Elegu
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|subdivision_name2 = Acholi sub-region
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|population_total = 5,000{{cite web|
url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/Elegu--A-booming-town-clamouring-for-services/-/689856/1459980/-/item/3/-/1r9wefz/-/index.html|title=Elegu: A Booming Town Clamouring for Services|accessdate=23 July 2015| first=Andrew|last=Bagala|date=22 July 2012|newspaper=Daily Monitor|location=Kampala}}
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Elegu is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It sits across the international border from the town of Nimule, South Sudan.{{cite web|url=http://crossbordernet.org/south-sudan-uganda-border-point-elegu-is-prone-to-floods-solutions-are-near/ | title=South Sudan-Uganda border point, Elegu, is prone to floods. Solutions are near. |date=21 April 2018 |last=Ojok |first=Michael |publisher=CrossBordernet.org |access-date=27 November 2018 | location=Juba}}
Location
The town is in Amuru District, Acholi sub-region, at the international border with South Sudan, approximately {{convert|105|km|mi}}, by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gulu/Elegu+Garden+City/@3.1628568,31.9374847,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!1m5!1m1!1s0x1772439256715bef:0xb1c7a226a461d6a9!2m2!1d32.073843!2d3.5638348!3e0 |title=Distance between Gulu, Uganda and Elegu Garden City, Elegu, Uganda |access-date=28 December 2020}} Elegu is about {{convert|434|km|0}}, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Elegu+Garden+City/@1.9556441,31.1746612,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x1772439256715bef:0xb1c7a226a461d6a9!2m2!1d32.073843!2d3.5638348!3e0 |title=Road Distance From Kampala, Uganda To Elegu, Uganda |access-date=28 December 2020}}
The coordinates of the town are 3°33'59.0"N, 32°04'14.0"E (Latitude:3.566389; Longitude:32.070556){{google maps|title=Location of Elegu, Uganda |access-date=23 July 2015 | url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/3%C2%B033'59.0%22N+32%C2%B004'14.0%22E/@3.5669942,32.0781763,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0}} Elegu is located at an average elevation of {{convert|623|m|0}}, above sea level.{{cite web| url=https://mapcarta.com/29632292 |title=Elevation of Elegu, Uganda |publisher=Mapcarta.com |author=Mapcarta.com |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=27 November 2018}}
Overview
Elegu was established in 2012. It sits across the Uganda-South Sudan border from the much larger city of Nimule.{{cite web|title=Sudan: Boomtown Nimule under strain | url=http://www.irinnews.org/report/72653/sudan-boomtown-nimule-under-strain |date=11 June 2007 |access-date=23 July 2015 | author=IRIN |publisher=IRIN News}} Before 2012, the customs and immigration functions on the Ugandan side were done in Bibia, {{convert|11|km|0}},{{cite web |
url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Bibia%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Elegu%20Collection%20Center%2C%20Kilak%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJawG-N8RAchcRc3x1wJJ6aP0&dt2=ChIJ4d3exWhDchcRILRPQDFwwWw&sr=dc | title=Distance between Bibia, Uganda and Elegu Collection Center, Kilak, Uganda |publisher=Globefeed.com |author=Globefeed.com | date=27 November 2018 |access-date=27 November 2018}} to the south, along the Gulu–Nimule Road. The border crossing was converted into a one-stop border crossing, between 2015 and 2018. Construction was initially budgeted to cost US$7.1 million.{{cite web|title=Elegu OSBP Construction |date=2012 | url=https://www.trademarkea.com/projects/elegu-osbp-construction |accessdate=23 July 2015 |publisher=Trademark East Africa (TMEA) |last=TMEA}}
As November 2018, the border crossing was handling Ugandan exports valued at UShs225.2 billion (US$61 million) annually. South Sudan exports to Uganda at the same time were valued at USh1.2 billion (US$330,000) annually.
Population
Points of interest
- offices of Elegu Town Council
- Elegu central market
- offices of the Uganda Revenue Authority, inside the OSBP
- offices of the Uganda Immigration Department
- Nimule National Park, to the east and north of the town.
One stop border post
Using US$5 million funding sourced from Trademark East Africa, the border crossing on the South Sudan side was under improvement to a one-stop border crossing (OSBP), as of May 2018. At that time, work on the Elegu (Uganda) side had been completed, but was awaiting completion of the work on the Nimule (South Sudan) side, in order to become functional.{{cite web |title=Elegu one-stop centre to reduce clearing time | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1478557/elegu-stop-centre-reduce-clearing |access-date=28 May 2018 |date=28 May 2018 |newspaper=New Vision |first=Prossy |last=Nandudu | location=Kampala}} The funds were used to construct a customs and immigration building, a parking yard, an examination shed, access roads and drainage channels.{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Shs14-9-billion--improve-Uganda--South-Sudan-trade/688322-4589564-3b52hbz/index.html | access-date=1 June 2018 |date=1 June 2018 | title=Shs14.9 billion to improve Uganda, South Sudan trade | newspaper=Daily Monitor |author=Ismail Musa Ladu | location=Kampala}}
In November 2018, the OSBP on the Uganda side was officially commissioned by officials from Uganda and South Sudan. The facility was constructed at a cost of US$6.6 million, with funding from Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), and others, including Department for International Development (DFID).{{cite web|access-date=27 November 2018 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Elegu-one-stop-border-post-expected-to-boost-trade-/688616-4869482-dlv511z/index.html |title=Elegu one-stop border post expected to boost trade |newspaper=Daily Monitor |author=Ismail Musa Ladu |date=27 November 2018 |location=Kampala}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.goss-brussels.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2964:east_africa:_great_opportunities_await_sudan-uganda_route&catid=34:news&Itemid=70 Planned Infrastructure Projects Between Uganda And South Sudan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310005511/http://goss-brussels.com/index.php?catid=34:news&id=2964:east_africa:_great_opportunities_await_sudan-uganda_route&itemid=70&option=com_content&view=article |date=2016-03-10 }}
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/651112-revenue-slumps-at-uganda-s-sudan-border.html Revenue Slumps At Uganda-South Sudan Border]
- [https://www.slideshare.net/CharlesMbiineNuwagab/border-post-assessment-for-osbp-establishment-a-case-of-numulessudan-and-eleguuganda2012 Draft Report On Border Procedures (78 Pages)] As of December 2011.
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Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
Category:Populated places established in 2012