Yumbe

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Yumbe
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Yumbe
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 03°27′54″N31°14′45″E / 3.46500°N 31.24583°E / 3.46500; 31.24583
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Northern Region of Uganda
Sub-region West Nile sub-region
District Yumbe District
Elevation
2,966 ft (904 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimate)
 • Total47,600

Yumbe is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the district headquarters of Yumbe District. [1]

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Location

Yumbe is approximately 91 kilometres (57 mi), by road, northeast of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region. [2] Yumbe is approximately 223 kilometres (139 mi), by road, northwest of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. [3] The coordinates of the town are 3°27'54.0"N, 31°14'42.0"E (Latitude:3.465000; Longitude:31.245000) [4] Yumbe Town Council sits at an average elevation of 904 metres (2,966 ft) above mean sea level. [5]

Population

The2002 national census enumerated the population of Yumbe Town Council at 15,401. The 2014 national census and household survey put the population of the town at 34,806 inhabitants. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population of Yumbe Town at 47,400. UBOS calculated that the population of Yumbe Town Council increased at an average annual rate of 5.5 percent, between 2014 and 2020. [6]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200215,401—    
201434,806+126.0%
202047,400+36.2%
source: [6]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town or near the town limits: [4] (a) the offices of Yumbe Town Council (b) the headquarters of Yumbe District Administration and (c) Yumbe Central Market, the source of daily fresh produce. [4]

Yumbe General Hospital, a 100-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health, was upgraded to a referral hospital in January 2021, following renovations. [7]

The Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo Road passes through Yumbe Town, in a general southwest to northeast direction. In 2020, the International Development Association (IDA), a member of the World Bank Group provided a grant of US$130.8 million to upgrade this road to class II bitumen surface, with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Uganda Media Centre (10 January 2021). "President commissions Yumbe fruit factory, Referral Hospital". Mediacentre.go.ug. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Google (1 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Arua, Uganda And Yumbe, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Google (1 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Gulu, Uganda And Gulu, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Google (19 July 2015). "Location of Yumbe, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Flood Map (3 September 2021). "Elevation of Yumbe, Uganda". Floodmap.net. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 Uganda Bureau of Statistics (14 June 2020). "The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Robert Elema (7 July 2021). "Yumbe hospital operating without funding". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ↑ World Bank (10 September 2020). "World Bank Provides $130.8 Million to Upgrade Road Infrastructure in Areas Hosting Refugees in Uganda's West Nile sub-region". ReliefWeb . Washington, DC. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

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