Atiak
title: "Atiak" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["amuru-district", "populated-places-in-northern-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atiak" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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|---|---|
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| motto | |
| imagesize | Atiak Sugar Factory.jpg |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Uganda |
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| subdivision_name | Uganda |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Acholi sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Amuru |
| subdivision_type4 | County |
| subdivision_name4 | Kilak |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
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| unit_pref | Imperial |
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| population_as_of | 2014 Census |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 850 |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
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Atiak is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the primary trade route between Uganda and South Sudan.
Location
Atiak is in Kilak County the Amuru District. It is approximately 71 km, by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region. Atiak is approximately 35 km south of the South Sudanese town of Nimule at the international border with Uganda. This is approximately 407 km, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 3°15'33.0"N, 32°07'23.0"E (Latitude:3.259167; Longitude:32.123056).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.co.ug/maps/place/3%C2%B015'33.0%22N+32%C2%B007'23.0%22E/@3.2590372,32.122793,16.72z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Atiak at Google Maps | accessdate=23 July 2015}}
History
Atiak was the site of the 20 April 1995 Atiak massacre in which the Lord's Resistance Army executed an estimated 300 civilian men and abducted juveniles.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders:
- offices of Atiak Town Council
- Atiak central market
- Gulu–Nimule Road, passing through the center of town in a general north/south direction.{{cite web |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/630948-Museveni-launches-Gulu-Juba-road-works--to-cost-sh89b.html |title=Museveni Launches Gulu-Juba Road Works, to Cost USh89 Billion |accessdate=23 July 2015 |date=10 May 2012 |last=Vision Reporter |newspaper=New Vision |location=Kampala |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707142027/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/630948-Museveni-launches-Gulu-Juba-road-works--to-cost-sh89b.html |archivedate=7 July 2014
- Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road joins the Gulu–Nimule Road in the middle of town.
- Atyak Chiefdom Headquarters (Ker Kwaro Atyak)
- Tamarind Tree planted by Rwot Olya (1885 to 1923)
References
References
- GFC. (23 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Atiak And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC).
- UNRA. "Atiak-Nimule Road (35Km): Funded By JICA And Government of Uganda". [[Uganda National Roads Authority]] (UNRA).
- GFC. (23 July 2015). "Road Distance Between Kampala And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC).
- LIGI-UBC. (4 April 2007). "The Justice And Reconciliation Project: Field Notes - Remembering The Atiak Massacre of April 20th 1995". Liu Institute for Global Issues at University of British Columbia (LIGI-UBC).
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