Bibia is a municipality in the
Amuru District
Amuru District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Amuru, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Amuru District is bordered by Adjumani District to the north, South ...
of the
Northern Region of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. 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 sou ...
.
Location
Bibia is in the
Acholi sub-region
The Acholi people (also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amu ...
of the Northern Region. It is approximately , by road, north of
Atiak, the nearest town in the district. Bibia is approximately , by road, south of the Ugandan border town of
Elegu, at the International border with
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
. Bibia is about , by road, north of
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 larg ...
, the largest city in the sub-region. The coordinates of Bibia are 3°28'26.0"N, 32°04'04.0"E (Latitude:3.4739; Longitude:32.0678).
Overview
Bibia is a market town and the second human settlement, after the border town of Elegu, on the
Gulu–Nimule Road that enters Uganda from South Sudan. , Bibia was a small but growing town, whose infrastructure was still in its infancy.
See also
*
Acholi people
*
List of cities and towns in Uganda
*
List of roads in Uganda
The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive.
National roads
See also
* Economy of Uganda
* Transport in Uganda
*Kinshasa Highway ...
References
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Amuru District
Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley