Napak
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Napak is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the commercial, administrative and municipal headquarters of Napak District. The district is named after the town.
Location
The town is situated approximately {{convert|80|km|mi}}, southwest of Moroto, the largest town in Karamoja sub-region.{{cite web|title=Map Showing Moroto And Napak With Distance Marker|accessdate=3 June 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Moroto%20(Moroto)&toplace=Iriri%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=2.4958333&tolat=2.0833333&fromlng=34.6694444&tolng=34.2}} Napak lies approximately {{convert|340|km|mi}}, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.{{cite web|
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Iriri%20(Western%20Province)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=2.0833333&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=34.2|
title=Approximate Road Distance Between Napak And Kampala With Map |publisher=Globefeed.com|accessdate=3 June 2014}} The approximate coordinates of Napak are: 2°06'56.0"N 34°13'36.0"E (Latitude:2.115556; Longitude:34.226670).{{google maps|accessdate=3 June 2014 |
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B006'56.0%22N+34%C2%B013'36.0%22E/@2.1151312,34.2376614,1602m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0|
title=Location of Napak At Google Maps}}
Population
During the national census and household survey of 27 and 28 August 2014, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), enumerated the population of Napak Town Council at 5,278 people.{{cite web |format=PDF |url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf |title=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 – Households and Population by Subcounty/ Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014 |accessdate=31 July 2017 |publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) |location=Kampala |author=UBOS |date=November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110115940/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf |archive-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) The offices of Napak Town Council (b) The headquarters of Napak District Administration (c) Napak Central Market and (d) the Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road which passes through Napak town in a general south to north direction.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B006'56.0%22N+34%C2%B013'36.0%22E/@2.1150155,34.2271915,15.72z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d2.1155556!4d34.2266667 |accessdate=31 July 2017 | title= Location of Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road As It Passes Through Napak Town Council}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649739-napak-struggles-with-rubbish-and-animals.html Napak Struggles With Rubbish And Animals]
- [http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28004:karamoja-from-a-neglected-desert-to-a-region-on-the-move Karamoja: From A Neglected Desert To A Region On The Move]
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