Zombo, Uganda
Ugandan town
title: "Zombo, Uganda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley", "zombo-district", "west-nile-sub-region"] description: "Ugandan town" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombo,_Uganda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| official_name | Zombo, Uganda |
| other_name | Zombo |
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| pushpin_map | Uganda |
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| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Uganda |
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| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of Uganda.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Region |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | West Nile sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Zombo District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
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| unit_pref | Imperial |
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| population_as_of | 2020 Estimate |
| population_total | 15,000{{cite web |
| date | 13 March 2020 |
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| elevation_m | 1532 |
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Zombo, Uganda, often referred to simply as Zombo, is a town in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda.
Location
Zombo lies approximately 40 km west of Nebbi, the nearest large town. This location is approximately 69 km, by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Arua/Zombo/@2.7719837,30.6023219,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x176e6265a178c769:0xaa1e18867d91929c!2m2!1d30.907304!2d3.0303299!1m5!1m1!1s0x176fa7e52b63327d:0x653d578e0f74ee67!2m2!1d30.9087389!2d2.5134762!3e0 | title=Distance between Arua, Arua District, Uganda and Zombo, Zombo District, Uganda |access-date=30 December 2020}} The geographical coordinates of the town are: 02°30'47.0"N, 30°54'29.0"E (Latitude:2.513056; Longitude:30.908056). Zombo sits at an average elevation of 1532 m, above sea level.
Population
, the population of Zombo, Uganda was estimated at 15,000.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the headquarters of Zombo District Administration, (b) the offices of Zombo Town Council, (c) Zombo Central Market, the largest fresh-produce market in the town and (d) the Zombo Detach of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).{{cite web | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Witnesses-recount-raid-UPDF-base-Zombo-District/688334-5487870-c9w4irz/index.html | title=Witnesses recount raid on UPDF base in Zombo District | newspaper=Daily Monitor |access-date=13 March 2020 | author=Uganda Radio Network | author-link=Uganda Radio Network |date=12 March 2020 | place=Kampala}}
Attack on Zombo UPDF Detach
In the early morning of Friday, 6 March 2020, a gang of about 80 civilians, armed with machetes, spears, knives, bows and arrows, attacked the UPDF detach in Oduk Village in Zombo Municipality. Three UPDF soldiers lost their lives and their rifles (AK-47)s were stolen. A number of the attackers were also killed. In the ensuing melee, a number of grass-thatched buildings were engulfed in fire and destroyed. The surviving bandits retreated towards the nearby international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the UPDF in pursuit. Later the number of UPDF soldiers killed in the skirmishes was increased upwards to five.
References
References
- "Distance between Nebbi, Nebbi District, Uganda and Zombo, Zombo District, Uganda".
- "Location of Zombo Town, Zombo District, West Nile Sub-region, Northern Region, Uganda".
- Fallingrain.com. (13 March 2020). "Elevation of Zombo Town, Uganda". Fallingrain.com.
- The Edge Uganda. (7 March 2020). "UPDF hunts Zombo army detach raiders, kills 20". The Edge Uganda.
- Kenneth Kazibwe. (7 March 2020). "18 dead, 16 arrested as machete welding gang attacks UPDF detach". Nile Post Uganda.
- Juliet Nalwooga. (10 March 2020). "UPDF identifies the attackers on its Zombo base". [[Daily Monitor]].
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