# Butogota Town Council Sub-county, Kinkizi County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/kinkizi/butogota-town-council/ Sub-county · Kinkizi County # Butogota Town Council Sub-county Butogota Town Council Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Kinkizi County, Kanungu District, Western Region. It covers **26.9 km²**. 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 26.9km² - 13mapped services - 1,170 mtypical elevation ## Where is Butogota Town Council Sub-county? Butogota Town Council Sub-county lies in [Kinkizi County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/kinkizi/), [Kanungu District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/), [Western Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other sub-counties: [Kanyantorogo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/kinkizi/kanyantorogo/), [Kayonza Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/kinkizi/kayonza/), [Kirima Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/kinkizi/kirima/) and [Mpungu Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/kinkizi/mpungu/). By area it is the 1224th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 2.0% of [Kinkizi County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/kanungu/kinkizi/). The centre of Butogota Town Council Sub-county is about 352 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 18 km from Kanungu, the main town of Kinkizi County. The centre point is at 0.8747° S, 29.6457° 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 Butogota Town Council Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Butogota Town Council Sub-county - Pangolin Rescue Camp · attraction, Kayonza6.7 km - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park · national park, Kayonza18 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: Butogota 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 - Savannah Airstrip (KHX) · Kihihi19 km - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma99 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:51) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:59, sunset around 19:03). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](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 Butogota Town Council Sub-county Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Butogota Town Council Sub-county. The largest with a recorded population: Ntungamo (16,915). - Ahakirehe - Bikuto - Butogota - Butogota Central - Butogota Rutwe - Butogota Upper - Kanyabuhama - Kayonza Tea Estate - Kebiremu - Kyabuyorwa Lower - Kyabuyorwa Upper - Munyaga - Ntungamo - Nyakagyezi - Nyakirehe - Rushambya - Rutwe 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 Butogota Town Council Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Butogota Town Council Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Rutanda · 1,095 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Kayonza 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 Butogota Town Council Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kanungu District, the warmest month is Feb (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Nov (23 °C), after allowing for this place being about 264 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,129 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (136 mm) and the driest Jul (45 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February and May to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 71 Feb 25 74 Mar 24 126 Apr 24 129 May 23 106 Jun 24 45 Jul 24 45 Aug 24 75 Sep 24 100 Oct 24 128 Nov 23 136 Dec 24 93 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Butogota Town Council Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital HEALTH CENTRE III · Butogota Town Council 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.87144&mlon=29.64429#map=17/-0.87144/29.64429) Bank Stanbic Bank Agent · Butogota Town Council 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.88549&mlon=29.63675#map=17/-0.88549/29.63675) Petrol pump Total Fuel Pump · Butogota Town Council 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.88201&mlon=29.63879#map=17/-0.88201/29.63879) Hotel The Crested Crane Bwindi Hotel · Kayonza 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.91030&mlon=29.62725#map=17/-0.91030/29.62725) School Munyaga Community Primary School · Butogota Town Council 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.87835&mlon=29.63382#map=17/-0.87835/29.63382) College Uganda Nursing School · Kayonza 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.96644&mlon=29.61531#map=17/-0.96644/29.61531) Police station Butogota Police Station · Butogota Town Council 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.88591&mlon=29.63657#map=17/-0.88591/29.63657) 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 Butogota Town Council Sub-county Places mapped inside Butogota Town Council Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps3 - Schools7 - Police stations1 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 Kinkizi County - Kambuga - Kambuga Town Council - Kanungu Town Council - Kanyantorogo - Katete - Kayonza - Kihihi - Kihiihi Town Council - Kinaaba - Kirima - Mpungu - Nyakinoni - Nyamirama - Nyanga - Rugyeyo - Rutenga ## Quick answers - Where is Butogota Town Council Sub-county?In Kinkizi County, Kanungu District, Western Region, Uganda - What borders Butogota Town Council Sub-county?Kanyantorogo Sub-county, Kayonza Sub-county, Kirima Sub-county and Mpungu Sub-county - What is there to see in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?Pangolin Rescue Camp, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - What time zone is Butogota Town Council Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?Rutanda (1,095 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Butogota Town Council Sub-county?December to February and May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Butogota Town Council Sub-county?HEALTH CENTRE III, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Butogota Town Council Sub-county?Stanbic Bank Agent, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Butogota Town Council Sub-county?Total Fuel Pump, about 1.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped - How many banks are in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Butogota Town Council Sub-county?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Butogota Town Council Sub-county?UG41140101 (OCHA common operational dataset)