Kalongo is a town in the
Northern Region of
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It 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 ...
. It is one of the urban centers in
Agago District
The Agago District is a Ugandan district located in the Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
Agago District is bordered by Kitgum District to the north, Kotido District to the northeast, Abim District to the east, Otuke ...
.
Location
Kalongo is located in the
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, Amu ...
. It is approximately southeast of
Kitgum
Kitgum is a municipality in Kitgum District in the Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Region of Uganda. The town is administered by Kitgum Municipality Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and th ...
, the nearest large town. This is approximately , by road, northeast 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 city's distance from Kampala, Uganda's capital and large ...
, the largest city in the sub-region. The coordinates of Kalongo, Uganda are 3° 2' 24.00"N, 33° 22' 16.00"E (Latitude:3.04000; Longitude:33.37111).
Population
The 2002 national population census estimated the town's population at 9,700. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 14,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 15,000.
In 2015, the population of the town was projected at 11,800. In 2020, the mid-year population of the town was projected at 12,800, with 6,900 (53.9 percent) females and 5,900 (46.1 percent) males. It was calculated that the population of the town increased at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following points of interest are found in the town of Kalongo, or near the edges of the town:
1. Theoffices of Kalongo Town Council
2. Kalongo central market
3. Kalongo School of Nursing & Midwifery, a nursing and midwifery school affiliated with and administered by the Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital
4. Mount Kalongo, a solid rock formation that rises to a peak of above sea-level, towering approximately to the northwest of town
5. St. Charles Lwanga College, a mixed, boarding, secondary school (S1 - S6) affiliated with the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
6. Kalongo Airstrip, a private airstrip owned and administered by the Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital
7. St. Mary's School of Midwivery, affiliated with the Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital, with 120 students in 2011
8.
Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital, a 350-bed community hospital administered by the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu () is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Gulu in Uganda.
History
* 1923.06.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nilo Equatoriale from the Apostolic Vicariate of Bahr el-Ghazal ...
See also
*
Agago
*
List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
References
External links
Profile of the Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial HospitalProfile of the Acholi People
{{Agago District, state=Professor Ogenga Morris Latigo is amongst notable people from Kalongo. He was the first Leader of Opposition in the Parliament of Uganda serving under Forum For Democratic Change (FDC). He was the Member of Parliament for Agago County.
Populated places in Northern Region, Uganda
Agago District
Acholi sub-region