Dokolo
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File:Lango Traditional Marriage in Dokolo.jpg
Dokolo is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Dokolo District.{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1490092/dokolo-130-woman-finally-sage |title='130-yr-old' Dokolo woman finally registers for SAGE |newspaper=New Vision |date=23 November 2018 |first=Stephine |last=Opio |access-date=28 December 2020 |location=Kampala}}
Location
Dokolo is located approximately {{convert|60|km|mi}}, by road, southeast of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dokolo/Lira/@2.08692,32.8836792,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779f0b575740f33:0xfb6ffa1b42984e62!2m2!1d33.171699!2d1.9130964!1m5!1m1!1s0x1770b09fcc01830f:0xddfcd30f83eb2797!2m2!1d32.8874067!2d2.2580829!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Dokolo, Uganda And Lira, Uganda | access-date=28 December 2020}} This is approximately {{convert|334|km|mi}}, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dokolo/Kampala/@1.1380141,33.3608622,8z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779f0b575740f33:0xfb6ffa1b42984e62!2m2!1d33.171699!2d1.9130964!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0 |
title=Road Distance From Dokolo, Uganda To Kampala, Uganda |
access-date=28 December 2020}} Dokolo lies on the main highway, A-104, between Lira and Soroti. The coordinates of the town are 1°55'07.0"N, 33°10'12.0"E (Latitude:1.9186; Longitude:33.1700).{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B055'07.0%22N+33%C2%B010'12.0%22E/@1.9137616,33.1697135,466m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd190190987bed168!8m2!3d1.9186111!4d33.17 |title=Location of Dokolo Town Council, Uganda |access-date=5 August 2022}}
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at 13,200. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 17,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 18,100.{{cite web|work=Uganda Bureau of Statistics | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2014 |title=Estimated Population of Dokolo Town Council In 2002, 2010 And 2011 |date=June 2011 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=5 August 2022 | location=Kampala, Uganda}} The 2014 national census put the population at 19,810.{{cite web |work=Citypopulation.de | url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html |title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants |date=27 August 2014 |access-date=27 February 2015 |format=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
In 2015 the population of the town was projected at 20,500. In 2020, the mid-year population of Dokolo Town Council was projected at 23,700. It was calculated that the town's population grew at an average annual rate of 2.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/northern/admin/dokolo/SC0164__dokolo/ |title=The population development of Dokolo Town Council as well as related information and services |date=14 June 2020 |website=Citypopulation.de |access-date=5 August 2022 | format=Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
{{Historical populations| 2002|13,200|2010|17,500|2011|18,100|2014|19,810|2015|20,500|2020|23,700|||align=none|footnote=source:}}
Points of interest
File:A Grass Thatched House in Agwata, Dokolo District.jpg
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:
- the offices of Dokolo Town Council
- Dokolo central market
- Dokolo Health Centre IV
- a branch of DFCU Bank
- Lango Broadcasting Service
- Dokolo FM Radio Station
The Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road passes through town in a general southeast to northwest direction.
Notable people
- Okello Oculi, novelist and poet{{cite journal |date=December 1978 |title=Biografski dodaci |trans-title=Biographic appendices |url=http://dhk.hr/casopis-republika/ |language=sh |journal=Republika: Časopis za kulturu i društvena pitanja (Izbor iz novije afričke književnosti) |volume=XXXIV |issue=12 |pages=1424–1427 |place=Zagreb, SR Croatia }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/648727-dokolo-averagely-clean-but-.html Dokolo Averagely Clean, But...]
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Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda