Pabbo Explained

Official Name:Pabbo
Settlement Type:Municipality
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 Region of Uganda
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Acholi sub-region
Subdivision Type3:Districts of Uganda
Subdivision Name3:Amuru District
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014 Census
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:3°N 32.145°W
Elevation M:960

Pabbo, sometimes spelled as Pabo, is a municipality in Amuru District of the Northern Region of Uganda.

Location

Pabbo is on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the main highway (A-104) between Gulu and the border with Southern Sudan at Nimule. Pabbo is approximately 39km (24miles), by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.[1] Its location is approximately 375km (233miles), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of the town are 03 00 00N, 32 08 42E (Latitude:3.0000; Longitude:32.1450).

Overview

During the Lord's Resistance Army war (1986 - 2006), Pabbo was the site of one of the largest camps for internally displaced people, swelling to over 67,000 in 2005.[3] Since the cessation of hostilities in 2006, some of those people have returned to their villages.[4] [5]

Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its edges:

See also

External links

3°N 32.145°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Road Distance Between Pabbo And Gulu With Map . GFC . 23 July 2015 . Globefeed.com (GFC).
  2. Web site: Globefeed.com (GFC) . GFC . Road Distance Between Pabbo And Kampala With Map. 23 July 2015 .
  3. Web site: Study Highlights Rape In Northern Uganda's Largest IDP Camp . 23 July 2015 . 15 June 2005 . UNICEF . United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
  4. Web site: 23 July 2015 . 10,000 Leave Pabbo Camp . 19 April 2006 . Patrick . Jaramogi . . Kampala . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723230347/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/494030 . 23 July 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: Northern Uganda's Displaced People Are Left To Fend For Themselves . 23 July 2015 . Alice . 24 January 2012 . Klein . . London.
  6. Web site: . Jeff Lule . Japan And World Bank Will Finance Upgrade of Gulu-Nimule Road . 28 March 2010 . 23 July 2015 . Kampala . and Cecilia Okoth . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903222156/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/714483 . 3 September 2014 .