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Nagongera

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Country
  
Uganda

District
  
Tororo District

Local time
  
Monday 4:15 AM

Region
  
Eastern Uganda

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Nagongera

Weather
  
19°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 93% Humidity

Nagongera is a town in Tororo District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

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Map of Nagongera, Uganda

Location

It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi), west of Tororo, the location of the district headquarters. This is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Mbale, the largest city in Eastern Uganda. Nagongera lies approximately 222 kilometres (138 mi), northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the town are: 00°46'12.0"N, 34°01'34.0"E (Latitude:0.7700; Longitude:34.0261).

Population

In 2002, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Nagongera at 9,440. In 2010 UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 11,600. In 2011, UBOS stimated Nagongera's population at 11,800.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie in or near Nagongera:

  • The offices of Nagongera Town Council
  • Nagongera Central Market
  • Nagongera Train Station
  • The town of Nagongera is the location of one of the campuses of Busitema University, a public university in Uganda.
  • Nagongera Health Centre IV
  • Notable residents

  • Paskar Owor, middle-distance runner
  • References

    Nagongera Wikipedia