Kaabong
Ugandan town
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::summary Ugandan town ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Kaabong |
| image_skyline | Kaabong Town.jpg |
| image_caption | Kaabong |
| mapsize | 150px |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| pushpin_map_caption | Map of Uganda showing the location of Kaabong. |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Uganda |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Karamoja sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Kaabong District |
| elevation_m | 1520 |
| population_total | 13400 |
| population_as_of | 2020 Estimate |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| :: |
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Kaabong is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center of the eponymous Kaabong District, and the district headquarters are located in the town.{{cite web| url=https://www.independent.co.ug/covid-19-kaabong-police-pours-local-brew/ |title=COVID-19: Kaabong Police pours local brew | newspaper=The Independent (Uganda) |date=23 March 2020 | author=Uganda Radio Network |access-date=20 June 2021 | location=Kampala}}
Location
Kaabong is located approximately 186 km, by road, northwest of Moroto, the largest city in the Karamoja sub-region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kaabong/Moroto/@3.0056098,33.8280071,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1775a2b704ecacc3:0xc8f0f4c78e834bb6!2m2!1d34.1337219!2d3.5124436!1m5!1m1!1s0x179d78472f061321:0x5eeb7a7b1c21a0ba!2m2!1d34.6579985!2d2.5282234!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Kaabong, Uganda And Moroto, Uganda | access-date=20 June 2021}} This is approximately 542 km, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kaabong/Kampala/@0.6238071,33.3940008,7.5z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x1775a2b704ecacc3:0xc8f0f4c78e834bb6!2m2!1d34.1337219!2d3.5124436!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!3e0!5i1 | title=Road Distance Between Kaabong, Uganda And Kampala, Uganda, With Interactive Map |access-date=20 June 2021}}
The geographical coordinates of the town are 3°31'12.0"N, 34°07'12.0"E (Latitude:3.5200; Longitude:34.1200).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B031'12.0%22N+34%C2%B007'12.0%22E/@3.5307391,34.1116749,3572m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d3.52!4d34.12 |title=Location of Kaabong Town Council, Karamoja Sub-Region, Northern Region, Uganda | access-date=20 June 2021}}
History
Kaabong has been a significant trading center since at least 1900. During the early colonial period the town was as Tshudi Tshudi and served as the hub for the trade of ivory from elephants poached around Karamoja in exchange for guns imported from Ethiopia.
Population
The national census in 2002 estimated the population of Kaabong at 13,100. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 22,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 23,900.{{cite web| url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |date=2012 |title=Estimated Population of Kaabong In 2002, 2010 And 2011 | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 June 2021 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |location=Kampala |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707231502/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2014 | format=Archived from the original on 7 July 2014}}
In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of the town at 11,800. In 2020, the statistics agency estimates the mid-year population of Kaabong Town Council at 13,400 inhabitants. Of these, 6,900 (51.5 percent) were females and 6,500 (48.5 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of Kaabong Town expanded at an average rate of 2.6 percent every year between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the offices of Kaabong Town Council (b) Kaabong Central Market (c) the headquarters of Kaabong District Administration.
Also located here is Kaabong Parish Catholic Church, a place of worship affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido. Simon Lokodo was the parish priest here before he was elected to parliament to represent Dodoth County in this district, in 2006.
Kaabong General Hospital, a 100-bed hospital under the supervision of the Uganda Ministry of Health, is also located here, off the Kotido-Kaabong Road. Adjacent to the public hospital, is a branch of Stanbic Bank Uganda.
References
References
- Barber, James. (1968). "Imperial Frontier: A Study of Relations Between the British and the Pastoral Tribes of North East Uganda". East African Publishing House.
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "The population development of Kaabong as well as related information and services". Citypopulation.de.
- Parliament of Uganda. (31 March 2014). "Fr. Lokodo Simon: Member of Parliament for Dodoth County West, Kaabong District". [[Parliament of Uganda]].
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