Dokolo

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title: "Dokolo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-northern-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley", "dokolo-district", "lango-sub-region"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dokolo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Dokolo is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Dokolo District.

Location

Dokolo is located approximately 60 km, by road, southeast of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dokolo/Lira/@2.08692,32.8836792,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779f0b575740f33:0xfb6ffa1b42984e62!2m2!1d33.171699!2d1.9130964!1m5!1m1!1s0x1770b09fcc01830f:0xddfcd30f83eb2797!2m2!1d32.8874067!2d2.2580829!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Dokolo, Uganda And Lira, Uganda | access-date=28 December 2020}} This is approximately 334 km, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Dokolo/Kampala/@1.1380141,33.3608622,8z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779f0b575740f33:0xfb6ffa1b42984e62!2m2!1d33.171699!2d1.9130964!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0 | title=Road Distance From Dokolo, Uganda To Kampala, Uganda | access-date=28 December 2020}} Dokolo lies on the main highway, A-104, between Lira and Soroti. The coordinates of the town are 1°55'07.0"N, 33°10'12.0"E (Latitude:1.9186; Longitude:33.1700).

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at 13,200. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 17,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 18,100. The 2014 national census put the population at 19,810.

In 2015 the population of the town was projected at 20,500. In 2020, the mid-year population of Dokolo Town Council was projected at 23,700. It was calculated that the town's population grew at an average annual rate of 2.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

Points of interest

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/A_Grass_Thatched_House_in_Agwata,_Dokolo_District.jpg" caption="A grass thatched house in Agwata, Dokolo district"] ::

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:

  • the offices of Dokolo Town Council
  • Dokolo central market
  • Dokolo Health Centre IV
  • a branch of DFCU Bank
  • Lango Broadcasting Service
  • Dokolo FM Radio Station

The Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road passes through town in a general southeast to northwest direction.

Notable people

References

References

  1. Opio, Stephine. (23 November 2018). "'130-yr-old' Dokolo woman finally registers for SAGE". [[New Vision]].
  2. "Location of Dokolo Town Council, Uganda".
  3. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (June 2011). "Estimated Population of Dokolo Town Council In 2002, 2010 And 2011". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
  4. (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de.
  5. (14 June 2020). "The population development of Dokolo Town Council as well as related information and services".
  6. (December 1978). "Biografski dodaci". Republika: Časopis za kulturu i društvena pitanja (Izbor iz novije afričke književnosti).

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