Kitgum

Kitgum is a municipality in in the of . The town is administered by Kitgum Municipality Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and the site of the district headquarters.
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  • Type: Town with 56,900 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: Kitgum, Uganda” and “Kitgumo

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kitgum Hospital.

Hospital
, is a government-owned hospital in . It serves as the district hospital for .

Kitgum

Latitude
3.2965° or 3° 17′ 47″ north
Longitude
32.8818° or 32° 52′ 55″ east
Population
56,900
Elevation
950 metres (3,117 feet)
United Nations Location Code
UG KGM
Open location code
6GMJ7VWJ+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 942775032
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
230893
Wiki­data ID
Q544320
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Kitgum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كيتغوم
  • Dutch: Kitgum
  • Egyptian Arabic: كيتجوم
  • French: Kitgum
  • German: Kitgum
  • Irish: Kitgum
  • Italian: Kitgum
  • Japanese: キトゥグム
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kitgum
  • Polish: Kitgum
  • Portuguese: Kitgum
  • Romanian: Kitgum
  • Russian: Китгум
  • Swahili: Kitgum
  • Swedish: Kitgum
  • Ukrainian: Кітгум
  • Urdu: کتگوم
  • Zulu: Kitgum, Yuganda

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