Official Name: | Afoji |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on the South Sudan–Uganda border Placement on map is approximate |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Region of Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | West Nile sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Moyo District |
Population Density Km2: | 3°42'13.0"N 31°40'36.0"E |
Coordinates: | 3.7036°N 31.6767°W |
Elevation M: | 1200 |
Afoji is a town in Moyo District, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Afoji is located at the border with South Sudan, approximately 9km (06miles), by road, northwest of the central business district of Moyo Town. This lies approximately 165km (103miles) northeast of Arua, the largest urban centre in West Nile sub-region. This is about 496km (308miles), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of Afoji are 03°42'13.0"N, 31°40'36.0"E (Latitude:3.703609; Longitude:31.676658).
The Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road, facilitates trade and the movement of people between Uganda and South Sudan.[1] [2]