Pabbo
Pabbo | |
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  Pabbo Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 03°00′00″N 32°08′42″E / 3.00000°N 32.14500°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Northern Region of Uganda |
| Sub-region | Acholi sub-region |
| Districts of Uganda | Amuru District |
| Elevation | 3,150 ft (960 m) |
Pabbo, sometimes spelled as Pabo,[citation needed] is a municipality in Amuru District of the Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
[edit]Pabbo is on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the main highway (A-104) between Gulu and the border with Southern Sudan at Nimule. Pabbo is approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi), by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.[1] Its location is approximately 375 kilometres (233 mi), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of the town are 03 00 00N, 32 08 42E (Latitude:3.0000; Longitude:32.1450).[3]
Overview
[edit]During the Lord's Resistance Army war (1986 - 2006), Pabbo was the site of one of the largest camps for internally displaced people, swelling to over 67,000 in 2005.[4] Since the cessation of hostilities in 2006, some of those people have returned to their villages, with the camp's population falling to about 42,000 by 2007.[5][6][7]
Points of interest
[edit]The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its edges:
- offices of Pabbo Town Council
- Pabbo central market
- Gulu-Nimule Road, passing through town in a north/south direction.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ GFC. "Road Distance Between Pabbo And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ GFC. "Road Distance Between Pabbo And Kampala With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Location of Pabbo At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ UNICEF (15 June 2005). "Study Highlights Rape In Northern Uganda's Largest IDP Camp". United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Jaramogi, Patrick (19 April 2006). "10,000 Leave Pabbo Camp". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Klein, Alice (24 January 2012). "Northern Uganda's Displaced People Are Left To Fend For Themselves". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Oringa, George (July 2007). "Uganda diaries: George Oringa This is part of a special IRIN series George Oringa". The New Humanitarian.
- ^ Jeff Lule, and Cecilia Okoth (28 March 2010). "Japan And World Bank Will Finance Upgrade of Gulu-Nimule Road". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
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