Atiak

Atiak
Atiak
	Municipality
	Atiak Location in Uganda
	Coordinates: 03°15′33″N32°07′23″E / 3.25917°N 32.12306°E Coordinates: 03°15′33″N32°07′23″E / 3.25917°N 32.12306°E
Country	Uganda
Region	Northern Region of Uganda
Sub-region	Acholi sub-region
District	Amuru
County	Kilak
Elevation	2,790 ft (850 m)

Last updated August 10, 2020

Atiak is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the primary trade route between Uganda and South Sudan.

Location

Atiak is in Kilak County the Amuru District. It is approximately 71 kilometres (44 mi), by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.^[1] Atiak is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the South Sudanese town of Nimule at the international border with Uganda.^[2] This is approximately 407 kilometres (253 mi), north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The coordinates of the town are 3°15'33.0"N, 32°07'23.0"E (Latitude:3.259167; Longitude:32.123056).^[4]

History

Atiak was the site of the 20 April 1995 Atiak massacre in which the Lord's Resistance Army executed an estimated 300 civilian men and abducted juveniles.^[5]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders:

offices of Atiak Town Council
Atiak central market
Gulu–Nimule Road, passing through the center of town in a general north/south direction.^[6]
Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road joins the Gulu–Nimule Road in the middle of town.
Atyak Chiefdom Headquarters (Ker Kwaro Atyak)
Tamarind Tree planted by Rwot Olya (1885 to 1923)

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References

↑ GFC (23 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Atiak And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
↑ UNRA. "Atiak-Nimule Road (35Km): Funded By JICA And Government of Uganda". Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA).
↑ GFC (23 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Kampala And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
↑ Google (23 July 2015). "Location of Atiak at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
↑ LIGI-UBC (4 April 2007). "The Justice And Reconciliation Project: Field Notes - Remembering The Atiak Massacre of April 20th 1995" (PDF). Liu Institute for Global Issues at University of British Columbia (LIGI-UBC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
↑ Vision Reporter (10 May 2012). "Museveni Launches Gulu-Juba Road Works, to Cost USh89 Billion". New Vision . Kampala. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

External links

The Roots of War: Atiak Massacre, New Wave of LRA Brutality

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[1] GFC (23 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Atiak And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[2] UNRA. "Atiak-Nimule Road (35Km): Funded By JICA And Government of Uganda". Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA).

[3] GFC (23 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Kampala And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[4] Google (23 July 2015). "Location of Atiak at Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[5] LIGI-UBC (4 April 2007). "The Justice And Reconciliation Project: Field Notes - Remembering The Atiak Massacre of April 20th 1995" (PDF). Liu Institute for Global Issues at University of British Columbia (LIGI-UBC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[6] Vision Reporter (10 May 2012). "Museveni Launches Gulu-Juba Road Works, to Cost USh89 Billion". New Vision . Kampala. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.