# Busaru Sub-county Sub-county, Bwamba County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/busaru/ Sub-county · Bwamba County # Busaru Sub-county Busaru Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Bwamba County, Bundibugyo District, Western Region. It covers **25.4 km²**. 53 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 25.4km² - 8mapped services - 918 mtypical elevation ## Where is Busaru Sub-county? Busaru Sub-county lies in [Bwamba County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/), [Bundibugyo District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/), [Western Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other sub-counties: [Buganikire Town Councili Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/buganikire-town-councili/), [Bundibugyo Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/bundibugyo-town-council/), [Harugale Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bughendera/harugale/), [Kisubba Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/kisubba/), [Nyahuka Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/nyahuka-town-council/) and [Tokwe Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/tokwe/). By area it is the 1240th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 9.1% of [Bwamba County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/bundibugyo/bwamba/). The centre of Busaru Sub-county is about 286 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 3.5 km from Bundibugyo, the main town of Bwamba County. The centre point is at 0.6904° N, 30.0406° 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: Busaru 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 - Bunia Airport (BUX) · Bunia99 km - Savannah Airstrip (KHX) · Kihihi161 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:55) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:52, sunset around 18:57). 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 Busaru Sub-county Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Busaru Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 854 m and 1,021 m above sea level (median 918 m). - Bubomboli-bulyambwa - Bugombwa - Bugombwa Central - Bugombwa Harugale - Bulyambwa - Bumate Ii - Bundibakileki - Bundibeghendya - Bundikahuka - Bundikahuka Central - Bundikahuka I - Bundikahuka Ii - Bundikahuka Iii - Bundimbele - Bundimbuga - Bundimwendi I - Bundimwendi Ii - Bundisyoko - Bundyankunda - Bunimwende - Busaru - Busaru Central - Busaru Central I - Busengerwa I - Busengerwa Ii - Busengerwa Iii - Busengerwa Iv - Busengerwa Nyalu - Hamutiti - Kadindere - Kalebha - Kayenje - Kijanjaba - Kilara - Kilembe - Kinanti - Kinyante Central - Kinyante East - Kinyante I - Kinyante Ii - Kinyante Iii - Kinyante Iv - Kirindi - Mabale - Mbume - Mukudungu - Mukudungu West - Namugongo - Ntaya - Nyakakindo Central - Nyakakindo I - Nyakakindo Ii - Rundwe 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 Busaru Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Busaru Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyaruru ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Bundibugyo 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 Busaru Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bundibugyo District, the warmest month is Feb (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Nov (20 °C). About 1,440 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (69 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and June to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 71 Feb 21 69 Mar 21 137 Apr 20 138 May 20 123 Jun 20 97 Jul 20 86 Aug 20 133 Sep 20 155 Oct 20 170 Nov 20 163 Dec 20 99 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Busaru Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital BUSARU · Busaru 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.67119&mlon=30.05087#map=17/0.67119/30.05087) Bank Rwenzori Gamers lnitiative.Ltd · Harugale 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.67667&mlon=30.06842#map=17/0.67667/30.06842) ATM Barclays ATM · Southern Division 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.65367&mlon=30.27309#map=17/0.65367/30.27309) Petrol pump Station service · Bundibugyo Town Council 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.70620&mlon=30.06324#map=17/0.70620/30.06324) Hotel Vanilla Inn · Bundibugyo Town Council 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.70816&mlon=30.06411#map=17/0.70816/30.06411) School Busengerwa Primary School · Busaru 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.69442&mlon=30.03518#map=17/0.69442/30.03518) College Rusekere sss · Rubona Town Council 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.55934&mlon=30.17808#map=17/0.55934/30.17808) Police station Harugali Police Station · Harugale 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.67728&mlon=30.06907#map=17/0.67728/30.06907) 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 Busaru Sub-county Places mapped inside Busaru Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools7 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 Bwamba County - Bubandi - Bubukwanga - Buganikire Town Councili - Bundibugyo Town Council - Bundingoma - Busunga Town Council - Kirumya - Kisubba - Mirambi - Nyahuka Town Council - Tokwe ## Quick answers - Where is Busaru Sub-county?In Bwamba County, Bundibugyo District, Western Region, Uganda - What borders Busaru Sub-county?Buganikire Town Councili Sub-county, Bundibugyo Town Council Sub-county, Harugale Sub-county, Kisubba Sub-county, Nyahuka Town Council Sub-county and Tokwe Sub-county - What time zone is Busaru Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Busaru Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Busaru Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Busaru Sub-county?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Busaru Sub-county?Settlements lie between 854 m and 1,021 m - What is the best time to visit Busaru Sub-county?December to February and June to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Busaru Sub-county?BUSARU, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Busaru Sub-county?Rwenzori Gamers lnitiative.Ltd, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Busaru Sub-county?Barclays ATM, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Busaru Sub-county?Station service, about 3.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Busaru Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Busaru Sub-county?UG41030206 (OCHA common operational dataset)