Otuke
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Otuke is a town in Otuke District
Otuke District
Otuke District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Otuke, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, Lango sub-region, in Northern Uganda
Northern Region, Uganda
Northern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district and the district headquarters are located in the town. The district is named after the town.

Location

Otuke is located approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi), by road, east of Lira
Lira, Uganda
Lira is a city in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Lira District. Lira was the main metropolitan center of the now defunct Lango District ....

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

, 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 largest city and the capital of that country. The approximate coordinates of Otuke are:02 30 00N, 33 30 00E (Latitude:2.5000; Longitude:33.5000). The coordinates are approximate because Otuke does not yet appear on most publicly available maps, as of December 2010.

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits and close to the edges of town include:
  • The headquarters of Otuke District Administration
    Otuke District
    Otuke District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Otuke, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

  • The offices of Otuke Town Council
  • Otuke Central Market

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