Nebbi
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Nebbi is a town in the Nebbi District of the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters.{{cite web| url=http://uganda.places-in-the-world.com/8658147-municipality-nebbi-town-council.html |title=Nebbi Town Council |date=10 January 2021 |publisher=Uganda Places in the World |
access-date=10 January 2020 |author=Places in the World}}
Location
Nebbi is located in the West Nile sub-region, along the Karuma–Olwiyo–Pakwach–Nebbi–Arua Road, approximately {{convert|80|km|0}} south-east of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nebbi/Arua/@2.7541543,30.7456431,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x176fbad301a3d3fb:0x6636d34b48c389a4!2m2!1d31.0851019!2d2.4778169!1m5!1m1!1s0x176e6265a178c769:0xaa1e18867d91929c!2m2!1d30.907304!2d3.0303299!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Nebbi, Uganda And Arua, Uganda | access-date=10 January 2021}} This is approximately {{convert|173|km|0}}, by road, south-west of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda.{{google maps| title=Road Distance Between Nebbi And Gulu | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nebbi/Gulu/@2.5983567,31.1274372,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x176fbad301a3d3fb:0x6636d34b48c389a4!2m2!1d31.0851019!2d2.4778169!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!3e0 |
access-date=10 January 2021}} The coordinates of the town are 2°28'45.0"N, 31°05'24.0"E (Latitude:2.479167; Longitude:31.0900).{{google maps |
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B028'45.0%22N+31%C2%B005'24.0%22E/@2.4790395,31.0901132,220m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d2.4791667!4d31.09 |title=Location of Nebbi, Nebbi District, Uganda |access-date=10 January 2021}} Nebbi Town sits at an average elevation of {{convert|1002|m|0}}, above mean sea level.{{cite web|date=10 January 2021 |url=https://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=227904 | title=Elevation of Nebbi Town Council |publisher=Floodmap.net | access-date=10 January 2021 |author=Floodmap}}
Population
The 2002 national census put the population of Nebbi at about 22,740. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 28,000. In 2011, the UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 28,800.{{cite web |url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |title=Estimated Population of Nebbi In 2002, 2010 And 2011 |work=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |date=June 2011 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=5 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}} The 2014 census put the population at 35,029.{{cite web |access-date=10 January 2021 | url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html | title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants |date=14 June 2020 |publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
In 2020, the UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Nebbi Town Council at 41,400 people. The population agency calculated the annual population growth rate of the municipality at 2.9 percent, between 2014 and 2020.{{Historical populations| 2002|22,740|2010|28,000|2011|28,800|2014|35,029|2020|41,400|||align=none|footnote=source:}}
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie in the town or near the town limits:
1. The Offices of Nebbi District Local Government Headquarters
2. The Offices of Nebbi Municipal Council
3. Nebbi Central Market
4. Nebbi General Hospital, a 108-bed public hospital owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health and administered by Nebbi District Local Government.
5. Nebbi Airstrip, owned by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
6. Nyacara Church, a place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda
7. Afere Church, a place of worship affiliated with the Church of Uganda
8. The headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nebbi
9. Nebbi Town Public Library
Photos
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/peejeebee/3726530186/in/photostream Aerial Photo of Nebbi Town]
References
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External links
- [http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/16/751245 Nebbi Town Council Demands Municipality Status]
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