▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Equ ator ia ▁state ▁in ▁South ▁Sud an , ▁with ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Ch uk ud um . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁B udi ▁county ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Nam or un y ang ▁State , ▁border ed ▁by ▁U g anda ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Until ▁recently , ▁B udi ▁County ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Kap o eta . ▁It ▁was ▁split ▁off ▁when ▁Gre ater ▁Kap o eta ▁was ▁divided ▁between ▁Kap o eta ▁County ▁and ▁B udi ▁County , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Bu ya ▁and ▁D iding a ▁( BU - DI ) ▁people . ▁Kap o eta ▁County ▁was ▁later ▁split ▁into ▁Kap o eta ▁North , ▁South ▁and ▁East ▁count ies . ▁ ▁B udi ▁County ▁has ▁two ▁distinct ▁e colog ical ▁zones . ▁The ▁high lands ▁run ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁along ▁the ▁eastern ▁border ▁with ▁Kap o eta ▁County . ▁The ▁low lands ▁descend ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁towards ▁the ▁K ide po ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁The ▁high lands ▁have ▁two ▁ra iny ▁seasons , ▁March – Se ptember ▁and ▁October – F ebru ary , ▁making ▁agricult ure ▁product ive ▁and ▁often ▁producing ▁sur plus ▁cro ps ▁for ▁sale . ▁The ▁low lands ▁have ▁a ▁single ▁long ▁plant ing ▁season ▁from ▁March ▁to ▁September , ▁and ▁often ▁experience ▁food ▁short ages . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁the ▁pay ams ▁of ▁Kim at ong , ▁Lot u ke i , ▁Kom iri ▁( Ch uk ud