Nakasongola is a town in
Nakasongola District in the
Central Region of
Uganda
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. The town is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Nakasongola is approximately north of
Kampala
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, the capital and largest city of Uganda, on an all-weather
tarmac highway between Kampala and
Masindi
Masindi is a town in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. It is on the road between Kampala and the Murchison Falls National Park. It is the site of the headquarters of the Masindi District.
Location
Masindi is approximately ...
. The coordinates of the town are 1°18'54.0"N, 32°27'54.0"E (Latitude:1.3150; Longitude:32.4650).
Population
The population of Nakasongola town was estimated at 6,500 during the 2002 national census. In 2006, the population was estimated at 6,920.
At the 2014 national population census and household survey, the population of Nakasongola was enumerated at 10,289.
In 2015,
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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Locatio ...
(UBOS) estimated the town's population at 10,100. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of Nakasongola town at 11,700 people, of whom 6,200 (53 percent) were male and 5,500 (47 percent) female. The UBOS calculated the population growth rate of the town to average 2.98 percent per year, between 2015 and 2020.
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest are located in the town of Nakasongola or near its borders: (a) the offices of Nakasongola Town Council (b) the offices of Nakasongola District local government (c)
Nakasongola Air Force Base, part of the
Uganda People's Defence Force
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(UPDF) (d)
Nakasongola Airport, located on Nakasongola Air Force Base (e) Uganda Military Air Force Academy, a training school of the UPDF Air Force, also located on Nakasongola Air Force Base (f) Uganda Air Defence and Artillery School, another training school of the UPDF, also located on Nakasongola Air Force Base (g) Nakasongola central market (h) A branch of
PostBank Uganda
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Before that, PostBank Ug ...
and (i)
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, approximately , by road, northwest of Nakasongola, on the Nakasongola-Masindi Highway.
See also
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List of military schools in Uganda
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List of airports in Uganda
This is a list of airports in Uganda, sorted by location.
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List of cities and towns in Uganda
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References
External links
Works On Nakasongola UPDF Air Base Begin
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Populated places in Central Region, Uganda
Cities in the Great Rift Valley
Nakasongola District