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Agago

Coordinates: 02°59′05″N 33°19′50″E / 2.98472°N 33.33056°E / 2.98472; 33.33056
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Agago
Agago is located in Uganda
Agago
Agago
Map of Uganda showing the location of Agago.
Coordinates: 02°59′05″N 33°19′50″E / 2.98472°N 33.33056°E / 2.98472; 33.33056
Country Uganda
RegionNorthern Region
Sub-regionAcholi sub-region
DistrictAgago District
Elevation
1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Agago is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the chief political, administrative, and commercial center of the Agago District.

Location

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Agago lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Kitgum, the nearest large town[1] and 137 kilometres (85 mi) east of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.[2] The geographic coordinates of the town are 2°59'05.0"N, 33°19'50.0"E (Latitude:2.9847; Longitude:33.3306).[3]

Population

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In 2015, the projected population of the town was 6,100. In 2020, the mid-year population was projected at 6,700. It was calculated that the population of Agago Municipality grew at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20156,100—    
20206,700+9.8%
source:[4]

Points of interest

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The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:[3] (a) the offices of Agago Town Council (b) Agago central market and (c) the Kalongo-Patongo road, passing to the immediate east of town in a north–south direction.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Road Distance Between Agago, Uganda And Kitgum, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Road Distance Between Agago, Uganda And Gulu, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Location of Agago, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Citypopulation.de (14 June 2020). "The population development of Agago Town as well as related information and services" (Cityppulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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02°59′05″N 33°19′50″E / 2.98472°N 33.33056°E / 2.98472; 33.33056