Vurra

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'''Vurra''' is a town in [[Uganda]].

==Location== The town is in the northwestern corner of Uganda, close to the international border with the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC). Vurra is in [[Arua District]] of the [[West Nile sub-region]]. It is approximately {{convert|33|km|mi}}, by road, south-west of [[Arua]], the location of the district headquarters and the largest city in the sub-region.<ref>{{cite web| publisher=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Vurra%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Arua%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJ2ZC_63JZbhcRYUXCm2cjRVA&dt2=ChIJacd4oWVibhcRnJKRfYYYHqo |title=Approximate Road Distance Between Vurra And Arua With Route Marker|access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> Vurra is approximately {{convert|480|km|0}}, by road, north-west of [[Kampala]], the capital and largest city of Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=30 June 2015|title=Map Showing Kampala And Vurra With Route Marker|publisher=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Vurra%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJ2ZC_63JZbhcRYUXCm2cjRVA&dt2=ChIJm7N0nQ-8fRcR7G9r2T2QOEU}}</ref> The coordinates of Vurra are 2°53'11.0"N, 30°52'46.0"E (Latitude:2.886389; Longitude:30.879444).<ref>{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B053'11.0%22N+30%C2%B052'46.0%22E/@2.9283837,30.8632378,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Vurra At Google Maps | accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref>

==Overview== Vurra is a small border town, sitting directly on the border with the DRC across from the town of [[Aru, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Aru]] in the DRC.<ref>{{cite web | title=Vurra boundary demarcation starts | last=Okello | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Vurra-boundary-demarcation-starts/-/688334/3180720/-/h3d7n6z/-/index.html | access-date=29 April 2016 | date=29 April 2016 | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | first=Felix Warom | location=Kampala}}</ref> It is the southernmost point along the [[Vurra-Arua-Koboko-Oraba Road]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.observer.ug/features-sp-2084439083/36525-is-the-huge-road-sector-budget-allocation-doing-wonders | title=Is The Huge Road Sector Budget Allocation Doing Wonders? | first=Sulaiman | last=Kakaire | access-date=1 July 2015 | date=25 February 2015 | newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)]] | archive-date=6 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806051427/http://observer.ug/features-sp-2084439083/36525-is-the-huge-road-sector-budget-allocation-doing-wonders | url-status=dead }}</ref> Vurra is the birthplace of the Ugandan international long-distance champion athlete [[Dorcus Inzikuru]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Summary of Inzikuru's Achievements | date=2010 | url=http://presidentialawards.go.ug/images/dorcus_Inzikuru.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=Uganda Presidential Awards Committee (UPAC) | last=UPAC | access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref>

==Points of interest== * offices of Vurra Town Council * headquarters of Vurra County * Vurra central market

==Notable people== *[[Dorcus Inzikuru]], athlete

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/unra-fails-to-beat-december-deadline-for-vurra-arua-koboko-oraba-road UNRA Fails To Beat December Deadline for Vurra-Arua-Koboko-Oraba Road]

[[Category:Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda]] [[Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo–Uganda border crossings]] [[Category:Arua District]] [[Category:West Nile sub-region]]