Amuru, Uganda
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{{for|Amuru District|Amuru District}}
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Amuru is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Amuru District.{{cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/amuru-prison-closed-as-153-test-positive-for-covid-19-1924660 |date=23 August 2020 |work=Daily Monitor |title=Amuru prison closed as 153 test positive for Covid-19 |author=Daily Monitor |
access-date=23 July 2021 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
Location
Amuru is west of the main Gulu–Nimule Road, approximately {{convert|55|km|0}} west of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Amuru/Gulu/@2.7724615,31.7971396,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771c45d97cd85b1:0x14b99374a0a95afe!2m2!1d31.863924!2d2.8184691!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Amuru, Uganda And Gulu, Uganda |
access-date=31 December 2020}} Amuru is located approximately {{convert|113|km|0}} southwest of the town of Elegu, at the international border with South Sudan.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Amuru/Elegu+Collection+Center,+Kilak/@3.1891341,31.6916153,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771c45d97cd85b1:0x14b99374a0a95afe!2m2!1d31.863924!2d2.8184691!1m5!1m1!1s0x17724368c5dedde1:0x6cc17031404fb420!2m2!1d32.0705842!2d3.5680235!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Amuru, Uganda And Elegu, Uganda |access-date=31 December 2020}}
The town lies {{convert|352|km|0}} northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Amuru/Kampala/@1.6966846,31.6078129,6.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771c45d97cd85b1:0x14b99374a0a95afe!2m2!1d31.863924!2d2.8184691!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Amuru, Uganda |
access-date=31 December 2020}} The coordinates of the town are 2°49'07.0"N, 31°51'51.0"E (Latitude:2.8186; Longitude:31.8642).{{google maps |
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B049'07.0%22N+31%C2%B051'51.0%22E/@2.8201591,31.8629096,1566m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Amuru Town, Northern Region, Uganda |
access-date=22 July 2015}}
Overview
Amuru town council was established as headquarters of Amuru District circa 2006. Like many newly created Ugandan districts, and municipalities, Amuru Town Council and Amuru District face many challenges, including lack of adequate funding, a small and inadequate tax base, lack of sufficient numbers of qualified professional and administrative staff, poor or absent infrastructure and corruption.{{cite web| url=http://www.acholitimes.com/index.php/acholi-news/2119-amuru-leaders-concerned-with-slow-pace-of-development-in-the-town-centre |title=Amuru Leaders Concerned With Slow Pace Of Development In The Town Centre |
date=4 March 2014 |work=Acholi Times |author=Ojok James Onono |
access-date=23 July 2021 |format=Archived from the original on 25 May 2014 |location=Gulu, Uganda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234931/http://www.acholitimes.com/index.php/acholi-news/2119-amuru-leaders-concerned-with-slow-pace-of-development-in-the-town-centre |archive-date=25 May 2014 }}{{cite web| url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/amuru-town-council-treasurer-arrested-over-shoddy-work |title=Amuru Town Council Treasurer Arrested Over Shoddy Work |date=12 April 2010 | work=Uganda Radio Network |author=Joe Wacha |access-date=23 July 2021 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
Population
In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 9,500. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Amuru Town Council at 10,800 inhabitants. Of those, 5,400 (50 percent) were females and 5,400 (50 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of the town increased at an average rate of 2.6 percent every year, between 2015 and 2020.{{cite web| url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/northern/admin/amuru/SC0069__amuru/ |title=The population development of Amuru as well as related information and services |date=14 June 2020 | work=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=23 July 2021}}{{Historical populations| 2015|9,500|2020|10,800|||align=none|footnote=source:}}
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:
(a) the offices of Amuru Town Council (b) the offices of Amuru District Administration (c) Amuru central market, the source of daily fresh produce and (d) Amuru Prison, a corrections facility administered by Uganda Prisons Service, with capacity of over 200 inmates.
See also
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External links
- [http://uganda.places-in-the-world.com/8657807-municipality-amuru-town-council.html Information on Amuru Town Council] As of 23 July 2021.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234931/http://www.acholitimes.com/index.php/acholi-news/2119-amuru-leaders-concerned-with-slow-pace-of-development-in-the-town-centre Amuru Leaders Concerned With Slow Pace of Development In The Town Centre]
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