Oraba is a town in the

Koboko District Koboko District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Koboko is the site of the district headquarters. Location Koboko District is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Yumbe District to the east, Maracha District to the s ...

of 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 ...

Location

The town is in the northwestern corner of Uganda, close to the international borders with

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

and the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

(DRC). It is a few kilometres northeast of the South Sudan–Uganda–DRC

tripoint A tripoint, trijunction, triple point, or tri-border area is a geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints as of 2020. Nearly half are situated in rivers, l ...

. Oraba is in the

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 ...

, directly across the border from the city of

Kaya, South Sudan Kaya is a city in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Location The city is located in Kimba Payam, Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, in extreme southwestern South Sudan. It is located near the international border with the Republic of Uganda. ...

. The town is approximately , by road, northwest of

Koboko Koboko is a town in Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Koboko District. Koboko is also the hometown of former dictator Idi Amin who ruled Uganda between 1971 and 1979. History A farm in ...

, the site of the district headquarters. This is approximately , by road, north of

Arua Arua is a city and commercial centre within the Arua District in the Northern Region of Uganda. Location Arua is approximately , by road, north-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, Arua is about , by road, west of Gulu, the ...

, the largest city in the

. The coordinates of Oraba are 3° 32' 6.00"N, 30° 53' 24.00"E (Latitude:3.5350; Longitude:30.8900).

Overview

The

Vurra–Arua–Koboko–Oraba Road Vurra–Arua–Koboko–Oraba Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Vurra at the International border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the city of Arua, the town of Koboko, and the town of Oraba a ...

, whose upgrade to grade II bitumen surface began in 2012 facilitates the movement of people and goods through this busy trade corridor, serving Uganda, the DRC, and South Sudan.

References

External links

Planned Infrastructure Projects Between Uganda And South Sudan
{{Koboko District Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda South Sudan–Uganda border crossings Koboko District