# Kerwa Sub-county Sub-county, Aringa County, Yumbe District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/yumbe/aringa/kerwa/ Sub-county · Aringa County # Kerwa Sub-county Kerwa Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Aringa County, Yumbe District, Northern Region. It covers **196.8 km²**. 39 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 24 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 197km² - 24mapped services ## Where is Kerwa Sub-county? Kerwa Sub-county lies in [Aringa County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/yumbe/aringa/), [Yumbe District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/yumbe/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 2 other sub-counties: [Kei Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/yumbe/aringa/kei/) and [Midigo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/yumbe/aringa/midigo/). By area it is the 329th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 8.5% of [Aringa County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/northern/yumbe/aringa/). The centre of Kerwa Sub-county is about 407 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 30 km from Yumbe, the main town of Aringa County. The centre point is at 3.7313° N, 31.2741° 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: Kerwa 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 - Arua Airport (RUA) · Arua86 km - Juba International Airport (JUB) · Juba132 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.3 hours, sunrise around 06:44) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 18:47). 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 Kerwa Sub-county Open gazetteers list **39 villages, towns and localities** in Kerwa Sub-county. - Adjunyafe - Ajunafe - Aludu - Ambala - Arepunga - Baranakuto - Baranyakuto - Chokokbidi - Chokokobidi - Community Land - Dolobo - Dongoture - Dongture - Gbangatulu - Gbangatuluk - Giwaya - Kaboro - Kaboru - Kilaji - Kogbo A - Kogbo B - Kulachara - Kupia - Letimeko - Letimekor - Longolijo - Loya - Marakulu - Marikulu - Matu - Mijale - Miyira - Modunuso - Mondumuso - Ngongita - Pacific - Pingo - Tire - Usiku 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 Kerwa Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Kerwa Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Kagwa ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Lodwa · 963 m 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 Kerwa Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Yumbe District, the warmest month is Feb (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (23 °C). About 1,228 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (166 mm) and the driest Jan (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January, April and June**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 11 Feb 29 15 Mar 29 60 Apr 27 112 May 25 141 Jun 24 112 Jul 24 121 Aug 23 164 Sep 24 157 Oct 24 166 Nov 24 105 Dec 25 64 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kerwa Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital MIDIGO · Midigo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.61019&mlon=31.23359#map=17/3.61019/31.23359) Bank Post Bank · Yumbe Town Council 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.46767&mlon=31.24624#map=17/3.46767/31.24624) Petrol pump Asil Oil · Yumbe Town Council 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.46774&mlon=31.24858#map=17/3.46774/31.24858) Hotel Matu Hotel · Kerwa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.68676&mlon=31.32263#map=17/3.68676/31.32263) School Kilaji Primary School · Kerwa 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.72300&mlon=31.26638#map=17/3.72300/31.26638) College Calvary Chapel Tailoring School · Midigo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.60902&mlon=31.23400#map=17/3.60902/31.23400) Police station Police post · Apo 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=3.49530&mlon=31.27309#map=17/3.49530/31.27309) 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 Kerwa Sub-county Places mapped inside Kerwa Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hotels3 - Schools7 - Cinemas1 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants11 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 Aringa County - Apo - Ariwa - Drajini - Kei - Kochi - Kululu - Kuru - Lodonga - Midigo - Odravu - Romogi - Yumbe Town Council ## Quick answers - Where is Kerwa Sub-county?In Aringa County, Yumbe District, Northern Region, Uganda - What borders Kerwa Sub-county?Kei Sub-county and Midigo Sub-county - What time zone is Kerwa Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Kerwa Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Kerwa Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kerwa Sub-county?39 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kerwa Sub-county?Lodwa (963 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kerwa Sub-county?November to January, April and June - Where is the nearest hospital to Kerwa Sub-county?MIDIGO, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kerwa Sub-county?Post Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kerwa Sub-county?Asil Oil, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kerwa Sub-county?UG30990105 (OCHA common operational dataset)