Katakwi
{{Short description|Town in Uganda}}
{{About|the town|the district of which it is headquarters|Katakwi District}}
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|subdivision_name3 = Katakwi District
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Katakwi is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Katakwi District and the site of the district headquarters.{{cite web|
url=https://thetowerpost.com/2021/07/15/katakwi-town-council-officials-on-spot-over-garbage-collection/ |title=Katakwi Town Council Officials on spot over Garbage Collection |work=The Tower Post |date=15 July 2021 |author=John Ogulei |access-date=9 August 2022 | location=Kampala}}
Location
Katakwi is approximately {{convert|52|km|mi}}, by road, northeast of Soroti, the largest city in the Teso sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Soroti/Katakwi/@1.8749602,33.7869351,10.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779b9ffc3d63557:0x7923a22894bc2ef9!2m2!1d33.6063855!2d1.7131812!1m5!1m1!1s0x17782fe6b0ba610f:0x9ef1e7ad2e35297d!2m2!1d33.9582783!2d1.9141618!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda And Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda |access-date=9 August 2022}} It is about {{convert|153|km|0}}, by road, northwest of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbale/Katakwi/@1.3794584,33.8729373,10.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!1m5!1m1!1s0x17782fe6b0ba610f:0x9ef1e7ad2e35297d!2m2!1d33.9582783!2d1.9141618!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda And Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda |access-date=9 August 2022}} Katakwi is approximately {{convert|343|km|0}}, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Katakwi/@0.9619623,33.6236881,8.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x17782fe6b0ba610f:0x9ef1e7ad2e35297d!2m2!1d33.9582783!2d1.9141618!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Central Region, Uganda And Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda |access-date=9 August 2022}} The coordinates of the town are 01°54'54.0"N, 33°57'18.0"E (Latitude:1.9150; Longitude:33.9550).{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B054'54.0%22N+33%C2%B057'18.0%22E/@1.9121612,33.9523323,14.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x184be963a38b9e10!8m2!3d1.915!4d33.955 |title=Location of Katakwi Town, Eastern Region, Uganda |access-date=9 August 2022}}
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at 5,900. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 8,100. In 2011, the UBOS estimated the population at 8,400 people.{{cite web |date=June 2011 |url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |title=Estimated Population of Katakwi In 2002, 2010 And 2011 |work=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=9 August 2022 |location=Kampala, Uganda |format=Archived from the original on 7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}
In 2015 the population of the town was projected at 8,000. In 2020 the mid-year population of Katakwi Town Council was projected at 9,100. It was calculated that the population of the town had increased at an average annual rate of 2.6 percent between 2015 and 2020.{{cite web| work=Citypopulation.de | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/eastern/admin/katakwi/SC1111__katakwi/ |title=The population development of Katakwi Town Council as well as related information and services | date=14 June 2020 |author=Citypopulaton.de |access-date=9 August 2022 |format=Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
{{Historical populations| 2002|5,900|2010|8,100|2011|8,400|2015|8,000|2020|9,100|||align=none|footnote=source:}}
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (1) Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited maintains a branch in town{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stanbic+Bank/@1.9175394,33.9550623,116m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x0:0x0!2zMcKwNTUnMDMuMCJOIDMzwrA1Nyc0NC4wIkU!3b1!8m2!3d1.917488!4d33.962215!3m4!1s0x0000000000000000:0x04a565561debadc9!8m2!3d1.9175394!4d33.9556289?hl=en|title=Location of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited: Katakwi Branch |access-date=13 May 2016}} (2) the offices of Katakwi Town Council (3) Katakwi central market (4) Katakwi General Hospital, a public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health (5) the Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road passes through the middle of town.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140605050913/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/625405 Katakwi Town Council Lacks Money to Develop]
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