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Country
  
Uganda

District
  
Soroti District

Local time
  
Monday 11:40 AM

Sub-region
  
Teso sub-region

Elevation
  
1,080 m

Number of airports
  
1

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Region
  
Eastern Region of Uganda

Weather
  
30°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 46% Humidity

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Soroti is the main municipal, commercial, and administrative centre of Soroti District in the Eastern Region of Uganda, lying near Lake Kyoga. It is known for the rock formation near the town.

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Map of Soroti, Uganda

Location

Soroti is approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi), by road, northwest of the city of Mbale on the highway between Mbale and Lira. The coordinates of Soroti town are 1°42'54.0"N, 33°36'40.0"E (Latitude:1.7150; Longitude:33.6111).

Soroti Airport

Soroti Airport has the third longest paved runway in Uganda at 6,100 feet (1,900 m). The longest paved runway in Uganda, measuring 12,000 feet (3,700 m), is at Entebbe International Airport.

Population

The 2002 national population census estimated the population of Soroti at 41,600. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 62,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Soroti at 66,000. In August 2014, the national population census put Soroti's population at 49,452.

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in Soroti or near the town limits:

  • headquarters of Soroti District Administration
  • offices of Soroti Town Council
  • branch of the National Social Security Fund
  • Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, a 275-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
  • Lwala Soroti Hospital, a 135-bed, non-governmental hospital, administered by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau.
  • Soroti Solar Power Station
  • Soroti Rock, a volcanic rock formation.
  • Soroti central market
  • Soroti Railway Station (non-functional)
  • Soroti Campus of Kumi University
  • Soroti Campus of Uganda Martyrs University
  • headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti
  • Mbale-Lira highway, which passes through the center of town in a north-west/south-east direction.
  • References

    Soroti Wikipedia