County Ssingo Elevation 1,200 m | Town Lwamata Town Council Subcounty Dwaniro sub-county | |
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Lwamata is a town in Ssingo County, Kiboga District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
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Map of Lwamata, Uganda
Location
The town is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), southeast of the town of Kiboga, the location of the district headquarters. This is about 117 kilometres (73 mi) northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of Lwamata are 0°53'15.0"N, 31°49'09.0"E (Latitude:0.887494; Longitude:31.819173).
Overview
Lwamata was one of the areas where the National Resistance Army guerrillas initiated their early recruitment campaigns. A war memorial was elected in the town, to commemorate the lives that were lost.
References
Lwamata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA