Katakwi is a town in the
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Uganda
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. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of
Katakwi District and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Katakwi is approximately , by road, northeast of
Soroti, the largest city in the
Teso sub-region.
This is about , by road, northwest of
Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.
Katakwi is approximately , by road, northeast of
Kampala
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, the capital of Uganda and its largest city.
The coordinates of the town are 01°54'54.0"N, 33°57'18.0"E (Latitude:1.9150; Longitude:33.9550).
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at 5,900. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 8,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 8,400 people.
In 2015 the population of the town was projected at 8,000. In 2020 the mid-year population of Katakwi Town Council was projected at 9,100. It was calculated that the population of the town increased at an average annual rate of 2.6 percent between 2015 nd 2020.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (1)
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited maintains a branch in town
(2) the offices of Katakwi Town Council (3) Katakwi central market (4)
Katakwi General Hospital
Katakwi General Hospital, also Katakwi Hospital is a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Location
The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Katakwi, in Katakwi District, in the Teso sub-region ...
, a public hospital administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative service ...
(5) the
Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road
Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road is a road in the Eastern and Northern regions of Uganda. The road connects the urban centers of Soroti, the largest city in Teso sub-region, to Katakwi, the district headquarters of Katakwi Distric ...
passes through the middle of town.
See also
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Teso language
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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
Katakwi Town Council Lacks Money to Develop
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Katakwi District
Teso sub-region
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda