# Southern Division Sub-county, Rukungiri Municipality County > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/southern-division/ Sub-county · Rukungiri Municipality County # Southern Division Sub-county Southern Division Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Rukungiri Municipality County, Rukungiri District, Western Region. It covers **20.8 km²**. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 20.8km² - 15mapped services - 1,551 mtypical elevation ## Where is Southern Division Sub-county? Southern Division Sub-county lies in [Rukungiri Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/), [Rukungiri District](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/), [Western Region](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/), [Uganda](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/). It borders 4 other sub-counties: [Buyanja Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rubabo/buyanja/), [Eastern Divison Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/eastern-divison/), [Nyakagyeme Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/bujumbura/nyakagyeme/) and [Western Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/western-division/). By area it is the 1285th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 31.7% of [Rukungiri Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/). The centre of Southern Division Sub-county is about 322 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.8176° S, 29.9175° 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: Southern Division 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) · Kihihi27 km - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma121 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 06:58, 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 2026-11-03](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 Southern Division Sub-county Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Southern Division Sub-county. - Bubale - Go Down - Katenga - Katojo - Kibimbiri - Kibirizi - Kitazigurukwa - Marumba A - Marumba B - Marumba C - Ndorero - Nshure - Nyakibale Hospital - Nyakizikatarukaba - Nyamayeje - Nyaruzinga - Rwagana - Rwakabengo A - Rwakabengo B - Rwarubira - Rwenkuba - Rwobo - St Gerald Sss 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 Southern Division Sub-county Named natural and historic features inside Southern Division Sub-county, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Bubale · 1,585 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 Southern Division 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 Southern Division Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyakibale Hospital · Southern Division 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.80500&mlon=29.93190#map=17/-0.80500/29.93190) Bank Joseph's mobile money shop · Kanyantorogo 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.80674&mlon=29.64513#map=17/-0.80674/29.64513) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Rukungiri II Service Station · Western Division 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.79090&mlon=29.92374#map=17/-0.79090/29.92374) Hotel Heritage Country Club · Southern Division 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.80036&mlon=29.92372#map=17/-0.80036/29.92372) School Bright Star Primary School · Southern Division 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.82037&mlon=29.92050#map=17/-0.82037/29.92050) College Rukungiri Institute of Management - RIMA · Buyanja 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.84111&mlon=29.94190#map=17/-0.84111/29.94190) Police station Butogota Police Station · Butogota Town Council 32 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 Southern Division Sub-county Places mapped inside Southern Division Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels3 - 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 Rukungiri Municipality County - Eastern Divison - Western Division ## Quick answers - Where is Southern Division Sub-county?In Rukungiri Municipality County, Rukungiri District, Western Region, Uganda - What borders Southern Division Sub-county?Buyanja Sub-county, Eastern Divison Sub-county, Nyakagyeme Sub-county and Western Division Sub-county - What time zone is Southern Division Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Southern Division Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Southern Division Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Southern Division Sub-county?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Southern Division Sub-county?Bubale (1,585 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Southern Division Sub-county?December to February and May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Southern Division Sub-county?Nyakibale Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Southern Division Sub-county?Joseph's mobile money shop, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Southern Division Sub-county?TotalEnergies Rukungiri II Service Station, about 3.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Southern Division Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Southern Division Sub-county?UG41330302 (OCHA common operational dataset)