Official Name: | Aduku |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Aduku |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Kwania District |
Population As Of: | 2009 Estimate |
Population Total: | 10700 |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 2.0194°N 32.72°W |
Aduku is a town in, Kwania District following the curving out of Kwania from Apac District in northern Uganda. It Head Quarter location of Kwania District.[1]
Aduku is located approximately 36km (22miles), by road, southwest of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region.[2] Aduku is located about 24km (15miles), by road, east of Apac, the district headquarters.[3] The coordinates of the town are:2°01'10.0"N, 32°43'12.0"E (Latitude:2.0194; Longitude:32.7200).
The community of Aduku has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature in the city of Aduku is 56° degrees and there is about 253 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 136 days a year with an average humidity of 71% and an UV-index of 6.[4]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near its boundaries: