Zombo, Uganda, often referred to simply as Zombo, is a town in

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Location

Zombo lies approximately , by road, west of

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, the nearest large town. This location is approximately , by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the

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. The geographical coordinates of the town are: 02°30'47.0"N, 30°54'29.0"E (Latitude:2.513056; Longitude:30.908056). Zombo sits at an average elevation of , above sea level.

Population

, the population of Zombo, Uganda was estimated at about 15,000.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the headquarters of Zombo District Administration, (b) the offices of Zombo Town Council, (c) Zombo Central Market, the largest fresh-produce market in the town and (d) the Zombo Detach of

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(UPDF).

Attack on Zombo UPDF Detach

In the early morning of Friday, 6 March 2020, a gang of civilians, estimated at about 80 people, armed with machetes, spears, knives, bows and arrows, attacked the UPDF detach in Oduk Village in Zombo Municipality. Three UPDF soldiers lost their lives and their rifles (

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)s were stolen. A number of the attackers were also killed. In the ensuing

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, a number of grass-thatched buildings were engulfed in fire and destroyed. The surviving bandits retreated towards the nearby international border with the

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, with the UPDF in pursuit. Later the number of UPDF soldiers killed in the skirmishes was increased upwards to five.

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