| Official Name: | Lwakhakha, Uganda |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Lwakhakha. |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Region of Uganda |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bugisu sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Manafwa District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 10700 |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 0.7967°N 34.3781°W |
| Elevation M: | 1400 |
Lwakhakha is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is one of the municipal centers in Manafwa District. The town lies across the international border from Lwakhakha, Kenya.
Lwakhakha is approximately 55km (34miles), by road, southeast of Mbale, the nearest large city.[1] This is approximately 19km (12miles), by road, southeast of Manafwa, the site of the district headquarters.[2] The coordinates of Lwakhakha, Uganda are 0°47'48.0"N, 34°22'41.0"E (Latitude:0.796667; Longitude:34.378056).
During the 2002 national census, the population of Lwakhakha was enumerated at 7,916. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 10,400. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of to be 10,700.[3]
Additional landmarks in Lwakhakha include the following:
In August 2023, The EastAfrican reported that the Kenyan and Ugandan governments were planning to develop one-stop border posts at Lwakhakha, to supplement those at Busia, Malaba and Suam.[5]