Sironko

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'''Sironko''' is the largest metropolitan area in Sironko District of the Eastern Region of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters.<ref name="2R">{{cite web|title=Thousands Flock Sironko District For Independence Day Celebrations Amid Tight Security | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Thousands-flock-Sironko-District-Independence-Day-celebrations/688334-5304236-qtfuaw/index.html |newspaper=Daily Monitor |date=9 October 2019 |author=Michael Woniala |access-date=6 June 2020 | location=Kampala}}</ref>

==Geography== Sironko lies {{convert|25|km|0}} northeast of the city of Mbale on the highway between Mbale and Moroto.<ref name="3R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbale/Sironko/@1.1455757,34.1255374,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778bdd6a16910c9:0xae95a75505d0fc4a!2m2!1d34.2491064!2d1.2302274!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Mbale And Sironko |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> It is located {{convert|245|km|0}} northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref name="4R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/26+Kampala+Road,+Kampala/Sironko/@0.7726903,32.2931512,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc80fda4b089:0x765d20941bf0dc86!2m2!1d32.5798064!2d0.3135272!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778bdd6a16910c9:0xae95a75505d0fc4a!2m2!1d34.2491064!2d1.2302274!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala and Sironko |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> The coordinates of the town are 01°13'50.0"N, 34°14'53.0"E (Latitude:1.230556; Longitude:34.248056).<ref name="5R">{{google maps | url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/1%C2%B013'50.0%22N+34%C2%B014'53.0%22E/@1.2320317,34.2509163,14.95z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Sironko Town, Uganda |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> Sironko sits at an average elevation of {{convert|1184|m|0}} above mean sea level.<ref name="6R">{{cite web|url=https://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=226267 |title=Elevation of Sironko Town, Uganda |date=6 June 2020 |publisher=Floodmap.net |accessdate=6 June 2020 | author=Flood Map}}</ref>

==Overview== Sironko is the location of the headquarters of Sironko District, one of the six Ugandan districts in the Bugisu sub-region. The town is administered by Sironko Town Council, headed by a mayor. It is one of the only two town councils in the district, as of June 2020. The other town in the district is Budadiri Town.<ref name="7R">{{cite web| url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1022788/sironko-district-council-121-sub-counties |title=Sironko District Council Wants 121 New Sub-counties |newspaper=New Vision |date=31 October 2001 |author=Nasur Wambedde |access-date=6 June 2020 | location=Kampala}}</ref>

Sironko town lies at the foothills of Mount Elgon. The area is prone to landslides and flooding. On more than one occasion, landslides have killed people and caused damage and loss of property in Sironko town and elsewhere in Sironko District.<ref name="8R">{{cite web|date=5 December 2019 | url=https://opm.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Statement-to-MEDIA-on-floods-and-landslides-in-the-country-5th-December-2019.pdf |title=Government Statement On Floods, Landslides And Windstorms Disaster Situation In Te Country |publisher=Office of the Prime Minister |access-date=6 June 2020 |author=Musa Echweru |author-link=Musa Echweru |location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="9R">{{cite web|newspaper=New Vision | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1466257/museveni-visits-families-landslide-victims |title=Museveni Visits Families of Landslide Victims |date=23 November 2017 |author=Nelson Naturinda |access-date=6 June 2020 |location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="10R">{{cite web|title=Fear as another landslide hits Sironko |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Fear-as-another-landslide-hits-Sironko/688334-5382544-q4rfpgz/index.html |newspaper=Daily Monitor |date=12 December 2019 | author=Yahudu Kitunzi |access-date=6 June 2020 |place=Kampala}}</ref>

==Population== The 1991 national census put the population of the town at 3,180 people. The 2002 census recorded the town population at 11,193. At the 2014 census, the town's population was 17,103. In 2019, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of the town at approximately 18,900 inhabitants. The table below gives the same data in tabular form.<ref name="1R">{{cite web|date=11 March 2019 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html?cityid=18175 |title=The population of all Ugandian cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections: Sironko Town |publisher=Citypopulation.de | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Population |- | 1991 Census | 3,180<ref name="1R"/> |- | 2002 Census | 11,193<ref name="1R"/> |- | 2014 Census | 17,103<ref name="1R"/> |- | 2019 Estimate | 18,900<ref name="1R"/> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/sironko-district.html Sironko District Profile at Ugandatravelguide.com] *[https://www.necoc-opm.go.ug/HzEastern2/Sironko%20District%20HRV%20Profile.pdf Sironko District Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Profile] As of 2016.

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