Ngora is a town in the
Eastern Region of
Uganda
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. It is the main political, administrative, and commercial centre of
Ngora District
Ngora District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Ngora is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Ngora District is bordered by Soroti District to the northwest, Katakwi District to the northeast, Kumi Distri ...
.
Location
Ngora is approximately , by road, southeast of
Soroti
Soroti is a city in Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main City, commercial, and administrative center in curved out of Soroti District, one of the nine administrative districts in the Teso sub-region. Soroti City was immediately approved ...
, the largest city in the
Teso sub-region Teso sub-region (previously known as Teso District) is a sub-region in Eastern Region, Uganda that consists of:
* Amuria District
* Bukedea District
* Kaberamaido District
* Kapelebyong District
* Katakwi District
* Kumi District
* Ngora District
* ...
.
This is approximately , by road, northwest 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 largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.
The nearest large town to Ngora, is
Kumi Town
Kumi Town, commonly called Kumi, is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center in Kumi District and is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kumi is approximately , by road, ...
, which is located about , directly east of Ngora Town.
The coordinates of Ngora Town are 1°27'27.0"N, 33°46'35.0"E (Latitude:1.457500; Longitude:33.776389).
Population
The population census in 2002 put Ngora town's population at 11,333.
In April 2013, local authorities estimated the population to be 20,000.
In 2014, the national population census put the population at 15,086.
In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Ngora Town to be 15,500. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 17,700 people. Of these, 9,000 (50.8 percent) were females and 8,700 (49.2 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the town's population increased at an average annual rate of 2.69 percent between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its edges:
1. The offices of Ngora Town Council
2. The offices of Ngora District Administration
3. Ngora Central Market
4.
Ngora Freda Carr Hospital, a 180-bed, community, missionary hospital, affiliated with the
Church of Uganda
The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop.
Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known ...
.
5.
Nyero Rock Paintings are ancient paintings on rock surfaces, dating back to before 1250 AD. The site is located about east of town, on the Ngora-Kumi Road.
See also
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Teso people
The Iteso (or people of Teso) are a Nilotic ethnic group in eastern Uganda and western Kenya. Teso refers to the traditional homeland of the Iteso, and '' Ateso'' is their language.
History Origins
The exact origins of the Iteso remain ...
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List of cities and towns in Uganda
References
{{Ngora District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Ngora District
Teso sub-region