Lwamata | |
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Coordinates: 00°53′15″N31°49′09″E / 0.88750°N 31.81917°E Coordinates: 00°53′15″N31°49′09″E / 0.88750°N 31.81917°E | |
Country | 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.
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]
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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