# Pader Town Council Sub-county Sub-county, Aruu County

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/pader-town-council/

Sub-county · Aruu County 

# Pader Town Council Sub-county

Pader Town Council Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Aruu County, Pader District, Northern Region. It covers **67.7 km²**. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 67.7km²
- 32mapped services
- 1,055 mtypical elevation

## Where is Pader Town Council Sub-county?

Pader Town Council 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 2 other sub-counties: [Lamiyo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/lamiyo/) and [Ogom Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/ogom/). By area it is the 870th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 2.1% of [Aruu County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/). The centre of Pader Town Council Sub-county is about 290 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 2.8776° N, 33.0924° 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: Pader Town Council 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) · Gulu91 km
- Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti141 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 06:44, 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 Pader Town Council Sub-county

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Pader Town Council Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Pader (14,800).

- Acoro
- Amor
- Barajwa
- Dok-nam West
- Got-lal Cell
- Kalalo
- Kiteny East
- Lagwai A Cell
- Lagwai B Cell
- Lagwai East
- Lapwa North
- Lapwa South
- Lokile
- Lubele North
- Lubele South
- Lutyek
- Lwaala
- Ogwaleng Vallet
- Olwor Central
- Olwor North
- Olwor South
- Opong Beng
- Otei-tuba
- Oyoto
- Pader
- Pagwar East
- Pagwar West
- Te Jing
- Teo-ryang

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 Pader Town Council Sub-county

Named natural and historic features inside Pader Town Council Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Pader Palwo North

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 Pader Town Council 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 Pader Town Council Sub-county

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital PADER HC III · Pader Town Council 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.85901&mlon=33.08756#map=17/2.85901/33.08756) 

Bank DFCU Bank · Pader Town Council 0.7 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 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.88445&mlon=33.08373#map=17/2.88445/33.08373) 

Hotel Aruu Falls Riverside Resort · Pader Town Council 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.87595&mlon=33.09208#map=17/2.87595/33.09208) 

School Pader Girls Academy · Pader Town Council 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.87611&mlon=33.09270#map=17/2.87611/33.09270) 

College Rackoko Comprehensive College · Awere 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.70340&mlon=32.94459#map=17/2.70340/32.94459) 

Police station Patongo Police Station · Patongo Town Council 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.76311&mlon=33.31368#map=17/2.76311/33.31368) 

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 Pader Town Council Sub-county

Places mapped inside Pader Town Council Sub-county in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels12
- Schools15
- 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 Aruu County

- Acholibur
- Angagura
- Atanga
- Awere
- Laguti
- Lapul
- Latanya
- Ogom
- Pader
- Pajule
- Puranga

## Quick answers

- Where is Pader Town Council Sub-county?In Aruu County, Pader District, Northern Region, Uganda
- What borders Pader Town Council Sub-county?Lamiyo Sub-county and Ogom Sub-county
- What time zone is Pader Town Council Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Pader Town Council Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Pader Town Council Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pader Town Council Sub-county?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Pader Town Council Sub-county?October to January, March to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pader Town Council Sub-county?PADER HC III, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pader Town Council Sub-county?DFCU Bank, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pader Town Council Sub-county?TotalEnergies Pader Service Station, about 1.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Pader Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Pader Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Pader Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pader Town Council Sub-county?UG30970110 (OCHA common operational dataset)
