# Western Division Sub-county Sub-county – Villages & Map (10) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/western-division/ Sub-county · Rukungiri Municipality County # Western Division Sub-county Western Division Sub-county is a sub-county of Uganda in Rukungiri Municipality County, Rukungiri District, Western Region. It covers **21.0 km²**. 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 21 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.0km² - 21mapped services - 1,608 mtypical elevation ## Where is Western Division Sub-county? Western 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 5 other sub-counties: [Buhunga Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/bujumbura/buhunga/), [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/), [Ruhinda Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/bujumbura/ruhinda/) and [Southern Division Sub-county](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/southern-division/). By area it is the 1284th largest of 1,520 sub-counties in Uganda. It covers 32.1% of [Rukungiri Municipality County](https://wherepedia.org/uganda/western/rukungiri/rukungiri-municipality/). The centre of Western Division Sub-county is about 320 km in a straight line from Kampala, the capital. The centre point is at 0.7656° S, 29.9140° 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: Western 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) · Kihihi24 km - Goma International Airport (GOM) · Goma125 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 2026-11-02](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 Western Division Sub-county Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Western Division Sub-county. - Butagatsi - Butagatsi 'A' - Butimba - Furuma - Kaaro - Kabwire 'A' - Kabwire 'B' - Kaceeka - Kafunda - Kagarama A - Kagyera - Kakabada A - Kanyanku - Karucumitsi A - Katobo - Kayembe - Kibaare - Kigina - Kinyabushisha - Kinyasano - Kinyasano Cathedral - Kinyasano Girls - Kiyaga - Maaya - Makobore High School - Mutara - Nyamabaare 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 Western 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 Western Division Sub-county Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rwamahwa Health Center 4 · Eastern Divison 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.78054&mlon=29.92452#map=17/-0.78054/29.92452) 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 Total Rukungiri · Eastern Divison 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.78708&mlon=29.92645#map=17/-0.78708/29.92645) Hotel LoryCon Inn · Eastern Divison 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.76669&mlon=29.92684#map=17/-0.76669/29.92684) School Rukondo Primary School · Western Division 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-0.75586&mlon=29.91245#map=17/-0.75586/29.91245) College Rukungiri Institute of Management - RIMA · Buyanja 9.0 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 34 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 Western Division Sub-county Places mapped inside Western Division Sub-county in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels1 - Schools19 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 - Southern Division ## Quick answers - Where is Western Division Sub-county?In Rukungiri Municipality County, Rukungiri District, Western Region, Uganda - What borders Western Division Sub-county?Buhunga Sub-county, Eastern Divison Sub-county, Nyakagyeme Sub-county, Ruhinda Sub-county and Southern Division Sub-county - What time zone is Western Division Sub-county in?UTC+3 - What currency is used in Western Division Sub-county?Shilling (UGX) - What language is spoken in Western Division Sub-county?English, Ganda, Swahili (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Western Division Sub-county?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Western Division Sub-county?December to February and May to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Western Division Sub-county?Rwamahwa Health Center 4, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Western Division Sub-county?Joseph's mobile money shop, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Western Division Sub-county?Total Rukungiri, about 2.8 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Western Division Sub-county?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Western Division Sub-county?UG41330303 (OCHA common operational dataset)