Nwoya
title: "Nwoya" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["nwoya-district", "populated-places-in-northern-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nwoya" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Nwoya |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | |
| dot_x | |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Uganda |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Acholi sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Nwoya District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2021 Estimate |
| population_total | 4295 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 990 |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
|official_name = Nwoya
|other_name =
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|imagesize =
|image_caption =
|image_flag =
|flag_size =
|image_seal =
|seal_size =
|image_shield =
|shield_size =
|image_blank_emblem =
|blank_emblem_type =
|blank_emblem_size =
|image_map =
|mapsize =
|map_caption =
|image_map1 =
|mapsize1 =
|map_caption1 =
|image_dot_map =
|dot_mapsize =
|dot_map_caption =
|dot_x = |dot_y =
|pushpin_map = Uganda
|pushpin_label_position =bottom
|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Uganda
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg|25px]] Uganda
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Northern Region of Uganda
|subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
|subdivision_name2 = Acholi sub-region
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Nwoya District
|subdivision_type4 =
|subdivision_name4 =
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name =
|leader_title1 =
|leader_name1 =
|leader_title2 =
|leader_name2 =
|leader_title3 =
|leader_name3 =
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|established_title2 =
|established_date2 =
|established_title3 =
|established_date3 =
|area_magnitude =
|unit_pref =Imperial
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 =
|area_land_km2 =
|area_water_km2 =
|area_total_sq_mi =
|area_land_sq_mi =
|area_water_sq_mi =
|area_water_percent =
|area_urban_km2 =
|area_urban_sq_mi =
|area_metro_km2 =
|area_metro_sq_mi =
|area_blank1_title =
|area_blank1_km2 =
|area_blank1_sq_mi =
|population_as_of =2021 Estimate
|population_footnotes =
|population_note =
|population_total = 4295
|population_density_km2 =
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_metro =
|population_density_metro_km2 =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban =
|population_density_urban_km2 =
|population_density_urban_sq_mi =
|population_blank1_title =Ethnicities
|population_blank1 =
|population_blank2_title =Religions
|population_blank2 =
|population_density_blank1_km2 =
|population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
|timezone =
|utc_offset =
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates =
|elevation_footnotes = tags--
|elevation_m = 990
|elevation_ft =
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|blank_name =
|blank_info =
|blank1_name =
|blank1_info =
|website =
|footnotes =
Nwoya is a town in Nwoya District in the Acholi sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of the district. Nwoya Town Council is classified as a municipality.
Location
Nwoya is on the main Gulu-Arua road, approximately 44 km southwest of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Gulu/Nwoya/@2.6521342,32.1334023,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771b55030cc0a0f:0xe9fe788c1410054f!2m2!1d32.0027577!2d2.6350854!3e0 |title=Road Distance between Gulu, Uganda and Nwoya, Uganda |access-date=4 September 2021}} This is approximately 330 km, by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
The coordinates of the town are 2°38'06.0"N, 32°00'00.0"E (Latitude:2.6350; Longitude:32.0000). Nwoya Town lies at an average elevation of 990 m above sea level.
Population
As of September 2021, the population, within a 7 km radius of the town centre of Nwoya Municipality is estimated at 4,295.{{cite web| work=Fallingrain.com |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UG/H2/Nwoya.html |date=5 September 2021 |title=Approximate population for 7 kilometers radius from this Nwoya, Uganda |author=Falling Rain | access-date=5 September 2021}}
Overview
Several points of interest lie within or close to the town limits, including the following: (a) the headquarters of Nwoya District Administration (b) the offices of Nwoya Town Council (c) Nwoya central market, the source of daily fresh produce and (d) the Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road, arriving into town from Gulu in a north-south direction and leaves towards Olwiyo in a northeast-southwest direction.{{cite web| url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1334787/nwoya-town |title=Nwoya Town Down But Not Out Yet |work=New Vision | date=20 November 2013 |access-date=5 September 2021 | author=Vision Reporter |place=Kampala, Uganda}}
Challenges
Nwoya Town faces many challenges, including: (1) inadequate garbage collection and disposal (2) insufficient of public toilets downtown (3) inability to restrict roaming of domestic cows, goats, sheep, chicken and ducks (4) inadequate water supply (5) lack of public street lighting (6) inadequate security at night (7) lack of public municipal drainage (8) poor road network and (9) noise pollution.
References
References
- Places In The World. (5 September 2021). "Nwoya Town Council, Uganda: Facts and figures on Nwoya Town Council at a glance". Places-in-the-world.com.
- {{google maps. link. "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda and Nwoya, Nwoya District, Northern Region, Uganda"
- "Location of Nwoya".
- Flood Map. (2019). "Elevation of Nwoya, Uganda". Floodmap.net.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::