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. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.

Location

Iganga is located in Uganda's

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. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of the city of Jinja on the highway between Jinja and

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. This is approximately , by road, southwest of

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, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region. The coordinates of the town of Iganga are:0°36'54.0"N, 33°29'06.0"E (Latitude:0.6150; Longitude:33.4850).

Overview

Points of interest in the town include the ''DevelopNet Iganga Project'', which houses an

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and a

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for the Iganga District NGO/CBO Forum. ''International Hand Iganga'' is a

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operating in the area supporting education and community development. Iganga town has several

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s, and a bustling market in the center of town adjacent to the taxi park. Religious buildings like churches and mosques.

Transport

Iganga is served by a

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on the Uganda Railways. The highway from the city of Jinja, passes through Iganga, continuing on to

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and

, as the

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. From there it continues to the international border with

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at Malaba, approximately , east of Iganga.

Population

In 2002, the national census estimated Iganga's population at 39,500. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 51,800. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Iganga at 53,700. In 2014, the national population census put Iganga's population at 53,870. In 2015, the population of the town was estimated at 56,500. In 2020, the mid-year population of Iganga Town was projected at 65,500. The population grew at an average annual rate of 3.0 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

Health

Iganga General Hospital also known as ''Nakavule Hospital'', serves the residents of the municipality of Iganga, as well as the rest of the district. The hospital was rated to be a leading performer of general hospitals in Uganda financially, though its facilities and infrastructure are in need of updates. The hospital was renovated as part of a seven hospital renovation project by the Ugandan government in November 2015. Efforts have been made to establish

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in Iganga, most notably with the development of a lay

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program in 2016 by international collaborators from Washington University in St. Louis, LFR International and the Uganda Red Cross Society.

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within or near Iganga: 1. Iganga District Administration headquarters 2. Iganga Town Council offices 3.

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, located west of Iganga between Iganga and Jinja 4. Iganga General Hospital, a 120-bed public hospital funded by the

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5. Iganga Railway Station 6. Iganga central market.

Notable people

* Andrew Kiiza Kaluya Namitego: He is the elected member of parliament for Kigulu County South, Iganga District.

References

External links

International Hand Foundation

DevelopNet Iganga homepage

Busoga University homepage
{{Iganga District Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda Cities in the Great Rift Valley Busoga Iganga District