Ngora
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Ngora is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main political, administrative, and commercial centre of Ngora District.{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1432014/ngora-grapples-waste-management |title=Ngora grapples with waste management | newspaper=New Vision |date=7 August 2016 |author=Julius Ojula |access-date=6 January 2021 |location=Kampala}}
Location
Ngora is approximately {{convert|47|km|0}}, by road, southeast of Soroti, the largest city in the Teso sub-region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Ngora/Soroti/@1.347134,33.8112596,9.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779018a474614e1:0x498a8b3640d5b284!2m2!1d33.778309!2d1.4569467!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779b9ffc3d63557:0x7923a22894bc2ef9!2m2!1d33.6063855!2d1.7131812!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Soroti, Uganda And Ngora, Uganda |access-date=6 January 2021}} It is approximately {{convert|73|km|mi}}, by road, northwest of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Ngora/Mbale/@1.2802373,33.6969338,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779018a474614e1:0x498a8b3640d5b284!2m2!1d33.778309!2d1.4569467!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Ngora, Uganda And Mbale, Uganda |
access-date=6 January 2021}}
The nearest large town to Ngora, is Kumi Town, which is located about {{convert|19|km|0}}, directly east of Ngora Town.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Ngora/Kumi/@1.4694823,33.8334078,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779018a474614e1:0x498a8b3640d5b284!2m2!1d33.778309!2d1.4569467!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778f857ad168319:0x3bad963b4ade0411!2m2!1d33.9331874!2d1.4856295!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Ngora Town, Uganda And Kumi Town, Uganda |
access-date=6 January 2020}} The coordinates of Ngora Town are 1°27'27.0"N, 33°46'35.0"E (Latitude:1.457500; Longitude:33.776389).{{google maps |
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B027'27.0%22N+33%C2%B046'35.0%22E/@1.4577379,33.7749593,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |
title=Location of Ngora, Ngora District, Eastern Region, Uganda | access-date=6 January 2021}}
Population
The population census in 2002 put Ngora town's population at 11,333. In April 2013, local authorities estimated the population to be 20,000.{{cite web | last=Otim | first=Richard | title=More Than 100 Latrines Destroyed | accessdate=11 April 2014 | publisher=Daily Monitor (Kampala) | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/More-than-100-latrines-destroyed/-/688334/1743080/-/nu9v3i/-/index.html | date=9 April 2013}} In 2014, the national population census put the population at 15,086.{{cite web |date=29 November 2014 | 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 |publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) |access-date=28 February 2015 | last=UBOS}}
In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of Ngora Town to be 15,500. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 17,700 people. Of these, 9,000 (50.8 percent) were females and 8,700 (49.2 percent) were males. The UBOS calculated that the town's population increased at an average annual rate of 2.69 percent between 2015 and 2020.{{cite web|title=Estimated Population of Ngora Town, Uganda | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/eastern/admin/ngora/SC1352__ngora/ |publisher=Citypopulation.de | date=14 June 2020 |
author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=6 January 2021 |format=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its edges:
1. The offices of Ngora Town Council
2. The offices of Ngora District Administration
3. Ngora Central Market
4. Ngora Freda Carr Hospital, a 180-bed, community, missionary hospital, affiliated with the Church of Uganda.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ngora+Freda+Carr+Hospital/@1.4777159,33.7930091,277m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177901d92d47b867:0xcef104e7f1c35d55!8m2!3d1.4779813!4d33.7930503 | title=Location of Ngora Freda Carr Hospital, Ngora, Uganda | access-date=6 January 2021}}
5. Nyero Rock Paintings are ancient paintings on rock surfaces, dating back to before 1250 AD. The site is located about {{convert|8|km|0}} east of town, on the Ngora-Kumi Road.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Ngora/Nyero+Rock+Paintings/@1.4642665,33.7775666,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779018a474614e1:0x498a8b3640d5b284!2m2!1d33.778309!2d1.4569467!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778fe8b7b22423b:0xfdabd87da3835f5f!2m2!1d33.8462162!2d1.4714054!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Ngora Town And Nyero Rock Paintings |access-date=6 January 2021}}
See also
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