Official Name: | Vurra |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on the DRCongo–Uganda border Placement on map is approximate |
Coordinates: | 2.8864°N 30.8794°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | West Nile |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Arua District |
Subdivision Type4: | Counties of Arua District |
Subdivision Name4: | Vurra County |
Elevation M: | 1333 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Vurra is a town in Uganda.
The town is in the northwestern corner of Uganda, close to the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Vurra is in Arua District of the West Nile sub-region. It is approximately 33km (21miles), by road, south-west of Arua, the location of the district headquarters and the largest city in the sub-region.[1] Vurra is approximately 480km (300miles), by road, north-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of Vurra are 2°53'11.0"N, 30°52'46.0"E (Latitude:2.886389; Longitude:30.879444).
Vurra is a small border town, sitting directly on the border with the DRC across from the town of Aru in the DRC.[3] It is the southernmost point along the Vurra-Arua-Koboko-Oraba Road.[4] Vurra is the birthplace of the Ugandan international long-distance champion athlete Dorcus Inzikuru.[5]
Dradiku Nyakuni samuel, canon and founder of Christ church ambala