Soroti

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Ugandan town

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::summary Ugandan town ::

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History

In the late Uganda–Tanzania War, Soroti suffered from lootings as well as mass killings committed by fleeing Uganda Army troops. When the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) and the Tanzania People's Defence Force's 7th Battalion captured the town as part of the Eastern Uganda campaign of 1979, they found it plundered and discovered the corpses of about 50 civilians. The local Radio Uganda station was left mostly undamaged, however, and was quickly broadcasting again.

In the last phase of the Ugandan Bush War in early 1986, the area around Soroti became the site of heavy fighting. Rebelling UNLA troops and Karamojong militias ambushed retreating loyalist UNLA forces in the area, and later blocked the Awoja Bridge near Soroti. On 12 February 1986, Soroti itself was captured by the National Resistance Army (NRA) as part of its efforts to conquer northern Uganda.

Geography

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Soroti City is surrounded by Soroti District, of the Teso sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, lying north of Lake Kyoga. Soroti is approximately 103 km, by road, northwest of the city of Mbale, the largest urban centre in Uganda's Eastern Region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbale/Soroti/@1.2065854,34.0268429,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1778b6126bdea17b:0xb84df43e61b7b568!2m2!1d34.1810057!2d1.0784436!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779b9ffc3d63557:0x7923a22894bc2ef9!2m2!1d33.6063855!2d1.7131812!3e0 | title=Road Distance Between Mbale And Soroti |access-date=19 July 2020}} Soroti lies on the Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road or Lira-Mbale route, approximately 326 km, by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Soroti are 1°42'54.0"N, 33°36'40.0"E (Latitude:1.715000; Longitude:33.611111). Soroti lies at an average elevation of 1130 m above mean sea level.

Climate

| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Soroti (1961–1990) | Jan high C = 32.0 | Feb high C = 32.0 | Mar high C = 31.2 | Apr high C = 29.7 | May high C = 29.4 | Jun high C = 28.9 | Jul high C = 28.4 | Aug high C = 28.6 | Sep high C = 29.8 | Oct high C = 29.8 | Nov high C = 29.6 | Dec high C = 30.7 | Jan low C = 17.8 | Feb low C = 18.6 | Mar low C = 18.9 | Apr low C = 18.7 | May low C = 18.3 | Jun low C = 18.1 | Jul low C = 17.9 | Aug low C = 17.7 | Sep low C = 17.7 | Oct low C = 17.8 | Nov low C = 17.9 | Dec low C = 17.8 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 68.4 | Feb rain mm = 63.0 | Mar rain mm = 131.5 | Apr rain mm = 169.3 | May rain mm = 117.5 | Jun rain mm = 69.2 | Jul rain mm = 63.1 | Aug rain mm = 95.7 | Sep rain mm = 108.4 | Oct rain mm = 138.0 | Nov rain mm = 148.7 | Dec rain mm = 91.5 | source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web |url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1504 |title = World Weather Information Service |publisher = World Meteorological Organization |access-date = 18 August 2024}}

Population

The 1969 national population census enumerated the population of Soroti at 12,398. In 1980, the population had increased to 15,048. During the 1991 national census, Soroti's population was 40,970. In August 2014, the national population census put Soroti's population at 49,685. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population of Soroti in 2020, at 60,900. The table below illustrates the data in tabular format.

Education

Soroti hosts the main campus of Soroti University, a public institution of higher education, located in the suburb of Arapai. Soroti is also home to secondary campuses of Kumi University,{{cite web|date=19 July 2020 |url=https://www.schoolnetuganda.com/university/kumi-university-kumu/ |title=Campuses of Kumi University | publisher=Schoolnet Uganda |author=Schoolnet Uganda | access-date=19 July 2020 |location=Kampala}} and Kyambogo University. Soroti Secondary School is one of the biggest day school in Teso.

