Official Name: | Otuke |
Other Name: | Otuke Town |
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: | Lango sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Otuke District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Date: | 1 July 2009 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 Estimate |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 2.4442°N 33.5028°W |
Elevation M: | 1200 |
Otuke is a town in Otuke District, Lango sub-region, in Northern Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district and the district headquarters are located in the town. The district is named after the town.
Otuke is located 66km (41miles) east of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region[1] and 310km (190miles), north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and its largest city.[2] The coordinates of Otuke are:2°26'39.0"N, 33°30'10.0"E (Latitude:2.444175; Longitude:33.502766).[3]
The population of the town of Otuke is not known, as of June 2014.
The following points of interest lie within or near the town limits: