Lwamata

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Lwamata
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Lwamata
Location in Uganda
Placement on map is approximate
Coordinates: 00°53′15″N31°49′09″E / 0.88750°N 31.81917°E / 0.88750; 31.81917 Coordinates: 00°53′15″N31°49′09″E / 0.88750°N 31.81917°E / 0.88750; 31.81917
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Central Region
District Kiboga District
Town Lwamata Town Council
County Ssingo
Subcounty Dwaniro sub-county
Elevation
3,900 ft (1,200 m)

Lwamata is a town in Ssingo County, Kiboga District, in the Central Region of Uganda.

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Location

The town is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi), southeast of the town of Kiboga, the location of the district headquarters. [1] This is about 115 kilometres (71 mi) northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. [2] The geographical coordinates of Lwamata are 0°53'15.0"N, 31°49'09.0"E (Latitude:0.887494; Longitude:31.819173). [3]

Overview

Lwamata was one of the areas where the National Resistance Army guerrillas initiated their early recruitment campaigns. A war memorial was elected in the town, to commemorate the lives that were lost. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Google (10 August 2021). "Road Distance Between Lwamata, Central Region, Uganda and Kiboga, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Google (9 August 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Lwamata Uganda with Interactive Map" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Google (27 June 2016). "Location of Lwamata, Kiboga District, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Nantume, Gillian (9 June 2015). "Dwaniro: The theatre of the liberation war". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Kwiringira, Freddie (19 February 2016). "There are many unsung heroes of NRA/NRM revolution". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Kato, Joshua (10 June 2006). "Uganda: Hills That Should Be Declared Heroes". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Kwiringira, Freddie (1 February 2016). "Uganda: When All Is Lost, the Future Remains". The Independent (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com . Kampala. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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