Lwakhakha is a town in the Eastern 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 ...

. It is one of the municipal centers in

Manafwa District Manafwa District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Manafwa is the district headquarters. Location Manafwa District is bordered by Bududa District to the north, Kenya to the east and south, Tororo District to the south-west, and Mba ...

. The town lies across the international border from Lwakhakha, Kenya.

Location

Lwakhakha is approximately , by road, southeast of

Mbale Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. Location Mbale is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capita ...

, the nearest large city. This is approximately , by road, southeast of

Manafwa Manafwa is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Manafwa District and the site of the district headquarters. Location Manafwa is located approximately , by road, southeast of the city of Mbale, the largest metropoli ...

, the site of the district headquarters. The coordinates of Lwakhakha, Uganda are 0°47'48.0"N, 34°22'41.0"E (Latitude:0.796667; Longitude:34.378056).

Population

During the 2002 national census, the population of Lwakhakha was enumerated at 7,916. In 2010, the

Uganda Bureau of Statistics The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the Ugandan government. Formed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, the agency is mandated to "coordinate, monitor and supervise Uganda's National Statistical System". Location ...

(UBOS) estimated the population at 10,400. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of to be 10,700.

Notable people

* Amos Masaba Wekesa, the founder, proprietor and managing director of ''Great Lakes Safaris Limited'', was born here in 1973.

Landmarks

Additional landmarks in Lwakhakha include the following: * offices of Lwakhakha Town Council * Lwakhakha central market *

Bumbobi–Bubulo–Lwakhakha Road Bumbobi–Bubulo–Lwakhakha Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Mbale to the town of Lwakhakha at the International border with Kenya. Location The road starts at Bumbobi, a suburb of the city of Mbale (201 ...

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