Lorengecora

Lorengecora is a settlement in the Northern Region of Uganda.[1] It is the headquarters of Lorengecora Parish, in Iriri sub-county, in Bokora County, in Napak District, in the Karamoja sub-region.[1][2]

Lorengecora
Lorengecora
Map of Uganda showing the location of Lorengecora.
Coordinates: 02°14′04″N 34°15′57″E
Country Uganda
DistrictNapak District
Elevation
1,162 m (3,812 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Location

Lorengecora Town Council is located along the Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road, approximately 111 kilometres (69 mi), by road, northeast of Soroti.[3] The town is about 62 kilometres (39 mi), by road, southwest of Moroto Town, the largest town in the Karamoja sub-region.[4] This location is within the Bokora Corridor Wildlife Reserve, approximately 400 kilometres (249 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda.[5] The geographical coordinates of Lorengecora Town Council are 02°14'04.0"N, 34°15'57.0"E (Latitude:2.234444; Longitude:34.265833).[6] Lorengecora is situated at an average elevation of 1,162 metres (3,812 ft), above sea level.[7]

Overview

Lorengecora Town Council was created, effective 14 July 2011.[8] In 2015, a study carried out by a non-government organisation, called African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN), on the streets of Kampala, found that 57 percent of all Kampala street children come from the Karamoja sub-region. Also, 44 percent of the same cohort, come from Napak District.[9]

Efforts to resettle the nomadic children back in their home area, have focused in Lorengecora Town Council, where attempts are made to enroll in school and house the returnees at Kobulin Resettlement Camp in Napak District.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. Places in the World (11 June 2018). "Places in the World: Lorengecora, Uganda". Places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. Lcmt.org (11 June 2018). "Uganda Directory: Lorengecora Parish, Iriiri Subcounty, Napak District, Uganda". Land Conflict Mapping Tool Organization (Lcmt.org). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. Globefeed.com (11 June 2018). "Distance between Soroti Regional Police Headquarters, Soroti, Uganda and Lorengecora Town Council, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. Globefeed.com (11 June 2018). "Distance between Lorengecora Town Council, Uganda and Moroto Police Station, Moroto, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. Globefeed.com (11 June 2018). "Distance between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Lorengecora Town Council, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. Google (11 June 2018). "Location of Lorengecora Town Council, Napak District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. Mapcarta (11 June 2018). "Elevation of Lorengecora, Uganda". Mapcarta.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. Adolf Mwesige, Minister of Local Government (3 February 2012). "Local Government (Declaration of Towns) Regulations, 2012" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. ANPPCAN Uganda (2015). "Summary of Situation Analysis of children living on the streets in Uganda". Kampala: African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. Oketch, Bill (30 May 2018). "How Karimojong parents fuel begging on Kampala streets". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  11. Mary Sundal (May 2010). "Nowhere to Go: Karimojong Displacement and Forced Resettlement" (DOI: 10.3167/np.2010.140205). Nomadic Peoples. 14 (2): 72–86. doi:10.3167/np.2010.140205. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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