Transport

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Soroti is connected to Mbale and Lira via the tarmacked Tororo–Mbale–Soroti Road and Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road. The recently completed Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road connects the town to Moroto, in extreme northeastern Uganda.{{cite web |date=18 December 2019 |title=Joy As Government Completes Soroti–Moroto Highway |access-date=19 July 2020 |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Joy-govt-completes-Soroti-Moroto-highway/688334-5390154-888guo/index.html |newspaper = Daily Monitor |author=Steven Ariong | location=Kampala}} The Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road, remains gravel surfaced, as of July 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1003180/floods-hit-eastern-uganda |title=Floods Hit Eastern Uganda |date=6 November 2011 |newspaper=New Vision |author=Daniel Edyegu | access-date=19 July 2020 |location=Kampala}}

Soroti is also served by Soroti Airport, lying approximately 3.5 km, by road, northeast of the central business district of the town.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Soroti/Soroti+Airport,+Soroti/@1.7193333,33.6104016,15z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779b9ffc3d63557:0x7923a22894bc2ef9!2m2!1d33.6063855!2d1.7131812!1m5!1m1!1s0x1779b7572ecf9d9f:0xfbcf234dd778ca1!2m2!1d33.6227021!2d1.7274345!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Soroti Downtown And Soroti Airport |access-date=19 July 2020}}

Points of interest

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The following points of interest are located in Soroti or near the town limits: 1. The headquarters of Soroti District Administration 2. The offices of Soroti Town Council 3. A branch of the National Social Security Fund 4. Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, a 275-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health 5. The main campus of Soroti University, a public institution of higher education 6. Teso College Aloet, an all-boys boarding secondary school 7. Lwala Soroti Hospital, a 135-bed, non-governmental hospital, administered by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau 8. Soroti Solar Power Station, a privately owned solar power plant with generation capacity of 10 megawatts 9. Soroti Rock, a volcanic rock formation. 10. Soroti central market 11. The headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti and 12. Tororo-Lira-Kamdini Highway, which passes through the center of town in a north-west/south-east direction.

Soroti is also home to Soroti Fruit Processing Factory, a joint venture between Uganda Development Corporation and Teso Tropical Fruit Growers Cooperative Union, built with assistance from Korea International Cooperation Agency and was opened in April 2019.{{cite web|date=12 April 2019 | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1498395/soroti-fruit-factory-employs-hundreds |title=New Soroti fruit factory employs hundreds |newspaper=New Vision |author=Godfrey Ojore | access-date=19 July 2020 |location=Kampala}}

Notes

References

Works cited

References

  1. Nile Post. (11 August 2020). "Speaker Opens Soroti City". Nile Post Uganda.
  2. Daily Monitor. (31 July 2020). "Hoima, Soroti now cities as MPs rise to 531".
  3. (10 May 1979). "Anti-Amin troops find mass graves in Uganda". Daily Kent Stater.
  4. (25 January 2014). "Jacket almost cost me life as UNLA soldiers fled Tororo".
  5. Charles Mitchell. (27 January 1986). "Tribal frictions surface in defeated Uganda army". UPI.
  6. (13 February 1986). "Deposed head of state Gen. Tito Okello said he...". [[United Press International]].
  7. "Road Distance Between Kampala And Soroti".
  8. "Location of Soroti City, Uganda".
  9. Flood Map. (19 July 2020). "Elevation of Soroti". Floodmap.net.
  10. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de.
  11. Simon Naulele. (26 March 2019). "Soroti University to open in August". [[Daily Monitor]].
  12. Apollo Mubiru. (24 September 2019). "Kyambogo Opens Regional Learning Centers". [[New Vision]].
  13. Joseph Elunya. (12 July 2006). "Soroti Secondary School Teachers on Strike". [[Uganda Radio Network]].
  14. George Muron. (2 June 2020). "Tororo-Kamdini Roadworks Delayed Over Contractor Woes". [[Daily Monitor]].

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