Alebtong, is a town in the
Northern Region of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of
Alebtong District
Alebtong District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Alebtong is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Alebtong District is located in the Lango sub-region. The district is bordered by Otuke District to the ...
. The district is named after the town.
Location
Alebtong lies on the main road between the city of
Lira
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, in
Lira District to the west, and the town of
Omoro, in Alebtong District to the east. This is approximately , by road, east of Lira, the largest city in the
Lango sub-region
Lango sub-region is a region in Uganda covering an area of 15,570.7km consisting of the districts of:
*Alebtong District, Alebtong
*Amolatar District, Amolatar
*Apac District, Apac
*Dokolo District, Dokolo
*Kole District, Kole
*Lira Distric ...
.
Alebtong is about southeast of
Gulu, the largest city in Uganda's Northern Region.
Alebtong is located about by road northeast of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, the capital of Uganda and its largest city.
The geographical coordinates of Alebtong Town Council are: 2°15'00.0"N, 33°18'54.0"E (Latitude:2.2500; Longitude:33.3150).
Population
In 2013, it was estimated that within a radius of from the center of the town, the total population is approximately 15,100.
In 2015,
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Location ...
(UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 6,900. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Alebtong Town Council at 7,900 inhabitants; of whom 4,000 (50.6 percent) were females and 3,900 (49.4 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that between 2015 and 2020, the population of Alebtong Town Council increased at an average rate of 2.7 percent annually.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:
(a) the offices of Alebtong Town Council (b) the headquarters of Alebtong District Administration (c) Alebtong Central Market, the source of daily fresh produce (d) Alebtong Health Center IV, a public health unit administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
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and (e) ''Lira-Omoro Road'', passing through Alebtong in a northwest to southeast direction.
See also
*
Langi people
*
List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
References
External links
Alebtong Rising In cleanliness
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Alebtong District
Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Lango sub-region