Pabbo

Pabbo, sometimes spelled as Pabo, is a municipality in Amuru District of the Northern Region of Uganda.

Pabbo
Municipality
Pabbo
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 03°00′00″N 32°08′42″E
Country Uganda
RegionNorthern Region of Uganda
Sub-regionAcholi sub-region
Districts of UgandaAmuru District
Elevation
3,150 ft (960 m)

Location

Pabbo is on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the main highway (A-104) between Gulu and the border with Southern Sudan at Nimule. Pabbo is approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi), by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.[1] Its location is approximately 375 kilometres (233 mi), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of the town are 03 00 00N, 32 08 42E (Latitude:3.0000; Longitude:32.1450).[3]

Overview

During the Lord's Resistance Army war (1986 - 2006), Pabbo was the site of one of the largest camps for internally displaced people, swelling to over 67,000 in 2005.[4] Since the cessation of hostilities in 2006, some of those people have returned to their villages.[5][6]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its edges:

  • offices of Pabbo Town Council
  • Pabbo central market
  • Gulu-Nimule Road, passing through town in a north/south direction.[7]
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See also

References
  1. GFC. "Road Distance Between Pabbo And Gulu With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. GFC. "Road Distance Between Pabbo And Kampala With Map". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. Google (23 July 2015). "Location of Pabbo At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. UNICEF (15 June 2005). "Study Highlights Rape In Northern Uganda's Largest IDP Camp". United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. Jaramogi, Patrick (19 April 2006). "10,000 Leave Pabbo Camp". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. Klein, Alice (24 January 2012). "Northern Uganda's Displaced People Are Left To Fend For Themselves". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  7. Jeff Lule, and Cecilia Okoth (28 March 2010). "Japan And World Bank Will Finance Upgrade of Gulu-Nimule Road". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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