Kapchorwa is a town in Eastern Uganda

Eastern Region, Uganda

Eastern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. It is the main municipal, commercial and administrative center of Kapchorwa District

Kapchorwa District

Kapchorwa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Kapchorwa, the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

. The district is named after the town.

Location

The town of Kapchorwa is located in Kapchorwa District

Kapchorwa District

Kapchorwa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Kapchorwa, the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, Sebei sub-region

Sebei

Sebei is an ethnic group of Uganda and Sudan. They speak Sebei, a Nilotic language. Many members of this ethnic group live in Kapchorwa District of Uganda....

, in Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

's Eastern Region. Its location lies approximately 65 kilometres (40.4 mi), by road, northeast of Mbale

Mbale

Mbale is a city in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municiplal, administrative and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

, the largest city in the sub-region. This location lies approximately 310 kilometres (192.6 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of the town are:01 24 00N, 34 27 00E (Latitude:1.4000; Longitude:34.4500).

Demographics

During the 2002 Uganda National Census, Kapchorwa's population was estimated at 8,700. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 12,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Kapchorwa at 12,900.

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits and close to the edges of the town include:

• The headquarters of Kapchorwa District Administration
  Kapchorwa District
  Kapchorwa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Kapchorwa, the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
  
  
• The offices of Kapchorwa Town Council
• A branch of Centenary Bank
  Centenary Bank
  Centenary Bank is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the twenty-three licensed commercial banks in the country.-Overview:The bank is a mid-sized financial services provider in Uganda. It is primarily involved in the promotion of development through loans to rural farmers, processors of...
  
  
• A branch of Stanbic Bank
  Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited
  Stanbic Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.-Overview:...
  
  
• A mobile branch of PostBank Uganda
  PostBank Uganda
  PostBank Uganda is a non-bank credit institution in Uganda. As of May 2010, PostBank Uganda was a small credit institution whose asset base was estimated at about US$39 million.-History:...
  
  
• The offices of Kapchorwa Town Council
• Kapchorwa Hospital
• Kapchorwa Central Market

See also

• Eastern Region, Uganda
  Eastern Region, Uganda
  Eastern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
  
  
• Female genital cutting
  Female genital cutting
  Female genital mutilation , also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is defined by the World Health Organization as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons."FGM...
  
  
• Kapchorwa District
  Kapchorwa District
  Kapchorwa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Kapchorwa, the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
  
  
• List of hospitals in Uganda
• Sebei sub-region
  Sebei
  Sebei is an ethnic group of Uganda and Sudan. They speak Sebei, a Nilotic language. Many members of this ethnic group live in Kapchorwa District of Uganda....
  
  

External links

• Kapchorwa District Profile