Moyo Town Explained

Official Name:Moyo
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:West Nile sub-region
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Moyo District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020 Estimate
Population Total:12100
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:3.655°N 31.72°W
Elevation M:904

Moyo, is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Moyo District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are located here.[1]

Location

The town of Moyo is located approximately 158km (98miles), by road, northeast of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region. This is about 155km (96miles) northwest of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda.

Moyo lies approximately 485km (301miles) northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of Moyo Town are 3°39'18.0"N, 31°43'12.0"E (Latitude:3.654989; Longitude:31.720006). Moyo Town Council sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level.[2]

Population

In 2015, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town at 10,700. In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the town at 12,100 people. Of these, 6,300 (52.1 percent) were female and 5,800 (47.9 percent) were male. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of Moyo town to average 2.49 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.[3]

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in Moyo town or close to the town:

1. The headquarters of Moyo District Administration

2. The offices of Moyo Town Council

3. Moyo Airport, a civilian airport administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.

4. Moyo Central Market

5. Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo Road makes a T-junction with the Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road in the middle of town.

6. Moyo General Hospital, a 176-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health

7. Moyo Campus of Uganda Martyrs University.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 September 2019 . Moyo Town Officials Call For More Funding . West Nile Web . 27 January 2021 . West Nile Web . Arua, Uganda.
  2. Web site: Elevation of Moyo Town, Uganda . 27 January 2021 . Floodmap.net . 27 January 2021 . Floodmap.
  3. Web site: Citypopulatin.de . The population development of Moyo as well as related information and services . 14 June 2020 . Uganda Bureau of Statistics . 27 January 2021 . Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics.