwo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lamwo/lamwo/). The centre of Palabek Kal Sub-county is about 360 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 27 km from Lamwo, the main town of Lamwo County. The centre point is at 3.5571° N, 32.5589° 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: Palabek Kal 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) · Gulu89 km - Juba International Airport (JUB) · Juba181 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:40) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:47, sunset around 18:42). 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 Palabek Kal Sub-county Open gazetteers list **39 villages, towns and localities** in Palabek Kal Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 876 m and 994 m above sea level (median 939 m). - Agora - Agoro - Agorodem - Alimotiko Central - Alimotiko East - Alimotiko West - Amot Larom - Bajere Biya-A - Barjere - Biya B Magala - Forest Reserve - Grazing Land - Guruguru - Kal Central-A - Kal Central-B - Katunguru Pawodating - Labuce Aboro - Lanywang Central - Lanywang East - Lanywang West - Lapalangwen Forest Reserve - Larego - Liri Central - Liri East - Lobotoro - Miciri Kalaki - Orom Central - Orom East - Orom West - Otong Lawatpura - Palabek - Palabek Kal - Pamwa - Pandwong - Pauma - Pauma East - Pauma Mede - Pauma North - Pauma West 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 Palabek Kal Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Palabek Kal Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 17 rivers and streams. - Adyang - Atanga - Ateng - Bukat - Gal - Jor - Kelku - Kululongo - Mucic - Mwonygora - Ogokilike - Opaka - Parono - Pawuleru - Uu - Watogali - Wijobi ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Orom · 1,006 m - Alighar · 933 m - Liri · 930 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve. - Palabek Local 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 Palabek Kal Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lamwo District, the warmest month is Feb (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 966 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (132 mm) and the driest Jan (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April, June to July, September and November to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 9 Feb 30 11 Mar 29 41 Apr 28 93 May 26 126 Jun 25 101 Jul 24 108 Aug 24 122 Sep 25 112 Oct 26 132 Nov 26 65 Dec 27 46 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Palabek Kal Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital PAUMA HC II · Palabek Kal 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.58591&mlon=32.55719#map=17/3.58591/32.55719) School Ayuu Alali Primary School · Palabek Kal 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.53901&mlon=32.55654#map=17/3.53901/32.55654) 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 Palabek Kal Sub-county Places mapped inside Palabek Kal Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Schools11 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 Lamwo County - Agoro - Lamwo Town Council - Lokung - Madi Opei - Padibe East - Padibe Town Council - Padibe West - Palabek Gem - Palabek Ogili - Paloga ## Quick answers - Where is Palabek Kal Sub-county?In Lamwo County, Lamwo District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Palabek Kal Sub-county?Lamwo Town Council Sub-county, Lokung Sub-county, Padibe West Sub-county, Palabek Gem Sub-county and Palabek Ogili Sub-county - What time zone is Palabek Kal Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Palabek Kal Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Palabek Kal Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Palabek Kal Sub-county?39 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Palabek Kal Sub-county?Settlements lie between 876 m and 994 m - What is the highest point in Palabek Kal Sub-county?Orom (1,006 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Palabek Kal Sub-county?April, June to July, September and November to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Palabek Kal Sub-county?PAUMA HC II, about 3.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Palabek Kal Sub-county?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Palabek Kal Sub-county?UG30820109 (OCHA common operational dataset)