Manafwa

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title: "Manafwa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-eastern-region,-uganda", "manafwa-district", "bugisu-sub-region"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-eastern-region-uganda" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manafwa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUganda
subdivision_type1District
subdivision_name1Manafwa District
population_as_of2020 Estimate
population_total16000
timezoneEAT
utc_offset+3
coordinates
elevation_m1196
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Manafwa is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the largest town in Manafwa District and the site of the district headquarters.{{cite web|url=http://www.geonames.org/8658355/manafwa-town-council.html |title=Manafwa Town Council Is An Urban Centre In Bubulo West, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda | date=1 May 2021 |publisher=Geonamemes.org |access-date=1 May 2021 | author=Geonames}}

Location

Manafwa is located approximately 32 km, by road, southeast of the city of Mbale, the largest metropolitan area in the sub-region. This is approximately 247 km, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{google maps |access-date=1 May 2021 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Manafwa/@0.8238067,32.0484036,7.5z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x177f51d71042aaf5:0x41d9eddfdcc235d2!2m2!1d34.2866091!2d0.9063599!3e0!5i2 | title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Manafwa, Uganda}} The coordinates of Manafwa Town are 0°55'11.0"N, 34°17'28.0"E (Latitude:0.919723; Longitude:34.291099). Manafwa Town Council sits at an average elevation of 1196 m, above mean sea level. The town is located within Mount Elgon National Park and is surrounded by tropical mountainous terrain.

Population

The national population census in 2002 put the town population at about 11,740. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 15,400. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 15,800.{{cite web| url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf | title=Estimated Population of Manafwa In 2002, 2010 & 2011 | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |date=7 July 2014 | access-date=1 May 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=2014-07-07 |format=Archived from the original on 7 July 2014}}

In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of the town at 14,200. In 2020, the population agency estimate the mid-year population of Manafwa Town Council at 16,000. Of these, 8,200 (51.2 percent were female) and 7.800 (48.8 percent) were male. UBOS calculated that the town's population grew at an average rate of 2.4 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.

Points of interest

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

  1. The offices of Manafwa Town Council

  2. Manafwa Central Market

  3. A mobile branch of PostBank Uganda

  4. Manafwa River, immediately south of town

  5. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited maintains a branch in Manafwa town.

References

References

  1. "Road Distance Between Manafwa, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda".
  2. "Location of Manafwa Town, Manafwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda".
  3. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "The population development of Manafwa as well as related information and services". Citypopulation.de.
  4. "Location of Stanbic Bank, Manafwa, Eastern Region, Uganda".

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