# Lwamata

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**Lwamata** is a town in Ssingo County, [Kiboga District](/source/Kiboga_District), in the [Central Region](/source/Central_Region,_Uganda) of [Uganda](/source/Uganda).

## Location

The town is located on the [Kampala–Hoima Road](/source/Kampala%E2%80%93Hoima_Road), approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi), southeast of the town of [Kiboga](/source/Kiboga), the location of the district headquarters.[1] This is about 115 kilometres (71 mi) northwest of [Kampala](/source/Kampala), the capital and largest city in the country.[2] The geographical coordinates of Lwamata are 0°53'15.0"N, 31°49'09.0"E (Latitude:0.887494; Longitude:31.819173).[3]

## Overview

Lwamata was one of the areas where the [National Resistance Army](/source/National_Resistance_Army) guerrillas initiated their early recruitment campaigns. A war memorial was elected in the town, to commemorate the lives that were lost.[4][5][6][7]

## See also

- [Kiboga](/source/Kiboga)
- [Bukomero](/source/Bukomero)
- [Kiboga District](/source/Kiboga_District)

## References

1. Nantume, Gillian (9 June 2015). ["Dwaniro: The theatre of the liberation war"](http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Dwaniro-theatre-liberation-war/-/688342/2744372/-/item/0/-/cnvoynz/-/index.html). *[Daily Monitor](/source/Daily_Monitor)*. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

1. Kwiringira, Freddie (19 February 2016). ["There are many unsung heroes of NRA/NRM revolution"](http://www.observer.ug/viewpoint/42681-there-are-many-unsung-heroes-of-nra-nrm-revolution). *[The Observer (Uganda)](/source/The_Observer_(Uganda))*. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

1. Kato, Joshua (10 June 2006). ["Uganda: Hills That Should Be Declared Heroes"](http://allafrica.com/stories/200606121128.html). *[New Vision](/source/New_Vision)*. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

1. Kwiringira, Freddie (1 February 2016). ["Uganda: When All Is Lost, the Future Remains"](http://allafrica.com/stories/201602041234.html). *[The Independent (Uganda)](/source/The_Independent_(Uganda)) via [AllAfrica.com](/source/AllAfrica.com)*. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

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