Alebtong
Ugandan town
title: "Alebtong" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["alebtong-district", "populated-places-in-northern-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley", "lango-sub-region"] description: "Ugandan town" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alebtong" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Ugandan town ::
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| official_name | Alebtong |
| other_name | Alebtongo |
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| pushpin_map | Uganda |
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| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Lango Sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Alebtong District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
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| population_as_of | 2020 Estimate |
| population_total | 7900 |
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| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 1086 |
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Alebtong is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Alebtong District. The district is named after the town.
Location
Alebtong lies on the main road between the city of Lira, in Lira District to the west, and the town of Omoro, in Alebtong District to the east. This town is approximately 51 km, by road, east of Lira, the largest city in the Lango sub-region. Alebtong is about 151 km southeast of Gulu, the largest city in Uganda's Northern Region.
Alebtong is located about 388 km by road northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Alebtong/Kampala/@-1.8516402,-53.9047888,2z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177748c6347e45ef:0x4a479b318f1090e8!2m2!1d33.3142397!2d2.2497515!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Alebtong, Uganda And Kampala, Uganda With Interactive Map |access-date=24 July 2021}} The geographical coordinates of Alebtong Town Council are: 2°15'00.0"N, 33°18'54.0"E (Latitude:2.2500; Longitude:33.3150).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alebtong/@2.2489545,33.3072634,1504m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x177748c6347e45ef:0x4a479b318f1090e8!8m2!3d2.2497515!4d33.3142397 |title=Location of Alebtong Town Council, Alebtong District, Uganda |access-date=24 July 2021}}
Population
In 2013, it was estimated that within a radius of 7 km from the center of the town, the total population is approximately 15,100.{{cite web| url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UG/47/Alebtong.html | title=Estimated Population of Alebtong Town In 2013 |date=2 June 2014 |access-date=24 July 2021 |work=Fallingrain.com | author=Falling Rain}}
In 2015, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 6,900. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Alebtong Town Council at 7,900 inhabitants; of whom 4,000 (50.6 percent) were females and 3,900 (49.4 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that between 2015 and 2020, the population of Alebtong Town Council increased at an average rate of 2.7 percent annually.{{cite web| url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/northern/admin/alebtong/SC0217__alebtong/ |title=The population development of Alebtong Town Council as well as related information and services |work=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |date=14 June 2020 | access-date=24 July 2021}}
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town: (a) the offices of Alebtong Town Council (b) the headquarters of Alebtong District Administration (c) Alebtong Central Market, the source of daily fresh produce (d) Alebtong Health Center IV, a public health unit administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health and (e) Lira-Omoro Road, passing through Alebtong in a northwest to southeast direction.
References
References
- Mindat. (24 July 2021). "Alebtong Town Council, Moroto County, Alebtong District, Northern Region, Uganda". Mindat.org.
- "Road Distance Between Lira, Uganda And Alebtong, Uganda".
- "Road Distance Between Gulu, Uganda And Alebtong, Uganda With Map".
- "Map Showing Lira-Omoro Road Going Through Alebtong Town Council".
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