Nakapiripirit is a town in the Nakapiripirit District of the Northern RegionofUganda. It is the seat of the district headquarters.[2] As an administrative unit of the district, it is one of the eight sub-counties in the district.[3]
Nakapiripirit is located in Nakapiripirit District, approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi), by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city.[4] This is approximately 94 kilometres (58 mi), by road, south of Moroto Town, the largest urban center in the Karamoja sub-region.[5] Nakapiripirit lies 353 kilometres (219 mi) northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[6] The coordinates of Nakapiripirit Town are 01°51'08.0"N 34°43'17.0"E (Latitude:1.852222; Longitude:34.721389).[7] Nakapiripirit town sits at an average elevation of 1,450 metres (4,757 ft) above mean sea level.[8]
The 2002 national population census estimated the population of the town at 1,640. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population at 2,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 2,800.[9] The 2014 population census enumerated the population of the town at 3,727 people.[1]
The following additional points of interest lie in Nakapiripirit or near its borders: (a) offices of Nakapiripirit Town Council (b) Nakapiripirit central market (c) Moroto–Nakapiripirit Road,[10] passes through the middle of town, where it links up with Muyembe–Nakapiripirit Road.[11]
Hill View Resort, located in town and overlooking Mount Kadam, offers accommodation, meals and entertainment.[2] Mount Kadam itself is about 25 kilometres (16 mi), as the crow flies, southwest of Nakapiripirit Town, with an estimated driving distance of about 30 kilometres (19 mi).[12]
Uganda
