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Bondo, Uganda
Bondo is a town in Uganda. Location Bondo is located in Arua District, West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Arua, the largest town in the sub-region, on the Arua - Nebbi Highway. The coordinates of the town are: 02 47 00N, 30 58 00E. Overview The town lies on the Arua-Nebbi Highway which continues on to Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda. Bondo also lies along the path of the 33kV electric power line from Nyagak Power Station in Paidha, Nebbi District, connecting to Arua, through Nebbi, Okollo and Bondo. Points of interest Some of the points of interest in the town include the following: * The offices of Bondo Town Council * Bondo Central Market * The Arua-Gulu Road - The all-tarmac road passes through the middle of town * The 33kV electric power line from Paidha, Zombo District to Arua, Arua District - The power transmission line also passes through Nebbi in Nebbi District and through Okollo in Arua District. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign Nations
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concernin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulu
Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The distance from Gulu to Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, is approximately by road. Gulu is served by Gulu Airport. History During the British Bagool rule in the 18th and 19th centuries, northern Uganda was less developed compared to the rest of the country. The people were conscripted into the army and the police. Many were sent to fight in the first and second World Wars. In the 1960s, many Sudanese, Rwandese, and Congolese refugees settled in the city. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) under the leadership of Joseph Kony sprang up in the 1990s after Auma/Lakwena went to Kenya. The LRA became increasingly violent in Gulu and surrounding communities. Up to 15,000 children, known as "night commuters", were fleeing into the city for safety every evening. In 1996, the Ugandan government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyagak III Power Station
Nyagak III Power Station is a mini hydroelectric power project, under construction in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. Location The power station is located across the Nyagak River in Nyapea Sub County, Okoro County, Zombo District, in the West Nile sub-region of the Northern Region of Uganda. This is approximately north of the town of Paidha, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in close proximity to, but downstream of, the existing Nyagak I Power Station. Overview In September 2010, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was concluded by Lahmeyer International GmbH, a German consulting engineering firm. The Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) would develop Nyagak III through a Public Private Partnership (PPP). In 2013, the International Finance Corporation assisted UEGCL to identify and select an investor from the private sector, who would invest equity and arrange further debt and equity fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyagak II Power Station
Nyagak II Power Station is a proposed mini hydroelectric power project in Uganda. Location The power station would be located across the Nyagak River, in Rateng Village, Paidha Sub County, Okoro County, Zombo District, West Nile Sub-Region, Northern Region of Uganda. This location is near the town of Paidha, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), approximately downstream of the existing Nyagak I Power Station. Overview During the construction of the Nyagak I Power Station (2006 - 2012), it became clear that its 3.5 megawatt output was inadequate to meet the electricity needs of the West Nile sub-region. In addition, the towns of Aruu and Mahagi in the DRC had expressed the desire to be supplied with electricity from neighboring Uganda. To meet those needs while awaiting the construction of the 600 megawatt Karuma Power Station, the government of Uganda authorized construction of the Nyagak II Power Station as a bridge measure. The available lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zombo District
Zombo District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Zombo is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center, Location Zombo District is bordered by Arua District to the north, Nebbi District to the east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south and west. The town of Zombo, where the district headquarters are located, is approximately , by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region. This is approximately , by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the district are 02 30N, 30 54E. Ethnicities The Alur people ethnic group comprise over 90% of the population. Overview The district was created by Act of Parliament and became functional on 1 July 2009. Prior to then, the district was part of the Nebbi District. Population In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 131,300. In 2002, the national census estimated the population at 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okollo
Okollo is a town in Arua District, northwestern Uganda. Location Okollo is located approximately , by road, southeast of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region, on the Arua-Nebbi Highway. The coordinates of the town are: 02 39 15N, 31 08 44E (Latitude:2.65417; Longitude:31.14556). Overview Okollo is the headquarters of Okollo sub-county in Madi-Okollo County in Arua District. The town lies on the Arua-Nebbi Highway which continues on to Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda. Okollo also lies in the path of the 33kV electric power line from Nyagak Power Station in Paidha, Nebbi District, connecting to Arua, through Nebbi, Okollo and Bondo. Population The exact population of the town of Okollo is not known at this time. See also *Arua District * Arua * Nyagak Power Station *Paidha *Nebbi Nebbi is a town in the Nebbi District of the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters. Location Nebbi is located in the West Nile sub-region, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebbi District
