Dokolo is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Dokolo District.[2]
Dokolo | |
|---|---|
  Dokolo Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 01°55′07″N 33°10′12″E / 1.91861°N 33.17000°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Northern Uganda |
| Sub-region | Lango sub-region |
| District | Dokolo District |
| Elevation | 3,540 ft (1,080 m) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
• Total | 19,810[1] |
Location
editDokolo is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi), by road, southeast of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region.[3] This is approximately 334 kilometres (208 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country.[4] Dokolo lies on the main highway, A-104, between Lira and Soroti. The coordinates of the town are 1°55'07.0"N, 33°10'12.0"E (Latitude:1.9186; Longitude:33.1700).[5]
Population
editThe 2002 national census estimated the town's population at 13,200. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 17,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 18,100.[6] The 2014 national census put the population at 19,810.[1]
In 2015 the population of the town was projected at 20,500. In 2020, the mid-year population of Dokolo Town Council was projected at 23,700. It was calculated that the town's population grew at an average annual rate of 2.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13,200 | — |
| 2010 | 17,500 | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 18,100 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 19,810 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 20,500 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 23,700 | +15.6% |
| source:[1][6][7] | ||
Points of interest
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The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:[5] (1) the offices of Dokolo Town Council (2) Dokolo central market (3) Dokolo Health Centre IV (4) a branch of DFCU Bank (5) Lango Broadcasting Survive (6) Dokolo FM Radio Station and (7) the Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road passes through town in a general southeast to northwest direction.[5]
Notable people
edit- Okello Oculi, novelist and poet[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants" (Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ Opio, Stephine (23 November 2018). "'130-yr-old' Dokolo woman finally registers for SAGE". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Dokolo, Uganda And Lira, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance From Dokolo, Uganda To Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Location of Dokolo Town Council, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b Uganda Bureau of Statistics (June 2011). "Estimated Population of Dokolo Town Council In 2002, 2010 And 2011" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Kampala, Uganda. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b "The population development of Dokolo Town Council as well as related information and services" (Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Citypopulation.de. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Biografski dodaci" [Biographic appendices]. Republika: Časopis za kulturu i društvena pitanja (Izbor iz novije afričke književnosti) (in Serbo-Croatian). XXXIV (12). Zagreb, SR Croatia: 1424–1427. December 1978.
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