Official Name: | Serere |
Other Name: | Serere 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: | Eastern Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Teso sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Serere District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2010 Estimate |
Population Total: | 12700 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 1.5°N 33.55°W |
Elevation M: | 1085 |
Serere is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the chief political, administrative and commercial town in Serere District, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.
Serere lies in Serere District, Teso sub-region, in Uganda's Eastern Region. The town is located approximately 35km (22miles) south of Soroti, the largest town in the sub-region.[1] This location lies approximately 117km (73miles), by road, northwest of Mbale, the nearest large city.[2] The coordinates of Serere are:1°30'00.0"N, 33°33'00.0"E (Latitude:1.5000; Longitude:33.5500).[3]
, it is estimated that within a radius of 7km (04miles), from the town center, the population is about 12,700.[4]
The following points of interest are in Serere: