Lorengecora Explained

Official Name:Lorengecora
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map Caption:Map of Uganda showing the location of Lorengecora.
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uganda
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Napak District
Population As Of:2014 Census
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:2.2344°N 34.2658°W
Elevation M:1162

Lorengecora is a settlement in the Northern Region of Uganda.[1] It is the headquarters of Lorengecora Parish, in Iriri sub-county, in Bokora County, in Napak District, in the Karamoja sub-region.[1] [2]

Location

Lorengecora Town Council is located along the Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road, approximately 111km (69miles), by road, northeast of Soroti.[3] The town is about 62km (39miles), by road, southwest of Moroto Town, the largest town in the Karamoja sub-region.[4] This location is within the Bokora Corridor Wildlife Reserve, approximately 400km (200miles), by road, northeast of Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda.[5] The geographical coordinates of Lorengecora Town Council are 02°14'04.0"N, 34°15'57.0"E (Latitude:2.234444; Longitude:34.265833). Lorengecora is situated at an average elevation of 1162m (3,812feet), above sea level.[6]

Overview

Lorengecora Town Council was created, effective 14 July 2011.[7] In 2015, a study carried out by a non-government organisation, called African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN), on the streets of Kampala, found that 57 percent of all Kampala street children come from the Karamoja sub-region. Also, 44 percent of the same cohort, come from Napak District.[8]

Efforts to resettle the nomadic children back in their home area, have focused in Lorengecora Town Council, where attempts are made to enroll in school and house the returnees at Kobulin Resettlement Camp in Napak District.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Places in the World: Lorengecora, Uganda . 11 June 2018 . 11 June 2018 . Places in the World . Places-in-the-world.com.
  2. Web site: 11 June 2018 . Uganda Directory: Lorengecora Parish, Iriiri Subcounty, Napak District, Uganda . 11 June 2018 . Land Conflict Mapping Tool Organization (Lcmt.org) . Lcmt.org.
  3. Web site: Distance between Soroti Regional Police Headquarters, Soroti, Uganda and Lorengecora Town Council, Uganda . 11 June 2018 . 11 June 2018 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  4. Web site: Distance between Lorengecora Town Council, Uganda and Moroto Police Station, Moroto, Uganda . 11 June 2018 . 11 June 2018 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  5. Web site: 11 June 2018 . 11 June 2018 . Distance between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Lorengecora Town Council, Uganda . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  6. Web site: Elevation of Lorengecora, Uganda . Mapcarta.com . Mapcarta . 11 June 2018 . 11 June 2018.
  7. Web site: 11 June 2018 . Kampala . Local Government (Declaration of Towns) Regulations, 2012 . 3 February 2012 . Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) . Adolf Mwesige, Minister of Local Government.
  8. Web site: Summary of Situation Analysis of children living on the streets in Uganda . 11 June 2018 . 2015 . African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) . ANPPCAN Uganda . Kampala.
  9. Web site: How Karimojong parents fuel begging on Kampala streets . 30 May 2018 . 11 June 2018 . . Bill . Oketch . Kampala.
  10. Nowhere to Go: Karimojong Displacement and Forced Resettlement . 11 June 2018 . May 2010 . Mary Sundal . Nomadic Peoples . 14 . 2 . 72–86 . 10.3167/np.2010.140205 . DOI: 10.3167/np.2010.140205.