Agago
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Agago is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the chief political, administrative, and commercial center of the Agago District.
Location
Agago lies {{convert|90|km|0}} south-east of Kitgum, the nearest large town{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Agago/Kitgum/@3.1896909,33.0443162,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1776bb46173ca893:0x716db006173698d7!2m2!1d33.3306605!2d2.9842809!1m5!1m1!1s0x1773e5518de5f533:0xf186ad6436f26449!2m2!1d32.8789499!2d3.2884847!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Agago, Uganda And Kitgum, Uganda | access-date=31 July 2022}} and {{convert|137|km|0}} east of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Agago/Gulu/@2.9032082,32.8090332,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1776bb46173ca893:0x716db006173698d7!2m2!1d33.3306605!2d2.9842809!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Agago, Uganda And Gulu, Uganda |
access-date=31 July 2022}} The geographic coordinates of the town are 2°59'05.0"N, 33°19'50.0"E (Latitude:2.9847; Longitude:33.3306).{{google maps |
url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/2%C2%B059'05.0%22N+33%C2%B019'50.0%22E/@2.9841108,33.3303266,17.28z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Agago, Uganda |access-date=31 July 2022}}
Population
In 2015, the projected population of the town was 6,100. In 2020, the mid-year population was projected at 6,700. It was calculated that the population of Agago Municipality grew at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.{{cite web|work=Citypopulation.de |date=14 June 2020 |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/northern/admin/agago/SC0043__agago/ |title=The population development of Agago Town as well as related information and services |access-date=31 July 2022 |author=Citypopulation.de |format=Cityppulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
{{Historical populations| 2015|6,100|2020|6,700|||align=none|footnote=source:}}
Points of interest
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649752-agago-sleeps-with-dusk.html Agago Sleeps With Dusk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717163316/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649752-agago-sleeps-with-dusk.html |date=2015-07-17 }}
- [http://mapcarta.com/29662182 Map of Agago And Vicinity At Mapcarta.com]
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Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
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