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|

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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

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the offices of Agago Town Council (b) Agago central market and (c) the Kalongo-Patongo road, passing to the immediate east of town in a north–south direction.

See also

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