Nebbi District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after its main municipal, commercial and administrative centre, Nebbi, the location of the district headquarters. Location Nebbi District is bordered by Madi Okollo District to the north, Pakwach District to the east, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the south and Zombo District to the west. Nebbi, where the district headquarters are located approximately , by road, southeast of Arua, the largest town in the sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:02 27N, 31 15E (Latitude:2.4500; Longitude:31.2500). Overview The district has one county (Padyere). In 2010, Okoro County was split off Nebbi District to form Zombo District and in 2017,(Jonam) which was one of the counties that made up Nebbi was split off to form Pakwach District. There is a small airstrip near Nebbi which can be reached using commercial flights from Entebbe Airport. A railway link which has not run for many years used to link the district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paidha
Paidha is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. History On 13 February 1965, Paidha and Goli were bombed by the Congolese Air Force in retaliation for the support of the Ugandan government for Simba rebels. The attack caused minimal damage. Location Paidha is in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region. The town is near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is approximately , by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region. This is approximately , by road, southwest of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. Zombo, the town where the district headquarters are located, is approximately , by road, northwest of Paidha. The coordinates of Paidha are 2°25'00.0"N, 30°59'15.0"E (Latitude:2.416667; Longitude:30.987500). Overview Paidha is a busy border town in northwest Uganda at its border with the DRC. In 2013, it was the second-busiest border crossing between Uganda and the DRC, based on the volume of informal exports and imports. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyagak Power Station
Nyagak Power Station is a mini hydroelectric power plant in Uganda. Location The power station is located across the Nyagak River, in Nyapea Sub-county, Okoro County, Zombo District, in West Nile sub-region, Northern Region. This location is in the town of Paidha, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This location is approximately , by road, south of Arua, the largest town in the sub-region. The coordinates of the power station are 2°25'50.0"N 30°57'50.0"E (Latitude: 2.430556; Longitude: 30.963889). Overview The site and the development concept for the project have been extensively studied, including: * an environmental impact analysis (EIA) by Gissat Technical Consultants Limited in 1997 * a detailed feasibility study and EIA by Harza Engineering in 1998 * an EIA by NORPLAN in 2001 * an Environmental Impact Statement by Environmental Management Associates and the ECON Center for Economic Analysis in 2005. The Nyagak hydropower project, in its fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebbi
Nebbi is a town in the Nebbi District of the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters. Location Nebbi is located in the West Nile sub-region, along the Karuma–Olwiyo–Pakwach–Nebbi–Arua Road, approximately , south-east of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region. This is approximately , by road, south-west of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are 2°28'45.0"N, 31°05'24.0"E (Latitude:2.479167; Longitude:31.0900). Nebbi Town sits at an average elevation of , above mean sea level. Population The 2002 national population 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, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 28,800. In 2014, the national population census put the population at 35,029. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Nebbi Town Council at 41,400 people. The population age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical .... The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile, Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arua
Arua is a city and commercial centre within the Arua District in the Northern Region of Uganda. Location Arua is approximately , by road, north-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, Arua is about , by road, west of Gulu, the largest city in Uganda's Northern Region. The geographical coordinates of the city of Arua are 03°02'07.0"N, 30°54'39.0"E (Latitude:3.035278; Longitude:30.910833). Arua sits at an average elevation of above sea level. Arua is closely bordered to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and South Sudan in the north which makes it a strategic location for business between Uganda and her two neighbors to the west and north. Due to its strategic location, Arua is also part of the Refugee program of hosting up to 20% of refugees entering into Uganda, annually. Overview Arua is an important base for non-governmental organizations working in the West Nile sub-region or serving Western Equatoria in South Sudan and the northeastern Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
