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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
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Place in Eastern Region of Uganda, Uganda
Namutumba is a town in the Namutumba District of the Eastern Region of Uganda . It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of the district.[2]
Location [ edit ]
Namutumba is approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi ), by road, northeast of Jinja , the largest city in the Busoga sub-region .[3] This is approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi ), by road, northeast of Iganga , the nearest large town.[4] The town of Busembatya in Iganga District , about 10 kilometres (6 mi )[5] to the southwest of Namutumba, is the closest neighboring trading center and has the nearest post office. To the northeast of Namutumba is Tirinyi in Kibuku District , another small town on the main Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road . The coordinates of Namutumba are 0°50'06.0"N, 33°41'06.0"E (Latitude:0.8350; Longitude:33.6850).[6] Namutumba Town sits at an average elevation of 1,135 metres (3,724 ft ) above mean sea level .[7]
Population [ edit ]
In 2014, the national population census and household survey put the population of Namutumba Town, at 18,736. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population of the town at 22,600. The population agency calculated the average annual growth rate of Namutumba's population at 3.31 percent, between 2014 and 2020.[1]
Points of interest [ edit ]
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:[6]
1. The offices of Namutumba Town Council
2. The offices of Namutumba District Administration Headquarters
3. Namutumba Central Market
4. Namutumba Community Hospital [8]
5. The Iganga–Mbale Road also Tirinyi Road : the road passes through the middle of town, in a general southwest to northeast direction.
6. Namutumba Islamic Hospital , a 60-bed hospital under development since 2016.[9]
International relations [ edit ]
Namutumba is twinned with the town of Ross-on-Wye , England .[10]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Google (10 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Jinja, Uganda And Namutumba, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ Google (10 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Namutumba, Eastern Region, Uganda And Iganga, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ Google (10 January 2021). "Road Distance Between Namutumba, Namutumba District And Busembatya, Iganga District In Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ a b Google (10 January 2021). "Location of Namutumba, Eastern Region, UG" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ Floodmap (10 January 2021). "Elevation of Namutumba, Uganda" . Elevationmap.net. Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ Denis Olaka (25 December 2012). "Two Bank Managers Killed in Fatal Accident On Christmas Eve" . Kampala: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ Ronald Seebe (8 December 2020). "Namutumba Islamic Hospital needs UGX 400M to Start Operating" . Kampala: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 10 January 2021 .
^ "Twinning" . Ross-on-Wye Town Council . Retrieved 25 May 2022 .
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