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Sub-region
  
Bugisu sub-region

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Local time
  
Thursday 3:56 AM

District
  
Sironko District

Elevation
  
1,178 m

Sironko

Region
  
Eastern Region of Uganda

Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 66% Humidity

Police deploys heavily in sironko as residents plan demo against rdc


Sironko is the largest metropolitan area in Sironko District of the Eastern Region of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters.

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Map of Sironko, Uganda

Besigye narrates how he made it past police security to go to sironko


Location

Sironko is approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) by road, northeast of the city of Mbale on the highway between Mbale and Moroto. This is approximately 265 kilometres (165 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 1°13'50.0"N, 34°14'53.0"E (Latitude:1.230556; Longitude:34.248056).

Overview

The elevation of the town is 3,864 feet (1,178 m) above sea level.

Population

The 2002 national census put the population of the town at about 11,200. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 13,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 14,100. In 2014, the national population census put the population at 18,884

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or near the edges of town:

  • offices of Sironko Town Council
  • Sironko central market
  • mobile branch of PostBank Uganda
  • References

    Sironko Wikipedia