Nakapiripirit
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Location
Nakapiripirit is located in Nakapiripirit District, approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city.[3] This is approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., by road, south of Moroto Town, the largest urban center in the Karamoja sub-region.[4] Nakapiripirit lies Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[5] The coordinates of Nakapiripirit Town are 01°51'08.0"N 34°43'17.0"E (Latitude:1.852222; Longitude:34.721389).[6] Nakapiripirit town sits at an average elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level.[7]
Population
The 2002 national population census estimated the population of the town at 1,640. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population at 2,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 2,800.[8] The 2014 population census enumerated the population of the town at 3,727 people.[9]
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie in Nakapiripirit or near its borders:
- offices of Nakapiripirit Town Council
- Nakapiripirit central market
- Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road[10] passes through the middle of town, where it links up with Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road[11]
Hill View Resort, located in town and overlooking Mount Kadam, offers accommodation, meals and entertainment.[1] Mount Kadam itself is about Script error: No such module "convert"., as the crow flies, southwest of Nakapiripirit Town, with an estimated driving distance of about Script error: No such module "convert"..[12]
See also
References
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External links
- Water Crisis Hits Nakapiripirit
- Nakapiripirit Gets Power As of 31 August 2010.