Nakapiripirit
{{Short description|Town in Uganda}}
{{About|the town|the district of which it is headquarters|Nakapiripirit District}}
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|subdivision_name3 = Nakapiripirit District
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}}Nakapiripirit is a town in the Nakapiripirit District of the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the seat of the district headquarters.{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/The-place-to-relax-in-Nakapiripirit/691232-2055742-8mbutt/index.html |title=The place to relax in Nakapiripirit |date=1 November 2013 |access-date=20 September 2018 |newspaper=Daily Monitor | author=Abdulaziizi K. Tumusiime |location=Kampala}} As an administrative unit of the district, it is one of the eight sub-counties in the district.{{cite web|title=Subcounties in Nakapiripirit District |url=http://www.lcmt.org/uganda/nakapiripirit |date=20 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018 |publisher=LCMT.Org | author=LCMT.Org}}
Location
Nakapiripirit is located in Nakapiripirit District, approximately {{convert|130|km}}, by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbale/Nakapiripirit/@1.4729533,34.164925,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!1m5!1m1!1s0x1782bb0ed82e35d9:0x57cddf278ad083e4!2m2!1d34.7215859!2d1.8502515!3e0 |title=Road Distance between Mbale, Uganda and Nakapiripirit, Uganda |access-date=13 January 2021}} This is approximately {{convert|94|km|0}}, by road, south of Moroto Town, the largest urban center in the Karamoja sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Moroto/Nakapiripirit/@2.1893328,34.3727162,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x179d78472f061321:0x5eeb7a7b1c21a0ba!2m2!1d34.6579985!2d2.5282234!1m5!1m1!1s0x1782bb0ed82e35d9:0x57cddf278ad083e4!2m2!1d34.7215859!2d1.8502515!3e0 |title=Road Distance between Nakapiripirit, Uganda and Moroto, Uganda |access-date13 January 2021}} Nakapiripirit lies {{convert|353|km|mi}} northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Nakapiripirit/@1.3042242,32.4879128,7.5z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x1782bb0ed82e35d9:0x57cddf278ad083e4!2m2!1d34.7215859!2d1.8502515!3e0!5i1 |title=Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Nakapiripirit, Uganda |access-date=13 January 2021}} The coordinates of Nakapiripirit Town are 01°51'08.0"N 34°43'17.0"E (Latitude:1.852222; Longitude:34.721389).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B051'08.0%22N+34%C2%B043'17.0%22E/@1.9194524,35.2677877,528143m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d1.8522222!4d34.7213889 | title=Location of Nakapiripirit Town |access-date=20 September 2018}} Nakapiripirit town sits at an average elevation of {{convert|1450|m|0}} above mean sea level.{{cite web| url=https://www.kara-tunga.com/tours/mount-kadam-3-days-summit-trek/ |title=Elevation of Nakapiripirit Town, Uganda |date=28 September 2022 |work=Kara-Tunnga.com |access-date=28 September 2022 |author=Kara-Tunga Tours |location=Moroto, Uganda}}
Population
The 2002 national population census estimated the population of the town at 1,640. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population at 2,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 2,800.{{cite web | 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 | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 7, 2014 | title=Estimated Population of Nakapiripirit In 2002, 2010 And 2011 | last=UBOS | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | access-date=3 June 2014 }} The 2014 population census enumerated the population of the town at 3,727 people.{{cite web|access-date=20 September 2018 |format=PDF |page=9 |publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics | url=https://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/2014CensusProfiles/NAKAPIRIPIRIT.pdf |date=April 2017 |title=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Area Specific Profiles: Map 3: Distribution of Population by Sub-county; Nakapiripirit District, 2014 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |location=Kampala}}
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie in Nakapiripirit or near its borders:
- offices of Nakapiripirit Town Council
- Nakapiripirit central market
- Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road{{cite web |last=Wanyama |first=Olandason
|publisher=Uganda Radio Network |access-date=21 July 2015 | url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=58024 | title=Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road Construction Commissioned | date=12 November 2013}} passes through the middle of town, where it links up with Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road{{cite web|access-date=8 January 2016 | url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/parliament-okays-shs330billion-loan-for-nakapiripirit-road |title=Parliament Okays Shs330billion Loan for Nakapiripirit Road |date=11 March 2015 | publisher=Uganda Radio Network |location=Kampala |first=Olive |last=Nakatudde}}
Hill View Resort, located in town and overlooking Mount Kadam, offers accommodation, meals and entertainment. Mount Kadam itself is about {{convert|25|km|0}}, as the crow flies, southwest of Nakapiripirit Town, with an estimated driving distance of about {{convert|30|km|0}}.{{cite web|access-date=20 September 2018 | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nakapiripirit%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Mount%20Kadam%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJpyHqGoSjghcRKXpnG9XGOvc&dt2=ChIJ50SJv9-XghcReFDkg_EBz8Q&sr=dc |title=Distance between Nakapiripirit, Uganda and Mount Kadam, Uganda |date=20 September 2018 | publisher=Globefeed.com}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=41720 Water Crisis Hits Nakapiripirit]
- [https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1283635/nakapiripirit-power Nakapiripirit Gets Power] As of 31 August 2010.
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Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda