Lwakhakha is a town in the
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of
Uganda
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. It is one of the municipal centers in
Manafwa District. The town lies across the international border from
Lwakhakha, Kenya.
Location
Lwakhakha is approximately , by road, southeast of
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city, on ...
, the nearest large city. This is approximately , by road, southeast of
Manafwa, the site of the district headquarters. The coordinates of Lwakhakha, Uganda are 0°47'48.0"N, 34°22'41.0"E (Latitude:0.796667; Longitude:34.378056).
Population
During the 2002 national census, the population of Lwakhakha was enumerated at 7,916. In 2010, the
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Locatio ...
(UBOS) estimated the population at 10,400. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population to be 10,700.
Notable people
*
Amos Masaba Wekesa, the founder, proprietor and managing director of Great Lakes Safaris Limited, was born here in 1973.
Landmarks
Landmarks in Lwakhakha include the following:
* offices of Lwakhakha Town Council
* Lwakhakha central market
*
Bumbobi–Bubulo–Lwakhakha Road
Bumbobi–Bubulo–Lwakhakha Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Mbale to the town of Lwakhakha at the International border with Kenya.
Location
The road starts at Bumbobi, a suburb of the city of Mbale (2014 ...
* Embassy Villas Hotel in Lwakhakha town council
Developments
In August 2023, ''
The EastAfrican
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'' reported that the Kenyan and Ugandan governments were planning to develop
one-stop border posts at Lwakhakha, to supplement those at Busia, Malaba and Suam.
See also
*
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
Manafwa District homepage
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Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Manafwa District
Kenya–Uganda border crossings
Bugisu sub-region