Apac
{{short description|Ugandan town}}
{{Other uses|APAC (disambiguation)}}
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Apac is a town in Apac District in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of the district and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.{{cite web|url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/excitement-as-apac-municipality-becomes-operational |title=Excitement as Apac Municipality Becomes Operational |work=Uganda Radio Network | date=1 July 2016 |author=Frank Oyugi |access-date=23 July 2021 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}
Location
Apac is located approximately {{convert|118|km|mi}}, by road, south of Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Apac/Gulu/@2.2765066,32.3327001,100399m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177a7a76e6cce0fd:0xe9be115d131577fc!2m2!1d32.5344456!2d1.9850906!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Gulu, Uganda And Apac, Uganda |
access-date=31 December 2020}} This location lies approximately {{convert|62|km|mi}}, by road, southwest of Lira, the largest city in the Lango sub-region.{{google maps|title=Road Distance Between Apac And Lira In Uganda |access-date=31 December 2020 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Apac/Lira/@2.1407388,32.4201562,10z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x177a7a76e6cce0fd:0xe9be115d131577fc!2m2!1d32.5344456!2d1.9850906!1m5!1m1!1s0x1770b09fcc01830f:0xddfcd30f83eb2797!2m2!1d32.8874067!2d2.2580829!3e0!5i2}} The coordinates of the town are:1°59'06.0"N, 32°32'06.0"E (Latitude:1.9850; Longitude:32.5350).{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B059'06.0%22N+32%C2%B032'06.0%22E/@1.985,32.535,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| title=Location of Apac, Northern Region, Uganda |access-date=2 July 2015}} Apac Municipal Council is located at an average elevation of {{convert|3540|ft|0}} above mean sea level.{{cite web|url=https://apacmc.go.ug/our-profile/ |
title=Elevation of Apac Municipality, Uganda |date=2016 |
work=Apac Municipal Council |author=Apac Municipal Council |
access-date=23 July 2021 |location=Apac, Uganda}}
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town at about 10,140. In 2010, the population of Apac was estimated at 13,300, by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Apac at approximately 13,700.{{cite web| work=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |title=Estimated Population of Apac In 2002, 2010 And 2011 |date=2012 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |
access-date=23 July 2021 |format=Archived from the original on 7 July 2014 |location=Kampala, Uganda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2014 }}
The 2014 national census put the population of Apac at 14,972. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Apac Municipality at 66,700.{{cite web |title=The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections |date=14 June 2020 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/cities/ | work=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=23 July 2021}}{{Historical populations| 1969|378|1980|1,716|1991|5,783|2002|10,137|2010|13,300|2011|13,700|2014|14,972|2020|67,700|||align=none|footnote=source:}}
Localities
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie in the town or near the town limits: (a) the headquarters of Apac District Administration (b) the offices of Apac Municipal Council (c) Apac General Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital, administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health (d) Alenga Primary School, a public elementary school on the outskirts of town (e) Apac Central Market, the source of daily fresh produce and (f) Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road passes through town in a general west to east direction.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/1%C2%B059'05.0%22N+32%C2%B031'59.0%22E/@1.9849115,32.5311643,522m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d1.9847222!4d32.5330556 |title=Map of Apac Municipality Showing Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road Going Through The Middle of Town |access-date=23 July 2021}}
Notable people
- Milton Obote, former President and Prime Minister
See also
References
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External links
- [https://apacmc.go.ug/ Official Website]
- [http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Travel-Tourism.asp?ID=373 Visiting Apac Town]
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