Kitgum is a municipality in

Kitgum District Kitgum District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after its major town of Kitgum, where the district headquarters is located. It has suffered many deaths and social disruption resulting from the 20-year civil war within the region duri ...

in the Northern Region of

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*) territor ...

. The town is administered by Kitgum Municipality Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Kitgum is bordered by

Lamwo District Lamwo District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Lamwo is the site of the district headquarters. Location Lamwo District is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kitgum District Kitgum District is a district in Nort ...

to the north, ''Mucwini'' to the north-east, Kitgum Matidi to the east, Acholibur to the south, and Pajimu to the west. The town is located approximately , by road, north-east 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 large ...

, the largest city 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 ...

. This is approximately , by road, north of Uganda's capital

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 geographical coordinates of Kitgum are 3°17'20.0"N, 32°52'40.0"E (Latitude:3.288889; Longitude:32.877778).

Population

On 27 August 2014, the national population census put the population of Kitgum town at 44,604.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are located within or near the town of Kitgum:
Acaki Lodge
mid range lodge with 10 chalets built of local materials and thatching, 2 tents, a conference facility and gardensset out on an expansive 20 acre leafy plain on the banks of Alango Stream, Acaki Lodge was constructed on what was formerly a garbage dump. It is a conservation miracle as the land has now been turned into a green park. *

Kitgum Hospital Kitgum Hospital, is a government-owned hospital in Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Uganda. It serves as the district hospital for Kitgum District. Location The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Kitgum, approxi ...

, a 200-bed 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 ...

* St. Joseph's Hospital Kitgum, a 300-bed community hospital administered by the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu ( la, Guluen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda. History * 1923.06.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale from the Apostolic Vicariate o ...

* offices of Kitgum Town Council * Kitgum central market * Irene Gleeson Foundation Headquarters, the first school started by

Irene Gleeson Irene Gleeson (30 December 1944 – 21 July 2013) was a Christian missionary to the children of Kitgum District, northern Uganda, whose lives were disrupted first by war then by HIV/AIDS. She was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia in ...

and serving over 3,000 students *

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 ...

, the mile road passing through the middle of town * National Memory and Peace Documentation Centre

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Epidemic of Hepatitis E in Kitgum and Environs
{{coord, 03, 17, 20, N, 32, 52, 40, E, display=title Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Kitgum District Acholi sub-region

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