Official Name: | Amudat |
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 Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Karamoja sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Amudat District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2011 Estimate |
Population Total: | 1900 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 1.9522°N 34.9444°W |
Elevation M: | 1280 |
Amudat is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Amudat District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.
Amudat is located in Amudat District, Karamoja sub-region, in Northern Uganda. It lies 85km (53miles) southeast of Moroto, the largest town in the sub-region[1] and 400km (200miles) northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of the town are:01 57 00N, 34 57 00E (Latitude:1°57'08.0"N, 34°56'40.0"E (Latitude:1.952223; Longitude:34.944445).[3]
Amudat was selected to be the headquarters of the newly established Amudat District, which was created by Act of Parliament and began functioning on 1 July 2010. The town is the most eastward of all the 111 district capitals in Uganda.
, it was estimated that the population of Amudat was about 1,900.[4]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or near its borders: