| Official Name: | Amolatar |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lango sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Amolatar District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 12900 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 1.6517°N 32.825°W |
| Elevation M: | 1044 |
Amolatar is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Amolatar District. The district is named after the town.[1]
Amolatar is located in Kioga County, approximately 115km (71miles), by road, south of the city of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region. This location lies 391km (243miles), by road, north of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[2] The coordinates of the town are:01 38 06N, 32 49 30E (Latitude:1.6350; Longitude:32.8250).
The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at about 11,420. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 14,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Amolatar at 14,800.[3]
In 2015, UBOS estimated the population of the town at 11,400. In 2020, the population agency estimated the population of Amolatar Town Council at 12,900 inhabitants; of whom 6,400 (49.6 percent) were females and 6,500 (50.4 percent) were males. UBOS calculated that the population of the town, increased at an average rate of 2.6 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.[4]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town: (a) the headquarters of Amolatar District Administration (b) the offices of Amolatar Town Council (c) the Amolatar Monument which marks the geographic centre of Uganda and (d) Amolatar Health Centre IV, administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health.