Amuru, Uganda

For Amuru District, see Amuru District.

Amuru
Amuru Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 02°49′07″N31°51′51″E / 2.81861°N 31.86417°E / 2.81861; 31.86417
Country	Uganda
Region	Northern Uganda
Sub-region	Acholi sub-region
District	Amuru District
Elevation	3,000 ft (1,000 m)
Population  (2020 Estimate)
• Total	10,800

Amuru is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Amuru District. ^[1]

Location

Amuru is west of the main Gulu–Nimule Road, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi), by road, west of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region. ^[2] Amuru is located approximately 113 kilometres (70 mi) southwest of the town of Elegu, at the international border with South Sudan. ^[3]

The town lies 352 kilometres (219 mi) northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. ^[4] The coordinates of the town are 2°49'07.0"N, 31°51'51.0"E (Latitude:2.8186; Longitude:31.8642). ^[5]

Overview

Amuru town council was established as headquarters of Amuru District circa 2006. Like many newly created Ugandan districts, and municipalities, Amuru Town Council and Amuru District face many challenges, including lack of adequate funding, a small and inadequate tax base, lack of sufficient numbers of qualified professional and administrative staff, poor or absent infrastructure and corruption. ^{[6] [7]}

Population

In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 9,500. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Amuru Town Council at 10,800 inhabitants. Of those, 5,400 (50 percent) were females and 5,400 (50 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of the town increased at an average rate of 2.6 percent every year, between 2015 and 2020. ^[8]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2015	9,500	—
2020	10,800	+13.7%
source: [6]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town: ^[5] (a) the offices of Amuru Town Council (b) the offices of Amuru District Administration (c) Amuru central market, the source of daily fresh produce and (d) Amuru Prison, a corrections facility administered by Uganda Prisons Service, with capacity of over 200 inmates. ^[1]

See also

• Acholi people
• List of cities and towns in Uganda

References

1. Daily Monitor (23 August 2020). "Amuru prison closed as 153 test positive for Covid-19". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
2. Google (31 December 2020). "Road Distance Between Amuru, Uganda And Gulu, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
3. Google (31 December 2020). "Road Distance Between Amuru, Uganda And Elegu, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
4. Google (31 December 2020). "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Amuru, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
5. Google (22 July 2015). "Location of Amuru Town, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
6. Ojok James Onono (4 March 2014). "Amuru Leaders Concerned With Slow Pace Of Development In The Town Centre". Acholi Times. Gulu, Uganda. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 25 May 2014) on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
7. Joe Wacha (12 April 2010). "Amuru Town Council Treasurer Arrested Over Shoddy Work". Uganda Radio Network . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
8. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population development of Amuru as well as related information and services". Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics . Retrieved 23 July 2021.

External links

• Information on Amuru Town Council As of 23 July 2021.
• Amuru Leaders Concerned With Slow Pace of Development In The Town Centre