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Malaba, Uganda is a town in
Tororo District Tororo District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Tororo serves as the district headquarters. Location Tororo District is bordered by Mbale District to the north, Manafwa District to the north-east, Kenya to the east, B ...
in the
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of
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, on its eastern border with
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. It sits adjacent from
Malaba, Kenya Malaba, Kenya is a town in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County, on Kenya's western border with Uganda. It sits across the ''Malaba River'', which forms the international border from Malaba, Uganda. Location The town is located on the main Na ...
, across the Malaba River that marks the border between Uganda and Kenya.


Location

The town is on the main highway between
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and
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, about east of
Tororo Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District. History Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army's Air an ...
, the nearest large town and the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately , by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 0°38'40.0"N, 34°15'38.0"E (Latitude:0.644444; Longitude:34.260556).


Overview

Malaba is a crossing point between Uganda and Kenya. In 2013, it accounted for 9.6% and 21.6% exports and imports border crossing between Uganda and Kenya, respectively, based on the volume of informal exports and imports.


Population

The national census in 2002 estimated the population of the town at 7,600. In 2010, the
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(UBOS) estimated the population at 9,200. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 9,500. During the 2014 national population census, the population was enumerated at 18,224. In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of Malaba, Uganda at 18,400. In 2020, the population agency estimated the midyear population of the town at 20,800. Of these, 10,800 (51.9 percent) were female and 10,000 (48.1 percent) were male. UBOS calculated the population of the town to have expanded at an average annual rate of 2.5 percent, between 2015 and 2020.


One stop border crossing

In February 2015, work was completed on the one stop border post at Malaba, Uganda. The new building contains offices of the
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, Uganda Customs, and Uganda Immigration Services. In these offices, Ugandan officers are joined by their counterparts from Kenya to clear customers who are exiting Uganda to enter Kenya. In a similar building, with similar provisions, on the Kenyan side, officers from both countries clear travelers leaving Kenya to enter Uganda. This eases border formalities and reduces waiting times for travelers. The project was funded by the
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, TradeMark East Africa, and the Kenyan and Ugandan governments. The building at Malaba, Uganda cost UGX:15 billion. Similar arrangements have been made at the Busia, Mutukula, Mirama Hills, Katuna, and Elegu border posts.


See also

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Railway stations in Uganda Railway stations in Uganda include: Towns served by rail Existing * Bungoma - last town in Kenya * Malaba, Kenya ** (border) * Malaba, Uganda * Tororo - near Kenya border; junction for north line * Main Line * Iganga * Jinja, Uganda, ...
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Railway stations in Kenya Railway stations in Kenya include: Maps * UN Map * UNHCR Atlas Map * Prondis Map * Railway Gazette International June 2012, p31 * KRC Map Towns served by metre gauge railways * Mombasa - Indian Ocean port * Changamwe * Miritini * Mazeras ...
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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 ...


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How Not to Cross the Border Overland from Kenya to Uganda
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