Oyam is a town in the
Northern Region of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. It is the primary
municipal
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,
administrative
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, and commercial centre of
Oyam District
Oyam District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Oyam, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Oyam District is bordered by Gulu District to the north, Pader District ...
.
Location
Oyam is bordered by Anyeke to the north, Loro to the east, Adiegi to the south, Aber to the southwest, and Pamwa to the northwest. The town is approximately , by road, west of
Lira
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, the largest city in
Lango sub-region
Lango sub-region is a region in Uganda covering an area of 15,570.7km consisting of the districts of:
*Alebtong District, Alebtong
*Amolatar District, Amolatar
*Apac District, Apac
*Dokolo District, Dokolo
*Kole District, Kole
*Lira Distric ...
. The coordinates of the town are 2°14'06.0"N, 32°23'06.0"E (Latitude:2.2350; Longitude:32.3850).
Population
The 2002 national
population census
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estimated the town population at 10,600. In 2010, the
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Location ...
(UBOS) estimated the population at 14,000. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 14,500.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:
* headquarters of
Oyam District Administration
* offices of Oyam Town Council
* Oyam central market
* Kamdini-Lira Highway, immediately south of Oyam's town limits
* Tochi River'', within walking distance to the west of Oyam
*Loro market
See also
*
Langi people
The Lango are a Nilo-Hamitic ethnic group of the Ateker peoples. They live in north-central Uganda, in a region that covers the area formerly known as the Lango District until 1974, when it was split into the districts of Apac and Lira, and ...
*
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) is a national park in Uganda and managed by the Ugandan Wildlife Authority. It is in north-western Uganda, spreading inland from the shores of Lake Albert (Africa), Lake Albert, around the Victoria Nile, up to ...
*
List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
References
External links
Noise Is Order of The Day In Oyam
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Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Oyam District
Lango sub-region