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Place in Northern Region, Uganda
Moroto is a town in Moroto District in the Northern Region of Uganda . The town serves as the location of the district headquarters.[2]
Location
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Moroto is approximately 316 kilometres (196 mi ) east of Gulu , the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda.[3] mi ), by road, northeast of Mbale , the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[4]
Moroto is located approximately 528 kilometres (328 mi ), by road, northeast of Kampala , the capital and largest city of Uganda.[5] [6] ft ) above mean sea level .[7]
Population
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The 2002 national census estimated the population of Moroto at 7,380. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 11,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 12,300.[8]
In 2014, the national population census put the population of Moroto at 14,196. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 16,300 people. The population agency calculated that the population of Moroto Town grew at an average annual rate of 2.39 percent between 2014 and 2020.[1]
Historical population Year 2002 7,380 — 2010 11,600 +57.2% 2011 12,300 +6.0% 2014 14,196 +15.4% 2020 16,300 +14.8% source:[1] [8]
Transport
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From the Moroto bus station, there are direct bus services to Kampala , Soroti , Mbale , Nakapiripirit , and other places in Uganda. The main road to Moroto is the Soroti-Moroto Road , which, as of January 2020, is fully paved. The Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road is fully paved as well.[9] Moroto Airport , a public airport located about 8 kilometres (5 mi ) west of downtown.[10]
Moroto Post Office, with Mount Moroto in the background
Points of interest
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The additional points of interest lie within the town limits or near the edges of town: (1 ) the offices of Moroto Town Council (2 ) Mount Moroto , rising to an elevation of 3,083 metres (10,115 ft ) about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi ) east of town (3 ) Moroto central market (4 ) a branch of the National Social Security Fund (5 ) Moroto Regional Referral Hospital , a 200-bed regional referral hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health (6 ) a branch of Centenary Bank and (7 ) a branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited . (8 ) the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Moroto , headed by Bishop Damiano Giulio Guzzetti .[11]
See also
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References
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^ Google (28 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Gulu, Uganda And Moroto, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Google (28 January 2021). "Map Showing Mbale, Uganda And Moroto, Uganda With Route Marker" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Google (28 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Moroto, Uganda With Interactive Map" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Google (28 January 2021). "Location of Moroto Town, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (28 January 2021). "Profile of Moroto, Uganda" . Chicago, Illinois, United States: Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
^ a b Uganda Bureau of Statistics (June 2011). "Projected Population of Moroto Town In 2002, 2010 And 2011" (PDF) . Uganda Bureau of Statistics the original (Archived from the original on 7 July 2014) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2022 .
^ Daily Monitor (17 January 2020). "New Moroto-Soroti road boosts trade" . Daily Monitor . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Google (28 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Moroto, Uganda And Moroto Airport, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Steven Ariong and Esther Oluka (27 May 2014). "Moroto Diocese gets new bishop" . Daily Monitor . Retrieved 21 July 2015 .
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