Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road is a road in the
Eastern and
Northern Regions of
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
. The road connects the towns of
Soroti in
Soroti District
Soroti District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Uganda. It is named after its chief municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters, Soroti, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Soroti D ...
, to
Amuria
Amuria is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Amuria District, in the Teso sub-region.
Location
Amuria is located , by road, north of Soroti, the largest city in the Tes ...
in
Amuria District
Amuria District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Amuria serves as the district headquarters.
Location
Amuria District is bordered by Otuke District to the north, Napak District to the northeast, Katakwi District to th ...
,
Abim in
Abim District
Abim District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Abim, Uganda, Abim, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Abim District is bordered by Kotido Distric ...
, and
Kotido, in
Kotido District
Kotido District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Kotido, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Kotido District is bordered by Kaabong District to the north, Moroto District to the east, Napak ...
. Soroti and Amuria lie 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 D ...
, while Abim and Kotido are in the
Karamoja sub-region
The Karamoja sub-region, commonly known as Karamoja, is a region in Uganda. It covers an area of 27,528km and comprises the Kotido District, Kaabong District, Karenga District, Nabilatuk District, Abim District, Moroto District, Napak Dis ...
.
Location
The road starts at Soroti and continues north through Amuria and Abim, to end at Kotido, a distance of approximately . The coordinates of the road near Abim are 2°43'38.0"N, 34°39'51.0"E (Latitude:2.727237; Longitude:33.664159).
Overview
The road is gravel surface and in poor physical state. It is prone to flooding, and, when it does, it adversely disrupts travel between Soroti and Kotido.
Upgrading to bitumen
During a campaign speech on 2 December 2015, President
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and Officer (armed forces), military officer who is the ninth and current president of Uganda since 1986. As of 2025, he is the third-List of current state lead ...
stated that this road is among the next batch of roads to be considered for upgrading to grade II
bitumen
Bitumen ( , ) is an immensely viscosity, viscous constituent of petroleum. Depending on its exact composition, it can be a sticky, black liquid or an apparently solid mass that behaves as a liquid over very large time scales. In American Engl ...
surface. No specific timetable has been set.
See also
*
List of roads in Uganda
The following is a list of the national roads in Uganda, which are under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority. The list is not exhaustive.
National roads
See also
* Economy of Uganda
* Transport in Uganda
* Kinshasa Highwa ...
References
External links
Uganda National Road Authority HomepageUgandan Government Increases Road Network Funding
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Roads in Uganda
Soroti District
Amuria District
Abim District
Kotido District
Eastern Region, Uganda
Northern Region, Uganda