Namutumba is a town in the

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of the Eastern Region of

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. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of the district.

Location

Namutumba is approximately , by road, northeast of Jinja, the largest city in the

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. This is approximately , by road, northeast of

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, the nearest large town. The town of Busembatya in

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, about to the southwest of Namutumba, is the closest neighboring trading center and has the nearest post office. To the northeast of Namutumba is Tirinyi in Kibuku District, another small town on the main

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. The coordinates of Namutumba are 0°50'06.0"N, 33°41'06.0"E (Latitude:0.8350; Longitude:33.6850). Namutumba Town sits at an average elevation of above

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Population

In 2014, the national population census and household survey put the population of Namutumba Town, at 18,736. In 2020, the

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(UBOS) estimated the mid-year population of the town at 22,600. The population agency calculated the average annual growth rate of Namutumba's population at 3.31 percent, between 2014 and 2020.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town: 1. The offices of Namutumba Town Council 2. The offices of Namutumba District Administration Headquarters 3. Namutumba Central Market 4. ''Namutumba Community Hospital'' 5. The Iganga–Mbale Road also ''Tirinyi Road'': the road passes through the middle of town, in a general southwest to northeast direction. 6. ''Namutumba Islamic Hospital'', a 60-bed hospital under development since 2016.

International relations

Namutumba is twinned with the town of

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