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Patongo, Uganda

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Country
  
Uganda

District
  
Agago District

Elevation
  
1,200 m

Sub-region
  
Acholi sub-region

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Local time
  
Friday 5:13 PM

Patongo, Uganda

Region
  
Northern Region of Uganda

Weather
  
33°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 31% Humidity

Patongo is a town in Agago District, Acholi sub-region in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town is administered by the Patongo Town Council

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Map of Patongo, Uganda

Location

Patongo is approximately 21.5 kilometres (13.4 mi), by road, south of Agago, the site of the district headquarters . The coordinates of the town are 2°45'36.0"N, 33°18'36.0"E (Latitude:2.7600; Longitude:33.3100).

Overview

The town of Patongo was formed during the 2000s along with Pader and Pader District. Initially the location of a large camp for internally displaced people as a result of the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency, Patongo was granted municipal status by the Ugandan parliament effective July 2010. In 2010, when Pader District was divided to create Agago District, Patongo went with Agago District.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are located within or near the town of Patongo:

  • Patongo central market
  • Kilak-Moroto road, going through the middle of town
  • offices of Paorinher Orphanage, a non-governmental organization
  • Gwoke Keni, an HIV/AIDS support group that hosts its own RootIO radio station on 103.8FM.
  • References

    Patongo, Uganda Wikipedia