Lodonga
{{short description|Ugandan town}}
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Lodonga is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Yumbe District.{{cite web |date=30 October 2003 | url=https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=9197693&fid=6448&c=uganda |title=Lodonga is a name of a place in Uganda |publisher=Geographic.org |author=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |location=Bethesda, Maryland, United States |access-date=13 February 2019}}
Location
Lodong is located along the Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo Road, approximately, {{convert|17|km|0}}, by road, west of Yumbe Town, where the district headquarters are located.{{cite web|publisher=Globefeed.com |author=Globefeed.com |url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Yumbe,%20UGA&toplace=Lodonga,%20Aringa,%20Yumbe,%20UGA&fromplace=Yumbe,%20UGA&toplace=Lodonga,%20Aringa,%20Yumbe,%20UGA |title=Distance between Yumbe, UGA, and Lodonga, Aringa, Yumbe, UGA |date=13 February 2019 |access-date=13 February 2019}} This is approximately {{convert|75|km|0}}, north-east of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region.{{citation|publisher=Globefeed.com |author=Globefeed.com | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Arua,%20UGA&toplace=Lodonga,%20Aringa,%20Yumbe,%20UGA |title=Distance between Arua, UGA and Lodonga, Aringa, Yumbe, UGA |date=13 February 2019 |access-date=13 February 2019}} The geographical coordinates of Lodonga are 3°24'59.0"N, 31°06'59.0"E (Latitude:3.416389; Longitude:31.116389).{{google maps|access-date=13 February 2019 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B024'59.0%22N+31%C2%B006'59.0%22E/@3.4163943,31.1142056,425m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d3.4163889!4d31.1163889 |title=Location of Lodonga, Yumbe District, Uganda}}
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town or near the town limits: (a) the Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo Road passes through the middle of town in a general south-west to north-east direction. (b) the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lodonga is located in the northern part of the town.{{google maps|title=Location of Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lodonga |access-date=13 February 2019 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B025'16.0%22N+31%C2%B006'50.0%22E/@3.4210259,31.113715,111m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d3.4211111!4d31.1138889}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.westnileweb.com/districts/yumbe-district Yumbe District Information Portal]
{{Yumbe District}}