# Puranga Sub-county Sub-county, Aruu County, Pader District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/puranga/ Sub-county · Aruu County # Puranga Sub-county Puranga Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Aruu County, Pader District, Northern Region. It covers **310.9 km²**. 55 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 311km² - 17mapped services - 1,020 mtypical elevation ## Where is Puranga Sub-county? Puranga 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 7 other sub-counties: [Agweng Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/erute/agweng/), [Aromo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/lira/erute/aromo/), [Arum Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/arum/), [Awere Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/awere/), [Lamiyo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/agago/agago/lamiyo/), [Okwang Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/otuke/otuke/okwang/) and [Pader Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/pader/). By area it is the 175th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 9.4% of [Aruu County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/pader/aruu/). The centre of Puranga Sub-county is about 262 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 2.6331° N, 32.9898° 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: Puranga 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) · Gulu82 km - Soroti Airport (SRT) · Soroti123 km ### Nearest railway station Otwal (Aleka), about 34 km from the centre. ### 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 18:42). 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 Puranga Sub-county Open gazetteers list **55 villages, towns and localities** in Puranga Sub-county. - Abaktwomere - Abalokodi - Acandano - Acutomer - Adong-kena - Adong-kena West - Agri Kasa - Ajanyi - Akwinyo - Alepo - Aloyocak - Amugo - Apwor Kampala - Asekene - Ayam Chuni - Ayang - Barobia - Barongera - Bunga Lung - Can Ber Kibedo Mot - Dog-ludel - Entebbe - Imaki Oyeka - Imaki Oyela B - Kelak - Kuluowich - Lacekomyela - Lakojo - Lawiye Oromo - Loborum - Lomina-woto - Lomino Wida - Lubat - Lwala - Obio Moo - Odum - Okoco-kabila - Omoko Kitume - Omoko Ongom - Omuna - Omwonylet - Onyede - Onywal Oyere - Ora-cing-yacinto - Orakul - Pur-ber - Puranga - Puranga Tc A - Puranga Tc B - Te-okutu - Tee Tworo - Wiceri - Wigwenyi - Wii-omal - Winyi-ki-otwor 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 Puranga Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Puranga Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Lauma 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 Puranga 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 Puranga Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital PURANGA · Puranga 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.62016&mlon=32.93489#map=17/2.62016/32.93489) Bank DFCU Bank · Pader Town Council 29 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 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.86358&mlon=33.08428#map=17/2.86358/33.08428) School Lakoga Primary School · Puranga 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.65291&mlon=32.96762#map=17/2.65291/32.96762) College Rackoko Comprehensive College · Awere 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=2.70340&mlon=32.94459#map=17/2.70340/32.94459) Police station Adwari village in Uganda · Alango 31 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 Puranga Sub-county Places mapped inside Puranga Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools15 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 - Pader Town Council - Pajule ## Quick answers - Where is Puranga Sub-county?In Aruu County, Pader District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Puranga Sub-county?Agweng Sub-county, Aromo Sub-county, Arum Sub-county, Awere Sub-county, Lamiyo Sub-county, Okwang Sub-county and Pader Sub-county - What time zone is Puranga Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Puranga Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Puranga Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Puranga Sub-county?55 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Puranga Sub-county?October to January, March to April and June to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Puranga Sub-county?PURANGA, about 6.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Puranga Sub-county?DFCU Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Puranga Sub-county?TotalEnergies Pader Service Station, about 30 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Puranga Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Puranga Sub-county?UG30970112 (OCHA common operational dataset)