# Ruteete Sub-county Sub-county, Buyaga County, Kagadi District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/ruteete/

Sub-county · Buyaga County 

# Ruteete Sub-county

Ruteete Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Buyaga County, Kagadi District, Western Region. It covers **43.9 km²**. Open map data shows 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 43.9km²
- 11mapped services

## Where is Ruteete Sub-county?

Ruteete Sub-county lies in [Buyaga County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/), [Kagadi District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/), [Western Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 6 other sub-counties: [Kagadi Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/kagadi-town-council/), [Kyakabadiima Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/kyakabadiima/), [Kyenzige Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/kyenzige/), [Mpeefu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/mpeefu/), [Muhorro Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/muhorro/) and [Rugashari Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/rugashari/). By area it is the 1069th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 2.8% of [Buyaga County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kagadi/buyaga/). The centre of Ruteete Sub-county is about 213 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 8.4 km from Kagadi, the main town of Buyaga County. The centre point is at 1.0133° N, 30.8019° 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).

## Things to see in and around Ruteete Sub-county

### Nearby, outside Ruteete Sub-county

- Kagadi rocks · attraction, Kagadi Town Council7.3 km
- UGANDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM- CULTURAL ASSETS CENTRE · museum, Kagadi Town Council7.9 km
- Nkusi Waterfall · waterfall, Kyangwali19 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Ruteete 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) · Bunia89 km
- Entebbe International Airport (EBB) · Entebbe212 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:51) and shortest in Dec (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:53).

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.

## Landscape and landmarks of Ruteete Sub-county

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mpamba

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Lubona · 1,147 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 Ruteete Sub-county and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kagadi District, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C). About 1,089 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (139 mm) and the driest Jan (46 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 46 

Feb 27 48 

Mar 26 100 

Apr 25 103 

May 24 91 

Jun 24 64 

Jul 24 63 

Aug 24 100 

Sep 24 126 

Oct 24 139 

Nov 24 134 

Dec 25 77 

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

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

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital KYENZIGE HC IV · Kyenzige 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.98263&mlon=30.85030#map=17/0.98263/30.85030) 

Bank Centinary Bank Kagadi · Kagadi Town Council 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.93583&mlon=30.81395#map=17/0.93583/30.81395) 

Petrol pump KM Oils · Kagadi Town Council 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.95873&mlon=30.83217#map=17/0.95873/30.83217) 

Hotel Centre View Hotel · Kagadi Town Council 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.93792&mlon=30.80859#map=17/0.93792/30.80859) 

School Rwendahi Primary School · Ruteete 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=1.01703&mlon=30.79811#map=17/1.01703/30.79811) 

College African Rural University · Kagadi Town Council 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.96056&mlon=30.79670#map=17/0.96056/30.79670) 

Police station Kagadi Police Station · Kagadi Town Council 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=0.93680&mlon=30.80993#map=17/0.93680/30.80993) 

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 Ruteete Sub-county

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

- Schools11

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 Buyaga County

- Burora
- Bwikara
- Kabamba
- Kagadi
- Kagadi Town Council
- Kiryanga
- Kyakabadiima
- Kyanaisoke
- Kyaterekera
- Kyenzige
- Mabaale
- Mabaale Town Council
- Mpeefu
- Muhorro
- Muhorro Town Council
- Ndaiga
- Paacwa
- Rugashari

## Quick answers

- Where is Ruteete Sub-county?In Buyaga County, Kagadi District, Western Region, Uganda
- What borders Ruteete Sub-county?Kagadi Town Council Sub-county, Kyakabadiima Sub-county, Kyenzige Sub-county, Mpeefu Sub-county, Muhorro Sub-county and Rugashari Sub-county
- What is there to see in Ruteete Sub-county?Kagadi rocks, UGANDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM- CULTURAL ASSETS CENTRE, Nkusi Waterfall
- What time zone is Ruteete Sub-county in?UTC+3
- What currency is used in Ruteete Sub-county?Shilling (UGX)
- What language is spoken in Ruteete Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Ruteete Sub-county?Lubona (1,147 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ruteete Sub-county?December to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ruteete Sub-county?KYENZIGE HC IV, about 6.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ruteete Sub-county?Centinary Bank Kagadi, about 8.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ruteete Sub-county?KM Oils, about 6.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ruteete Sub-county?UG41110119 (OCHA common operational dataset)
