# Awere Sub-county Sub-county, Aruu County, Pader District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/awere/

Sub-county · Aruu County 

# Awere Sub-county

Awere Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Aruu County, Pader District, Northern Region. It covers **316.1 km²**. 64 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 316km²
- 14mapped services
- 1,038 mtypical elevation

## Where is Awere Sub-county?

Awere Sub-county lies in [Aruu County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/), [Pader District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other sub-counties: [Aromo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/erute/aromo/), [Atanga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/atanga/), [Lapul Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/lapul/), [Odek Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/omoro/omoro/odek/), [Pader Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/pader/) and [Puranga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/puranga/). By area it is the 164th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 9.6% of [Aruu County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/). The centre of Awere Sub-county is about 269 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 2.7207° N, 32.8647° 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: Awere 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) · Gulu67 km
- Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti139 km

### Nearest railway station

Otwal (Aleka), about 30 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 06:44, 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 Awere Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **64 villages, towns and localities** in Awere Sub-county.

- Agweng Central
- Agweng North
- Agweng South
- Agweng West
- Akol
- Aluny
- Angole Laroo
- Atede Central
- Atede East
- Atede West
- Atede Wigweng
- Atup
- Awere
- Ayom
- Ayom Central
- Ayom East
- Ayom West
- Bolo Dago
- Bolo Lam
- Bolo Lam West
- Bolo Opette
- Bolo Wingeng
- Canbeno
- Canbeno B
- Got Olal
- Gweng Lik
- Juklebi Central
- Juklebi West
- Laliya Laroo
- Laluluku
- Lamach Central
- Lamach North
- Lamach South
- Lamina Pur
- Laminbaca
- Laming
- Langole A
- Langole B
- Lapena West
- Lapeta Central
- Lapeta East
- Latek East
- Latek West
- Latira East
- Latira West
- Lukor
- Lukwor Ojuu
- Lunyiri East
- Lunyiri West
- Lutini East
- Lutini West
- Obic East
- Obic West
- Obolokome
- Olamkara
- Oloro Tum
- Paikat Akidi
- Paikat Angengo
- Parwech Luker
- Rackoko Central A
- Rackoko Central B
- Tik Tik
- Wii Kweyo
- Wira

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 Awere Sub-county

Named natural and historic features inside Awere Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Acheke
- Akoyo
- Anyada

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 Awere Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Pader District, the warmest month is Feb (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 911 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is May (128 mm) and the driest Jan (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to January, March 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 10 

Feb 28 10 

Mar 28 40 

Apr 26 99 

May 25 128 

Jun 24 87 

Jul 23 92 

Aug 24 115 

Sep 25 120 

Oct 25 117 

Nov 25 58 

Dec 25 34 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Awere Sub-county

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital AWERE HC III · Awere 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.68563&mlon=32.79471#map=17/2.68563/32.79471) 

Bank DFCU Bank · Pader Town Council 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.87616&mlon=33.08588#map=17/2.87616/33.08588) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Pader Service Station · Pader Town Council 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.88445&mlon=33.08373#map=17/2.88445/33.08373) 

Hotel Sunbird Guesthouse · Pader Town Council 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.86358&mlon=33.08428#map=17/2.86358/33.08428) 

School Lagile Primary School · Awere 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.72619&mlon=32.85683#map=17/2.72619/32.85683) 

College Rackoko Comprehensive College · Awere 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.70340&mlon=32.94459#map=17/2.70340/32.94459) 

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 Awere Sub-county

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

- Hospitals2
- Schools11
- Colleges and universities1

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 Aruu County

- Acholibur
- Angagura
- Atanga
- Laguti
- Lapul
- Latanya
- Ogom
- Pader
- Pader Town Council
- Pajule
- Puranga

## Quick answers

- Where is Awere Sub-county?In Aruu County, Pader District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Awere Sub-county?Aromo Sub-county, Atanga Sub-county, Lapul Sub-county, Odek Sub-county, Pader Sub-county and Puranga Sub-county
- What time zone is Awere Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Awere Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Awere Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Awere Sub-county?64 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Awere Sub-county?October to January, March to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Awere Sub-county?AWERE HC III, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Awere Sub-county?DFCU Bank, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Awere Sub-county?TotalEnergies Pader Service Station, about 30 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Awere Sub-county?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Awere Sub-county?UG30970104 (OCHA common operational dataset)