Apac is a town in

Apac District Apac District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The Town of Apac hosts the district headquarters. Location Apac District is bordered by Oyam District to the north-east, Kole District to the north, Lira District to the north-east, D ...

in the Northern Region of

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. It is the 'chief town' of the district and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.

Location

Apac is located approximately , by road, south of

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, the largest city in Northern Uganda. This location lies approximately , by road, southwest of

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, 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 ...

. The coordinates of the town are:1°59'06.0"N, 32°32'06.0"E (Latitude:1.9850; Longitude:32.5350). Apac Municipal Council is located at an average elevation of above

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Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town at about 10,140. In 2010, the population of Apac was estimated at about 13,300, by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Apac at approximately 13,700. In August 2014, the national population census put the population of Apac at 14,972. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Apac Municipality at 66,700.

Localities

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Points of interest

The following points of interest lie in the town or near the town limits: (a) the headquarters of Apac District Administration (b) the offices of Apac Municipal Council (c)

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, a 120-bed public hospital, administered by the

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(d) Alenga Primary School, a public elementary school on the outskirts of town (e) Apac Central Market, the source of daily fresh produce and (f)

Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Masindi Port in Kiryandongo District to Apac in Apac District, Lira in Lira District, Acholibur in Pader District, Kit ...

passes through town in a general west to east direction.

Notable people

Milton Obote Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from British colonial rule in 1962. Following the nation's independence, he served as prime minister of Uganda from 1962 to ...

, former President and Prime Minister

References

External links

Official Website

Visiting Apac Town
{{Apac District Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda Apac District Lango sub-region