# Rweikiniro Sub-county Sub-county, Ruhaama County – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/ruhaama/rweikiniro/ Sub-county · Ruhaama County # Rweikiniro Sub-county Rweikiniro Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Ruhaama County, Ntungamo District, Western Region. It covers **115.7 km²**. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 30 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 116km² - 30mapped services - 1,404 mtypical elevation ## Where is Rweikiniro Sub-county? Rweikiniro Sub-county lies in [Ruhaama County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/ruhaama/), [Ntungamo District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/), [Western Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 8 other sub-counties: [Kafunjo-Mirama Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/ruhaama/kafunjo-mirama-town-council/), [Ngoma Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/rushenyi/ngoma/), [Ntungamo Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/ruhaama/ntungamo/), [Nyabihoko Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/kajara/nyabihoko/), [Nyakyera Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/ruhaama/nyakyera/), [Rubaare Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/rushenyi/rubaare/), [Rubaare Town Council Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/rushenyi/rubaare-town-council/) and [Ruhaama Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/ruhaama/ruhaama/). By area it is the 588th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 11.8% of [Ruhaama County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/ntungamo/ruhaama/). The centre of Rweikiniro Sub-county is about 295 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.9931° S, 30.2732° 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 Rweikiniro Sub-county OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Rweikiniro Sub-county: 1 attraction; 1 castle or fort. - Food en take away · castle or fort - Farm for byeshamika · attraction ### Nearby, outside Rweikiniro Sub-county - Kitagata hot spring · hot spring, Ruhaama9.5 km - hunter's island resort beach · beach, Rugarama18 km - MUTUMOO ISLAND · beach, Nyabihoko18 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: Rweikiniro 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 - Kisoro Airport (KXO) · Kisoro70 km - Savannah Airstrip (KHX) · Kihihi71 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:48) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:57, sunset around 19:00). 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 Rweikiniro Sub-county Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Rweikiniro Sub-county. Settlements here lie between about 1,370 m and 1,497 m above sea level (median 1,404 m). - Chondo - Kaborooga - Kabungo - Kabungo I - Kabungo Ii - Kagongi - Kakukuru - Kantookye - Karukwanzi I - Karukwanzi Ii - Katahooka - Katwe - Kayenje - Kibaare - Kitashekwa - Kyamugashe I - Kyamugashe Ii - Kyeizinga I - Kyeizinga Ii - Kyeizinga Iii - Kyenjojo I - Kyenjojo Ii - Migyera - Mutojo I - Mutojo Ii - Mutojo Iii - Ngomba - Nyamabare - Rurama - Rushebeya I - Rushebeya Ii - Rutooma - Rwabarata - Rwabishengye - Rwaminaba - Rweichiniro - Rweikiniro - Rwemiyaga - Rwenanura I - Rwenanura Ii - Rwendahi - Rwera 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 Rweikiniro Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Rweikiniro Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Dusozwa - Kamira - Katuba - Kyangara ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kashur · 1,448 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 Rweikiniro Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ntungamo District, the warmest month is Feb (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jun (19 °C). About 1,127 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Apr (140 mm) and the driest Jul (37 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 20 74 Feb 20 76 Mar 20 133 Apr 19 140 May 19 111 Jun 19 44 Jul 19 37 Aug 19 60 Sep 20 92 Oct 20 129 Nov 19 137 Dec 19 94 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Rweikiniro Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital HEALTH CENTRE III · Rweikiniro 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.98767&mlon=30.28189#map=17/-0.98767/30.28189) Bank Rwenanuura town centenary Bank · Rubaare 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.97488&mlon=30.20453#map=17/-0.97488/30.20453) Petrol pump Ebenezer Fuels · Rubaare Town Council 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.00535&mlon=30.19081#map=17/-1.00535/30.19081) Hotel Country Motel Rubaare · Rubaare Town Council 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.00897&mlon=30.19017#map=17/-1.00897/30.19017) School Miracle High School · Rweikiniro 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.98646&mlon=30.26689#map=17/-0.98646/30.26689) College Bugongi College of Nursing and Midwifery · Bugongi Town Council 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.66353&mlon=30.25919#map=17/-0.66353/30.25919) Police station Kagyezi Police Station · Kafunjo-Mirama Town Council 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-1.04963&mlon=30.45485#map=17/-1.04963/30.45485) 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 Rweikiniro Sub-county Places mapped inside Rweikiniro Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools28 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 Ruhaama County - Itojo - Kafunjo-Mirama Town Council - Kitwe Town Council - Ntungamo - Nyakyera - Ruhaama - Rukoni East - Rukoni West ## Quick answers - Where is Rweikiniro Sub-county?In Ruhaama County, Ntungamo District, Western Region, Uganda - What borders Rweikiniro Sub-county?Kafunjo-Mirama Town Council Sub-county, Ngoma Sub-county, Ntungamo Sub-county, Nyabihoko Sub-county, Nyakyera Sub-county, Rubaare Sub-county, Rubaare Town Council Sub-county and Ruhaama Sub-county - What is there to see in Rweikiniro Sub-county?Farm for byeshamika, Food en take away - What time zone is Rweikiniro Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Rweikiniro Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Rweikiniro Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Rweikiniro Sub-county?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rweikiniro Sub-county?Settlements lie between 1,370 m and 1,497 m - What is the highest point in Rweikiniro Sub-county?Kashur (1,448 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rweikiniro Sub-county?December to February and May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Rweikiniro Sub-county?HEALTH CENTRE III, about 1.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Rweikiniro Sub-county?Rwenanuura town centenary Bank, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Rweikiniro Sub-county?Ebenezer Fuels, about 9.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Rweikiniro Sub-county?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Rweikiniro Sub-county?UG41290309 (OCHA common operational dataset)