Amolatar
Ugandan town
title: "Amolatar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["amolatar-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/Amolatar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Ugandan town ::
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| official_name | Amolatar |
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| pushpin_map | Uganda |
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| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Uganda |
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| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg |
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| subdivision_name1 | Northern Region |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Lango sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Amolatar District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
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| unit_pref | Imperial |
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| population_as_of | 2020 Estimate |
| population_total | 12900 |
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| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 1044 |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Amolatar_Uganda_Tribes_Monument_(Uganda_Geographical_Centre)-5.jpg" caption="Amolatar Uganda Tribe Monument"] ::
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Amolatar is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Amolatar District. The district is named after the town.
Location
Amolatar is located in Kioga County, approximately 115 km, by road, south of the city of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Amolatar/Lira/@2.0113314,32.6480812,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177a312f4d94ff17:0x39c83039bf757407!2m2!1d32.8183226!2d1.6329923!1m5!1m1!1s0x1770b09fcc01830f:0xddfcd30f83eb2797!2m2!1d32.8874067!2d2.2580829!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Amolatar, Uganda And Lira, Uganda With Map |access-date=24 July 2021}} This location lies 391 km, by road, north of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.{{cite web| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Amolatar/Kampala/@1.1759006,31.8612284,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177a312f4d94ff17:0x39c83039bf757407!2m2!1d32.8183226!2d1.6329923!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Amolatar, Uganda With Interactive Map |access-date=24 July 2021}} The coordinates of the town are:01 38 06N, 32 49 30E (Latitude:1.6350; Longitude:32.8250).
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at about 11,420. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 14,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Amolatar at 14,800.
In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of the town at 11,400. In 2020, the population agency estimated the population of Amolatar Town Council at 12,900 inhabitants; of whom 6,400 (49.6 percent) were females and 6,500 (50.4 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of the town, increased at an average rate of 2.6 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/northern/admin/amolatar/SC0194__amolatar/ |title=The population development of Amolatar as well as related information and services |date=14 June 2020 |work=Citypopulation.de |access-date=24 July 2021 | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |format=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics}}
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town: (a) the headquarters of Amolatar District Administration (b) the offices of Amolatar Town Council (c) the Amolatar Monument which marks the geographic centre of Uganda and (d) Amolatar Health Centre IV, administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health.
References
References
- Mindat. (24 July 2021). "Amolatar Town Council, Kioga County, Amolatar District, Northern Region, Uganda". Mindat.org.
- "Location of Amolatar Town Council, Amolatar District, Uganda".
- Uganda Bureau o Statistics. (2012). "Estimated Population of Amolatar In 2002, 2010 And 2011". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
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