# Lira Municipality County, Lira District – Sub-counties > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/ County · Lira District # Lira Municipality County Lira Municipality County is a county of Uganda in Lira District, Northern Region. It covers **35.0 km²**. It is divided into 4 sub-counties. 63 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 206 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 35.0km² - 4sub-counties - 206mapped services ## Where is Lira Municipality County? Lira Municipality County lies in [Lira District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 1 other county: [Erute County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/erute/). By area it is the 190th largest of 203 counties in Uganda. It covers 2.6% of [Lira District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/). The centre of Lira Municipality County is about 218 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 0.3 km from Lira, the main town of Lira District. The centre point is at 2.2489° N, 32.8972° 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). ## Things to see in and around Lira Municipality County OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Lira Municipality County: 2 museums; 1 nature reserve. - Armgod Black's Parlour · museum - LANGO HERITAGE CENTRE MUSEUM · museum - Lira Central Forest Reserve · nature reserve Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Lira Municipality 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) · Gulu93 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti99 km ### Nearest railway station Lira (Railway Division), about 2.2 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:40) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 18:43). 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. ## Sub-counties of Lira Municipality County Sub-county Area km² Localities Services [Adyel Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/adyel-division/) 8.3 21 41 [Central Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/central-division/) 12 16 73 [Ojwina Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/ojwina-division/) 8.7 17 82 [Railway Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/railway-division/) 5.7 9 10 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); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Lira Municipality County Open gazetteers list **63 villages, towns and localities** in Lira Municipality County. The largest with a recorded population: Lira (119,323). Settlements here lie between about 1,097 m and 1,112 m above sea level (median 1,104 m). - Adyel - Akitenino - Ambalal - Anywalonino - Ayago North - Ayago West - Bar Onger - Bar Onger Central - Bar Onger Go Down - Bazaar East - Bazaar West - Blue Corner - Boke Agali - Camp Swahilli - Cathedral - Central - Corner Kamdini - Cuk-ebange - Ireda Agali - Ireda Central - Ireda Housing Estate - Ireda Shamba - Jinja Camp - Juba Road - Junior Quarters A - Junior Quarters B - Kakoge A - Kakoge B - Kasubi - Kichope - Kirombe East - Kirombe North A - Kirombe North B - Kirombe West - Kul-ahali - Lango College - Lira - Lira Modern - Lumumba - Market Square - Medical Quarters - Ober Entebbe - Ober Kampala - Obutowelo A - Obutowelo B - Ogengo - Okole - Onyapoyere - Railway Quarters A - Railway Quarters B - Senior Quarters A - Senior Quarters B - Starch Factory A - Starch Factory B - Te -garage - Te Dam - Te-ibira - Te-kulo - Tetugu - Town College - Uganda Technical College - Ujama - 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 Lira Municipality County Named natural and historic features inside Lira Municipality County, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Lira Plantations ### Getting around 1 airport. - Lira 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 Lira Municipality County and the best time to visit Using the climate of Lira District, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 929 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (125 mm) and the driest Jan (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April and June to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 16 Feb 28 18 Mar 28 51 Apr 26 106 May 24 121 Jun 24 82 Jul 23 82 Aug 23 114 Sep 25 125 Oct 25 112 Nov 25 64 Dec 26 38 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lira Municipality County Places mapped inside Lira Municipality County in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals13 - Banks12 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels41 - Shopping malls2 - Schools93 - Colleges and universities8 - Pharmacies25 - Restaurants6 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Lira Municipality County?In Lira District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Lira Municipality County?Erute County - What is there to see in Lira Municipality County?Armgod Black's Parlour, LANGO HERITAGE CENTRE MUSEUM, Lira Central Forest Reserve - What time zone is Lira Municipality County in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Lira Municipality County?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Lira Municipality County?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Lira Municipality County?63 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lira Municipality County?Settlements lie between 1,097 m and 1,112 m - What is the best time to visit Lira Municipality County?October to April and June to August - How many hospitals are in Lira Municipality County?13 mapped - How many banks are in Lira Municipality County?12 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Lira Municipality County?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Lira Municipality County?UG308302 (OCHA common operational dataset)