Nakasongola

Location

Nakasongola is approximately 118 km north of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, on an all-weather tarmac highway between Kampala and Masindi.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Post+Office+Building,+Plot+35+Kampala+Rd,+Kampala+P.O.Box+7106,+Kampala/Nakasongola/@0.7753617,32.2272255,8.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc80f4d7275f:0xf2b9a78f6de4baa2!2m2!1d32.5811944!2d0.3136791!1m5!1m1!1s0x177ba232cc139233:0x1df2c6cbc47347c7!2m2!1d32.463708!2d1.3118981!3e0 | title=Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Nakasongola, Central Region, Uganda | access-date=13 January 2021}} The coordinates of the town are 1°18'54.0"N, 32°27'54.0"E (Latitude:1.3150; Longitude:32.4650).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B018'54.0%22N+32%C2%B027'54.0%22E/@1.3179176,32.4213655,12z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 | title=Location of Nakasongola, Uganda | access-date=13 January 2021}}

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.{{cite web |title=Estimated Population of Nakasongola Town In 2006 | publisher=Mongabay.com |date=2006 | url=https://population.mongabay.com/population/uganda/ | access-date=13 January 2021}} At the 2014 national population census and household survey, the population of Nakasongola was enumerated at 10,289.{{cite web | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf |title=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Provisional Results: Appendix 3 - Households and Population by Subcounty/Town Council/Urban Division and Sex, 2014 | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics | date=November 2014 | author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110115940/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/NPHC%202014%20PROVISIONAL%20RESULTS%20REPORT.pdf |access-date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=2017-01-10 |format=Archived from the original on 10 January 2017}}

In 2015, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (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 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 (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 and (i) Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, approximately 50 km, by road, northwest of Nakasongola, on the Nakasongola-Masindi Highway.

References

References

1. Kakembo, Titus. (18 March 2011). "Nakasongola a town of dreams". [[New Vision]].
2. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (14 June 2020). "Estimated Population of Nakasongola Town". Citypopulation.de.
3. MSD. (2 August 2017). "Military School Directory: Uganda Military Air Force Academy, Nakasongola, Uganda". Military School Directory (MSD).
4. PUGS. (2 August 2017). "Where to Sleep in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary - Uganda Safari News". Prime Uganda Safaris (PUGS).