{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Afoji |native_name = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Uganda |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 200 |pushpin_map_caption = Location on the South Sudan–Uganda border<br/>'''Placement on map is approximate''' |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Uganda}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Northern Region of Uganda |subdivision_type2 = Sub-region |subdivision_name2 = West Nile sub-region |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Moyo District |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_urban_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of= |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_urban = |population_metro = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_km2 =3°42'13.0"N 31°40'36.0"E |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|03|42|13|N|31|40|36|E|region:UG|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes= |elevation_m =1200 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Afoji''' is a town in Moyo District, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
==Location== Afoji is located at the border with South Sudan, approximately {{convert|9|km|0}}, by road, northwest of the central business district of Moyo Town.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Moyo/Afoji/@3.5911856,31.7949833,10.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1772795dd49e7db5:0xfa829ee90de4c94!2m2!1d31.7280955!2d3.6527376!1m5!1m1!1s0x17727efdb4dd76d1:0x95898fd068e43abb!2m2!1d31.6767027!2d3.7038321!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Moyo Town, Uganda And Afoji Town, Uganda With Interactive Map |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> This lies approximately {{convert|165|km|0}} northeast of Arua, the largest urban centre in West Nile sub-region.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Arua/Afoji/@3.2944676,31.1204146,8.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x176e6265a178c769:0xaa1e18867d91929c!2m2!1d30.907304!2d3.0303299!1m5!1m1!1s0x17727efdb4dd76d1:0x95898fd068e43abb!2m2!1d31.6767027!2d3.7038321!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Arua, Uganda And Afoji, Uganda With Interactive Map |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> This is about {{convert|496|km|0}}, by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Afoji/@2.1987543,29.9862115,6.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177db905c213a709:0x65794ed5c349e23e!2m2!1d32.5809105!2d0.3133012!1m5!1m1!1s0x17727efdb4dd76d1:0x95898fd068e43abb!2m2!1d31.6767027!2d3.7038321!3e0 |title=Road Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Afoji Town, Moyo District, Northern Region, Uganda |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> The geographical coordinates of Afoji are 03°42'13.0"N, 31°40'36.0"E (Latitude:3.703609; Longitude:31.676658).<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B042'13.0%22N+31%C2%B040'36.0%22E/@3.7039281,31.6754684,134m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Afoji, Moyo District, Northern Region, Uganda |access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref>
==Overview== The Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road, facilitates trade and the movement of people between Uganda and South Sudan.<ref>{{cite web|date= 2 September 2009| url=http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/moyo-residents-close-sudan-boarder | accessdate=25 March 2016 |title=Moyo Residents Close Sudan Boarder | publisher=Uganda Radio Network |last=Ezaruku Draku Franklin |first=and Ronald Batre|location=Kampala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406110502/http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/moyo-residents-close-sudan-boarder|archive-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=5 March 2012 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1359212/-/axupwvz/-/index.html |title=Calming tensions: Uganda-Sudan border reopens after 24-hour standoff |accessdate=March 25, 2016 |last=Okello |first=Felix Warom | newspaper=Daily Monitor |location=Kampala}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.goss-brussels.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2964:east_africa:_great_opportunities_await_sudan-uganda_route&catid=34:news&Itemid=70 Planned Infrastructure Projects Between Uganda And South Sudan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310005511/http://goss-brussels.com/index.php?catid=34:news&id=2964:east_africa:_great_opportunities_await_sudan-uganda_route&itemid=70&option=com_content&view=article |date=2016-03-10 }}
{{Authority control}} {{Moyo District}}
Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda Category:South Sudan–Uganda border crossings Category:Moyo District Category:West Nile sub-region