# Ojwina Division Sub-county Sub-county – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/ojwina-division/ Sub-county · Lira Municipality County # Ojwina Division Sub-county Ojwina Division Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Lira Municipality County, Lira District, Northern Region. It covers **8.65 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 82 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.7km² - 82mapped services ## Where is Ojwina Division Sub-county? Ojwina Division Sub-county lies in [Lira Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/), [Lira District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 5 other sub-counties: [Adekokwok Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/erute/adekokwok/), [Adyel Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/adyel-division/), [Central Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/central-division/), [Lira Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/erute/lira/) and [Railway Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/railway-division/). By area it is the 1441st largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 24.7% of [Lira Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/lira-municipality/). The centre of Ojwina Division Sub-county is about 217 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 1.7 km from Lira, the main town of Lira Municipality County. The centre point is at 2.2435° N, 32.8861° 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 Ojwina Division Sub-county OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Ojwina Division Sub-county: 1 museum. - LANGO HERITAGE CENTRE MUSEUM · museum ### Nearby, outside Ojwina Division Sub-county - Armgod Black's Parlour · museum, Central Division3.0 km - Lira Central Forest Reserve · nature reserve, Railway Division3.3 km 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: Ojwina Division 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) · Gulu93 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti100 km ### Nearest railway station Lira (Railway Division), about 3.6 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 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. ## Villages and localities in Ojwina Division Sub-county Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Ojwina Division Sub-county. - Bar Onger - Bazaar West - Blue Corner - Jinja Camp - Juba Road - Kakoge A - Kakoge B - Kichope - Ober Entebbe - Ober Kampala - Obutowelo A - Obutowelo B - Onyapoyere - Te -garage - Te Dam - Te-kulo - 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). ## Weather in Ojwina Division Sub-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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ojwina Division Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Charis Health Care · Ojwina Division 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.24560&mlon=32.88629#map=17/2.24560/32.88629) Bank Post Bank · Central Division 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.23919&mlon=32.89410#map=17/2.23919/32.89410) Petrol pump Shell · Ojwina Division 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.24916&mlon=32.88286#map=17/2.24916/32.88286) Hotel Santasolo Hotel · Ojwina Division 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.24142&mlon=32.88805#map=17/2.24142/32.88805) Mall Good shopping centre · Ojwina Division 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.24127&mlon=32.88912#map=17/2.24127/32.88912) School Skyland High School · Ojwina Division 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.24432&mlon=32.88778#map=17/2.24432/32.88778) College Lira Town College · Central Division 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.23850&mlon=32.89521#map=17/2.23850/32.89521) Police station Central Police Station Lira · Central Division 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.24900&mlon=32.90079#map=17/2.24900/32.90079) 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 Ojwina Division Sub-county Places mapped inside Ojwina Division Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Banks4 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels13 - Shopping malls2 - Schools38 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies16 - Restaurants2 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 Lira Municipality County - Adyel Division - Central Division - Railway Division ## Quick answers - Where is Ojwina Division Sub-county?In Lira Municipality County, Lira District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Ojwina Division Sub-county?Adekokwok Sub-county, Adyel Division Sub-county, Central Division Sub-county, Lira Sub-county and Railway Division Sub-county - What is there to see in Ojwina Division Sub-county?LANGO HERITAGE CENTRE MUSEUM - What time zone is Ojwina Division Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Ojwina Division Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Ojwina Division Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ojwina Division Sub-county?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ojwina Division Sub-county?October to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Ojwina Division Sub-county?Charis Health Care, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ojwina Division Sub-county?Post Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ojwina Division Sub-county?Shell, about 0.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ojwina Division Sub-county?4 mapped - How many banks are in Ojwina Division Sub-county?4 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Ojwina Division Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Ojwina Division Sub-county?UG30830203 (OCHA common operational dataset)