# Buyanja Town Council Sub-county Sub-county, Rubabo County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rubabo/buyanja-town-council/ Sub-county · Rubabo County # Buyanja Town Council Sub-county Buyanja Town Council Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Rubabo County, Rukungiri District, Western Region. It covers **6.62 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6.6km² - 12mapped services ## Where is Buyanja Town Council Sub-county? Buyanja Town Council Sub-county lies in [Rubabo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rubabo/), [Rukungiri District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/), [Western Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 2 other sub-counties: [Buyanja Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rubabo/buyanja/) and [Kebisoni Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rubabo/kebisoni/). By area it is the 1468th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 1.3% of [Rubabo County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rubabo/). The centre of Buyanja Town Council Sub-county is about 318 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. It is about 3.1 km from Rukungiri, the main town of Rubabo County. The centre point is at 0.8338° S, 29.9684° 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 Buyanja Town Council Sub-county ### Nearby, outside Buyanja Town Council Sub-county - MUTUMOO ISLAND · beach, Nyabihoko20 km - hunter's island resort beach · beach, Rugarama20 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: Buyanja 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) · Kihihi33 km - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma123 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 12.2 hours, sunrise around 06:50) and shortest in Jun (about 12.1 hours, sunrise around 06:57, sunset around 19:02). 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 Buyanja Town Council Sub-county Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Buyanja Town Council Sub-county. - Kagarama B - Kizinga A - Kizinga B - Matebe - Nyakaina Central - Rubirizi - Town 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). ## Weather in Buyanja Town Council Sub-county and the best time to visit Using the climate of Rukungiri District, the warmest month is Feb (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Nov (21 °C). 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 23 71 Feb 23 74 Mar 23 126 Apr 22 129 May 22 106 Jun 22 45 Jul 22 45 Aug 22 75 Sep 22 100 Oct 22 128 Nov 21 136 Dec 22 93 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buyanja Town Council Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital BUYANJA H/C III · Buyanja Town Council 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.83445&mlon=29.96658#map=17/-0.83445/29.96658) Bank Rwenanuura town centenary Bank · Rubaare 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.97488&mlon=30.20453#map=17/-0.97488/30.20453) Petrol pump Shell gas station · Eastern Divison 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.79073&mlon=29.92663#map=17/-0.79073/29.92663) Hotel Marphie Hotel & Conference Center Rukungiri · Buyanja 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.84111&mlon=29.94190#map=17/-0.84111/29.94190) School Buyanja Miracle Centre Nursery and Primary School · Buyanja Town Council 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.83009&mlon=29.96922#map=17/-0.83009/29.96922) College Rukungiri Institute of Management - RIMA · Buyanja 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.84111&mlon=29.94190#map=17/-0.84111/29.94190) Police station Kizinda Police post · Nyabubare 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.53876&mlon=30.12468#map=17/-0.53876/30.12468) 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 Buyanja Town Council Sub-county Places mapped inside Buyanja Town Council Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 Rubabo County - Buyanja - Kebisoni - Kebisoni Town Council - Nyakishenyi - Nyarushanje ## Quick answers - Where is Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?In Rubabo County, Rukungiri District, Western Region, Uganda - What borders Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?Buyanja Sub-county and Kebisoni Sub-county - What is there to see in Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?MUTUMOO ISLAND, hunter's island resort beach - What time zone is Buyanja Town Council Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?December to February and May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?BUYANJA H/C III, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?Rwenanuura town centenary Bank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?Shell gas station, about 6.7 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Buyanja Town Council Sub-county?UG41330202 (OCHA common operational dataset)