{{Short description|Sub-region in north-western Uganda}} [[Image:West Nile subregion.png|thumb|right|'''West Nile sub-region 1960s - 1970s'''<br>'''1.''' + '''2.''' - Original West Nile District until 1950s<br>'''1.''' - West Nile district 1960s - 1970s<br>'''2.''' - Former East Madi District ''(later [[Adjumani District]])'' since 1960s]]
'''West Nile sub-region''', previously known as '''West Nile Province''' and '''West Nile District''', is a sub-region in north-western [[Uganda]], in the [[Northern Region, Uganda|Northern Region]] of Uganda.<ref name="1R">{{cite web| url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/west-nile-turning-into-desert-csos-3210184 |title=West Nile turning into desert - CSOs |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |date=25 November 2020 |author=Daily Monitor |access-date=20 July 2021 | location=Kampala, Uganda}}</ref>
==Location== The sub-region is bordered by the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the south and west, by [[South Sudan]] to the north and by the [[Albert Nile]] to the east. The town of [[Arua]], is the largest town in the sub-region. Arua lies approximately {{convert|475|km|0}}, by road, northwest of [[Kampala]], the [[capital city|capital]] of [[Uganda]], and the largest city in that country.<ref>{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Arua/@1.2828207,30.4044887,7.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x176e6265a178c769:0xaa1e18867d91929c!2m2!1d30.907304!2d3.0303299!3e0 |title=Road Distance between Kampala, Uganda And Arua, Uganda |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
==Overview== West Nile sub-region consists of the following districts, as of July 1, 2021:
* [[Adjumani District]] * [[Arua City]] * [[Arua District]] * [[Koboko District]] * [[Maracha District]] * [[Terego District]] * [[Madi-Okollo District]] * [[Moyo District]] * [[Nebbi District]] * [[Yumbe District]] * [[Zombo District]] * [[Obongi District]]
The sub-region received its name from being located on the western side of the [[White Nile|Albert Nile]]. Military leader and former president of Uganda, [[Idi Amin]], first gained prominence in the West Nile region before staging a military coup and usurping [[Apolo Milton Obote|Milton Obote]] in 1971.
==Energy== As of May 2019, West Nile is supplied by the 3.5-megawatt [[Nyagak Hydroelectric Power Station]], located at [[Nyapea]], [[Zombo District]]. This is boosted by the newly installed 4.6-megawatt Yumbe Thermal Power Station, operated by Electromaxx. Another 8-megawatt thermal installation is expected in June 2019.<ref name="NwpR">{{cite web|title=West Nile Gets Power Relief |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/West-Nile-gets-power-relief/688334-5103020-xj5t5p/index.html |date=7 May 2019 |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |access-date=13 May 2019 | author=Franklin Draku |location=Kampala}}</ref>
Meantime, construction of the 6.6-megawatt [[Nyagak III Hydroelectric Power Station]] is ongoing, with commissioning expected in 2022. With 16 megawatts to the sub-region now, the current power shortage can be mitigated until the national grid connections arrive in the next two to three years. Electromaxx has received authorization to transfer 12.6 megawatts of its installation at [[Tororo]] to West Nile, to alleviate the acute power shortage there.<ref name="NwpR"/>
==See also== * [[WENRECO]] * [[West Nile virus]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.westnileweb.com/the-region Profile of West Nile Sub-region] *[https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B002'02.2%22N+31%C2%B010'11.3%22E/@3.0786787,31.6605105,8z/data=!4m9!1m2!2m1!1sWest+Nile+Subregion!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d3.0339344!4d31.1697993 Map of West Nile Sub-region, Northern Region, Uganda] {{Coord|03|00|N|31|12|E|display=title}}
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