# Oraba
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|subdivision_name1 = [Northern Region](/source/Northern_Region%2C_Uganda)
|subdivision_type2 = [Sub-region](/source/Sub-region)
|subdivision_name2 = [West Nile sub-region](/source/West_Nile_sub-region)
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|subdivision_name3 = [Koboko District](/source/Koboko_District)
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'''Oraba''' is a town in the [Koboko District](/source/Koboko_District) of the [Northern Region](/source/Northern_Region%2C_Uganda) of [Uganda](/source/Uganda).[{{cite web|url=http://uganda.places-in-the-world.com/226962-place-oraba.html |title=About Oraba, Uganda | work=Places In The World |date=13 August 2021 |author=Places In The World |access-date=13 August 2021}}]
==Location==
The town is in the northwestern corner of Uganda, close to the international borders with [South Sudan](/source/South_Sudan) and the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) (DRC). It is a few kilometres northeast of the South Sudan–Uganda–DRC [tripoint](/source/tripoint). Oraba is in the [West Nile sub-region](/source/West_Nile_sub-region), directly across the border from the city of [Kaya, South Sudan](/source/Kaya%2C_South_Sudan).
The town is approximately {{convert|19|km|0}}, by road, northwest of [Koboko](/source/Koboko), the site of the district headquarters.[{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Koboko/Oraba/@3.5660282,31.0437646,10.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x176dcb87c9e7098f:0xf407fcb7dfbac96c!2m2!1d30.9589496!2d3.4167992!1m5!1m1!1s0x176c4b2525466a31:0x8c9401e5f6ff57ad!2m2!1d30.8872137!2d3.535687!3e0 |
title=Road Distance Between Koboko, Northern Region, Uganda and Oraba, Northern Region, Uganda |access-date=13 August 2021}}] This is approximately {{convert|73|km|mi}}, by road, north of [Arua](/source/Arua), the largest city in the [West Nile sub-region](/source/West_Nile_sub-region).[{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/search?q=distance+between+Arua+and+Oraba&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS814US814&ei=YHYWYa7VHqK0gwe53JjQDQ&oq=distance+between+Arua+and+Oraba&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6CAgAEAgQDRAeSgQIQRgAUNgsWMhdYMNuaAFwAngAgAGrCIgBlR6SAQkyLTkuMS43LTGYAQCgAQHIAQjAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwiuhaj-j67yAhUi2uAKHTkuBtoQ4dUDCA4&uact=5 |
title=Road Distance Between Arua, Northern Region, Uganda and Oraba, Northern Region, Uganda |access-date=13 August 2021}}] The coordinates of Oraba are 3° 32' 6.00"N, 30° 53' 24.00"E (Latitude:3.5350; Longitude:30.8900).[{{google maps |
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B032'06.0%22N+30%C2%B053'24.0%22E/@3.5310923,30.8868587,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Oraba At Google Maps |access-date=1 July 2015}}]
==Overview==
The [Vurra–Arua–Koboko–Oraba Road](/source/Vurra%E2%80%93Arua%E2%80%93Koboko%E2%80%93Oraba_Road), whose upgrade to grade II bitumen surface began in 2012[{{cite web | date=11 May 2012 |last=USHMU | url=http://www.statehouse.go.ug/media/news/2012/05/11/use-road-making-wealth-%E2%80%93-president-urges-west-nile-people |title=Use The Road for Making Wealth – President Urges West Nile People | publisher=Uganda State House Media Unit (USHMU) | accessdate=1 July 2015}}] facilitates the movement of people and goods through this busy trade corridor, serving Uganda, the DRC, and South Sudan.[{{cite web|accessdate=28 March 2016|date=18 April 2014| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Arua-leaders-query-narrow-size-of-road/-/688334/2284516/-/tdx0iqz/-/index.html |last=Aluma |first=Clement| title=Arua leaders query narrow size of road |newspaper=[Daily Monitor](/source/Daily_Monitor)| location=Kampala}}]
==References==
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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 }}
{{Koboko District}}
Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
Category:South Sudan–Uganda border crossings
Category:Koboko District
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