Elegu is a town in the Northern Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south ...

. It sits across the international border from the town of

Nimule Nimule is a city in the southern part of South Sudan in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and largest city in the country. The town also lies approximately , by road, ...

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

Location

The town is in

Amuru District Amuru District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Amuru, Uganda, Amuru, where the district headquarters are located. Location Amuru Dist ...

Acholi sub-region The Acholi people (also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, ...

, at the international border with

, approximately , by road, north of

Gulu Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The distance from Gulu to Kampala, Uganda's capital and larg ...

, the largest city in the sub-region. Elegu is about , north of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and ...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 3°33'59.0"N, 32°04'14.0"E (Latitude:3.566389; Longitude:32.070556) Elegu is located at an average elevation of , above sea level.

Overview

Elegu was established in 2012. It sits across the Uganda-South Sudan border from the much larger city of

. Before 2012, the customs and immigration functions on the Ugandan side were done in

Bibia Bibia is a municipality in the Amuru District of the Northern Region of Uganda. Location Bibia is in the Acholi sub-region of the Northern Region. It is approximately , by road, north of Atiak, the nearest town in the district. Bibia is approxim ...

, , to the south, along the

Gulu–Nimule Road Gulu–Nimule Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Gulu in Gulu District and the town of Nimule in Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan, just north of the international border between the two countries. The ...

. The border crossing was converted to a "One Stop Border Post", between 2015 and 2018. Construction was initially budgeted to cost US$7.1 million. As November 2018, the border crossing was handling Ugandan exports valued at UShs225.2 billion (US$61 million) annually. South Sudan exports to Uganda at the same time were valued at USh1.2 billion (US$330,000) annually.

Population

In 2012, the population of Elegu was estimated at 5,000 people.

Points of interest

* offices of Elegu Town Council * Elegu central market * offices of the

Uganda Revenue Authority The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda. Operating under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, ...

, inside the OSBP * offices of the Uganda Immigration Department *

Nimule National Park The Nimule National Park is a national park in South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, ...

, to the east and north of the town.

One stop border post

Using US$5 million funding sourced from ''Trademark East Africa'', the border crossing on the South Sudan side was under improvement to a one-stop border crossing (OSBP), as of May 2018. At that time, work on the Elegu (Uganda) side had been completed, but was awaiting completion of the work on the Nimule (South Sudan) side, in order to become functional. The funds were used to construct a customs and immigration building, a parking yard, an examination shed, access roads and drainage channels. In November 2018, the OSBP on the Uganda side was officially commissioned by officials from Uganda and South Sudan. The facility was constructed at a cost of US$6.6 million, with funding from Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), and others, including

Department for International Development The Department for International Development (DFID) was a department of HM Government responsible for administering foreign aid from 1997 to 2020. The goal of the department was "to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty". D ...

(DFID).

References

External links

Planned Infrastructure Projects Between Uganda And South Sudan

Draft Report On Border Procedures (78 Pages)
As of December 2011. {{Amuru District Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda Populated places established in 2012 2012 establishments in Uganda Amuru District Acholi sub-region South Sudan–Uganda border crossings