# Alango Sub-county Sub-county, Otuke County, Otuke District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/alango/

Sub-county · Otuke County 

# Alango Sub-county

Alango Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Otuke County, Otuke District, Northern Region. It covers **135.4 km²**. 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 135km²
- 10mapped services
- 1,059 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alango Sub-county?

Alango Sub-county lies in [Otuke County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/), [Otuke District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other sub-counties: [Abia Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/alebtong/moroto/abia/), [Adwari Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/adwari/), [Aloi Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/alebtong/moroto/aloi/), [Ogor Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/ogor/), [Okwang Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/okwang/) and [Orum Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/orum/). By area it is the 519th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 8.2% of [Otuke County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/). The centre of Alango Sub-county is about 246 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 30 km from Otuke, the main town of Otuke County. The centre point is at 2.4328° N, 33.2416° 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: Alango 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) · Soroti89 km
- Gulu Airport (ULU) · Gulu115 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:39) and shortest in Dec (about 12.0 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 18:41).

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 Alango Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in Alango Sub-county.

- Aber
- Abilo Nyer
- Abua
- Abua Bura
- Acae-ogik
- Acwiko
- Adwari
- Agali
- Agweng
- Ajia
- Akudo Awal
- Akwera
- Alingadyel
- Aliwang A
- Aliwang B
- Alwit
- Amitomot
- Amon Maka
- Amonomito
- Angenyi
- Angwalo
- Anyomi
- Anywalo Aw
- Apel
- Apur
- Aringo
- Arwot Kony
- Aweayela
- Awee
- Ayeki
- Bar Aliro
- Bar Lonyo
- Bar Opiro
- Corner-adw
- Ilera
- Nakasero
- Obala
- Ober
- Obur
- Ocege
- Olwet
- Onote
- Oringolut
- Otal
- Pamma
- Te Obwolo
- Teokangi
- Teyao

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 Alango Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Otuke 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 Alango Sub-county

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital ALIWANG HEALTH CENTRE III · Alango 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.42514&mlon=33.28341#map=17/2.42514/33.28341) 

School Malika Nursery School · Alango 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.43182&mlon=33.25554#map=17/2.43182/33.25554) 

College Islamic University In Uganda · Adilang 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.63133&mlon=33.45989#map=17/2.63133/33.45989) 

Police station Adwari village in Uganda · Alango 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.45162&mlon=33.19891#map=17/2.45162/33.19891) 

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 Alango Sub-county

Places mapped inside Alango Sub-county in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals2
- Schools7
- 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.

## Other sub-counties in Otuke County

- Adwari
- Ogor
- Ogwette
- Okwang
- Olilim
- Orum
- Otuke Town Council

## Quick answers

- Where is Alango Sub-county?In Otuke County, Otuke District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Alango Sub-county?Abia Sub-county, Adwari Sub-county, Aloi Sub-county, Ogor Sub-county, Okwang Sub-county and Orum Sub-county
- What time zone is Alango Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Alango Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Alango Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Alango Sub-county?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alango Sub-county?October to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alango Sub-county?ALIWANG HEALTH CENTRE III, about 4.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Alango Sub-county?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Alango Sub-county?UG30950102 (OCHA common operational dataset)