Nyapea
{{short description|Ugandan town}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
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Nyapea, is a town in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda.{{cite web|date=25 March 2019 | url=https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2429633&fid=6447&c=uganda |title=Geographical Names: Nyapea, Uganda |publisher=Geographic.org Quoting National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |author=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |access-date=25 March 2019 | location=Bethesda, Maryland, United States}}
Location
Nyapea lies approximately {{convert|15|km|0}}, by road, northwest of Goli, at the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, along the Goli–Paidha–Nyapea–Zombo Road.{{cite web| url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Nyapea,%20Zombo,%20Uganda,Uganda&toplace=Goli,%20Nebbi,%20Uganda,Uganda |title=Distance between Nyapea, Zombo, Uganda and Goli, Nebbi, Uganda |publisher=Globefeed.com |
date=25 March 2019 |access-date=25 March 2019 |author=Globefeed.com}}
This location is approximately {{convert|82|km|0}}, by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region.{{cite web| url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Arua,%20Uganda,Uganda&toplace=Nyapea,%20Uganda,Uganda |title=Distance between Arua, Uganda and Nyapea, Uganda |publisher=Globefeed.com |author=Globefeed.com |date=25 March 2019 |access-date=25 March 2019}} The coordinates of Nyapea are:2°27'31.0"N, 30°57'21.0"E (Latitude:2.458611; Longitude:30.955833).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B027'31.0%22N+30%C2%B057'21.0%22E/@2.4584959,30.9497992,1017m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d2.4586111!4d30.9558333 |title=Location of Nyapea, Zombo District, West Nile, Uganda |access-date=25 March 2019}} Nyapea sits at an average elevation of {{convert|1432|m|0}}, above sea level.{{cite web| url=http://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=227356 | title=Elevation of Nyapea, Uganda |publisher=Floodmap.net | author=Floodmap |date=2018 |access-date=25 March 2019}}
Points of interest
The following points of interest are found within the town limits or close to its edges:
- The offices of Nyapea Town Council
- Nyapea Central Market: The largest fresh-produce market in the town.
- St. Aloysius College Nyapea: An all-boys residential middle and high school (grades 8-13).{{cite web| newspaper=Daily Monitor |date=15 May 2018 | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Nyapea-college-struggles-regain-former-glory/688342-4562830-w5wxkuz/index.html |title=Nyapea college struggles to regain its former glory |access-date=25 March 2019 |author=Felix Warrom Okello |location=Kampala}}
- Holy Family Hospital Nyapea (Nyapea Hospital): A charitable community hospital operated by Todd Marshall Price, MD, an American physician, belonging to International Medical Outreach, of Houston, Texas, United States.{{cite web| url=https://medium.com/@IMOutreach/where-the-burden-is-heavy-nyapea-hospital-zombo-district-uganda-efdea65e9c9e |title=Where the burden is heavy: Nyapea Hospital, Zombo District, Uganda |date=8 March 2016 |access-date=25 March 2019 |publisher=International Medical Outreach |author=International Medical Outreach |location=Houston, Texas, United States}}
- The town of Nyapea is the location of Nyagak III Hydroelectric Power Station, a 6.6 megawatts small hydro-power plant under construction, as of March 2019.{{cite web| url=https://www.afrik21.africa/en/uganda-to-relaunch-6-6-mw-nyagak-hydroelectric-project/ |title=Uganda: To Relaunch 6.6 MW Nyagak III Hydroelectric Project |publisher=Afrik21 |date=25 March 2019 |access-date=30 March 2019 |author=Jean Marie Takouleu |location=Paris, France}}
See also
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External links
- [https://zombo.go.ug/ Zombo District Internet Portal]
{{Zombo District}}
Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda