Manafwa

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'''Manafwa''' is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Manafwa District and the site of the district headquarters.<ref name="1R">{{cite web|url=http://www.geonames.org/8658355/manafwa-town-council.html |title=Manafwa Town Council Is An Urban Centre In Bubulo West, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda | date=1 May 2021 |publisher=Geonamemes.org |access-date=1 May 2021 | author=Geonames}}</ref>

==Location== Manafwa is located approximately {{convert|32|km|0}}, by road, southeast of the city of Mbale, the largest metropolitan area in the sub-region.<ref name="2R">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Manafwa/Mbale/@0.9913139,34.1518064,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f51d71042aaf5:0x41d9eddfdcc235d2!2m2!1d34.2866091!2d0.9063599!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Manafwa, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref> This is approximately {{convert|247|km|0}}, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref name="3R">{{google maps |access-date=1 May 2021 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Manafwa/@0.8238067,32.0484036,7.5z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f51d71042aaf5:0x41d9eddfdcc235d2!2m2!1d34.2866091!2d0.9063599!3e0!5i2 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Manafwa, Uganda}}</ref> The coordinates of Manafwa Town are 0°55'11.0"N, 34°17'28.0"E (Latitude:0.919723; Longitude:34.291099). Manafwa Town Council sits at an average elevation of {{convert|1196|m|0}}, above mean sea level. The town is located within Mount Elgon National Park and is surrounded by tropical mountainous terrain.<ref name="4R">{{google maps | url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/0%C2%B055'11.0%22N+34%C2%B017'28.0%22E/@0.9628367,34.1183851,24302m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.919723!4d34.291099 |title=Location of Manafwa Town, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda |access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref>

==Population== The national population census in 2002 put the town population at about 11,740. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 15,400. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 15,800.<ref name="DataR">{{cite web| url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf | title=Estimated Population of Manafwa In 2002, 2010 & 2011 | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |date=7 July 2014 | access-date=1 May 2021 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics | location=Kampala | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf | archive-date=2014-07-07 |format=Archived from the original on 7 July 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of the town at 14,200. In 2020, the population agency estimate the mid-year population of Manafwa Town Council at 16,000. Of these, 8,200 (51.2 percent were female) and 7.800 (48.8 percent) were male. UBOS calculated that the town's population grew at an average rate of 2.4 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.<ref name="PopR">{{cite web| url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/eastern/admin/manafwa/SC1149__manafwa/ |title=The population development of Manafwa as well as related information and services |date=14 June 2020 | publisher=Citypopulation.de |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics | access-date=1 May 2021 |format=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>

{{Historical populations| 2002|11,740|2010|15,400|2011|15,800|2014|13,645|2015|14,200|2020|16,000|||align=none|footnote=source:<ref name="DataR"/><ref name="PopR"/>}}

==Points of interest== The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or near the edges of town:

1. The offices of Manafwa Town Council

2. Manafwa Central Market

3. A mobile branch of PostBank Uganda

4. Manafwa River, immediately south of town

5. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited maintains a branch in Manafwa town.<ref name="7R">{{google maps| title=Location of Stanbic Bank, Manafwa, Eastern Region, Uganda| url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/Stanbic+Bank+ATM/@0.9199844,34.2881797,450m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x177f4e5ef6bbe025:0x42a8ce88e75e8bc1!8m2!3d0.919979!4d34.290363|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://manafwadistrict.org/index.php/2014-01-13-11-38-01/disctrict-profile Profile of Manafwa District Local Government]{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}

Category:Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda Category:Manafwa District Category:Bugisu sub-region