Kitgum, Uganda

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'''Kitgum''' is a municipality in [[Kitgum District]] in the [[Northern Region, Uganda|Northern Region]] of [[Uganda]]. The town is administered by Kitgum Municipality Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and the site of the district headquarters.

==Location== Kitgum is bordered by [[Lamwo District]] to the north, ''Mucwini'' to the north-east, Kitgum Matidi to the east, [[Acholibur]] to the south, and Pajimu to the west. The town is located {{convert|104|km|0}} north-east of [[Gulu]], the largest city in the [[Acholi sub-region]].<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gulu/Kitgum/@3.0238139,32.2920792,9z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!1m5!1m1!1s0x1773e5518de5f533:0xf186ad6436f26449!2m2!1d32.8789499!2d3.2884847!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Gulu, Uganda And Kitgum, Uganda With Map | access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|435|km|0}} north of Uganda's capital [[Kampala]].<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Kitgum/@1.8150446,31.0463984,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x1773e5518de5f533:0xf186ad6436f26449!2m2!1d32.8789499!2d3.2884847!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Kitgum, Uganda With Interactive Map |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> The geographical coordinates of Kitgum are 3°17'20.0"N, 32°52'40.0"E (Latitude:3.288889; Longitude:32.877778).<ref>{{google maps | url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/3%C2%B017'20.0%22N+32%C2%B052'40.0%22E/@3.3133408,32.9068877,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Kitgum, Northern Region, Uganda |access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref>

==Population== The 2014 census put the population of Kitgum town at 44,604.<ref name="Total">{{cite web|url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html|title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants|date=27 August 2014| access-date=21 February 2015|publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>

==Points of interest== The following additional points of interest are located within or near the town of Kitgum:

*[http://www.acakilodge.co.ug/ Acaki Lodge], mid range lodge with 10 chalets built of local materials and thatching, 2 tents, a conference facility and gardensset out on an expansive 20 acre leafy plain on the banks of Alango Stream, Acaki Lodge was constructed on what was formerly a garbage dump. It is a conservation miracle as the land has now been turned into a green park. *[[Kitgum Hospital]], a 200-bed public hospital administered by the [[Uganda Ministry of Health]] * [[St. Joseph's Hospital Kitgum]], a 300-bed community hospital administered by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu]] * offices of Kitgum Town Council * Kitgum central market * Irene Gleeson Foundation Headquarters, the first school started by [[Irene Gleeson]] and serving over 3,000 students<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/671119-irene-gleeson-maternal-centre-commissioned.html | title=Irene Gleeson maternal centre commissioned | access-date=20 July 2015 | date=19 July 2015 | first=Ernest | last=Tumwesige | newspaper=[[New Vision]] | location=Kampala}}</ref> * [[Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road]], the {{convert|350|km|0}} mile road passing through the middle of town<ref>{{google maps | url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/3%C2%B017'55.0%22N+32%C2%B052'56.0%22E/@3.2999868,32.879627,16.44z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Google Maps Showing Location of Rwekunye–Apac–Aduku–Lira–Kitgum–Musingo Road In Kitgum Town | access-date=20 July 2015}}</ref> * National Memory and Peace Documentation Centre

==See also== * [[Acholi people]] * [[List of cities and towns in Uganda]] * [[Okello Oryem]] * [[Olara Otunnu]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MUMA-7JP2KD?OpenDocument Epidemic of Hepatitis E in Kitgum and Environs]

[[Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda]] [[Category:Cities in the Great Rift Valley]] [[Category:Kitgum District]] [[Category:Acholi sub-region]]