Official Name: | Lwamata |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda Placement on map is approximate |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kiboga District |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Lwamata Town Council |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Ssingo |
Subdivision Type5: | Subcounty |
Subdivision Name5: | Dwaniro sub-county |
Subdivision Type6: | Constituency |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | MP |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 (Estimate) |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 0.8875°N 31.8192°W |
Elevation M: | 1200 |
Lwamata is a town in Ssingo County, Kiboga District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
The town is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, approximately 9km (06miles), southeast of the town of Kiboga, the location of the district headquarters. This is about 115km (71miles) northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The geographical coordinates of Lwamata are 0°53'15.0"N, 31°49'09.0"E (Latitude:0.887494; Longitude:31.819173).
Lwamata was one of the areas where the National Resistance Army guerrillas initiated their early recruitment campaigns. A war memorial was elected in the town, to commemorate the lives that were lost.[1] [2] [3] [4]