Nyapea, is a town in
Zombo District
Zombo District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Zombo, Uganda, Zombo is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center,
Location
Zombo District is bor ...
,
West Nile sub-region
West Nile sub-region, previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District, is a sub-region in north-western Uganda, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
The sub-region is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the s ...
, in the
Northern Region of
Uganda
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.
Location
Nyapea lies approximately , by road, northwest of
Goli, at the international border with the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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, along the Goli–Paidha–Nyapea–Zombo Road.
This location is approximately , by road, south of
Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region.
The coordinates of Nyapea are:2°27'31.0"N, 30°57'21.0"E (Latitude:2.458611; Longitude:30.955833).
Nyapea sits at an average elevation of , above sea level.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are found within the town limits or close to its edges:
* The offices of Nyapea Town Council
* Nyapea Central Market: The largest fresh-produce market in the town.
*
St. Aloysius College Nyapea: An all-boys residential middle and high school (grades 8-13).
*
Holy Family Hospital Nyapea
Holy Family Hospital Nyapea, commonly referred to as Nyapea Hospital, is a faith-based community hospital in Nyapea, Zombo District, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is a private, non-profit, hospital, serving the town of Nyapea and surr ...
(Nyapea Hospital): A charitable community hospital operated by Todd Marshall Price, MD, an American physician, belonging to International Medical Outreach, of
Houston
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,
Texas
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, United States.
* The town of Nyapea is the location of
Nyagak III Hydroelectric Power Station
Nyagak III Power Station is a mini hydroelectric power project, under construction in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Location
The power station is located across the Nyagak River in Nyapea Sub County, Okoro C ...
, a 6.6 megawatts small hydro-power plant under construction, as of March 2019.
See also
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Nyagak Hydroelectric Power Station
Nyagak Power Station is a mini hydroelectric power plant in Uganda.
Location
The power station is located across the Nyagak River, in Nyapea Sub-county, Okoro County, Zombo District, in West Nile sub-region, Northern Region. This location is i ...
References
External links
Zombo District Internet Portal
{{Zombo District
Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Zombo District
West Nile sub-region