Lira

Lira is a railway station in Lira District, Northern Uganda. Lira is situated nearby to Rachele Comprehensive Secondary School, as well as near Railways Primary School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lira Airport and Lira Hospital.

Lira Airport

Aerodrome

Lira Airport is an airport serving Lira, a town in the Lira District of Uganda. Lira Airport is one of twelve upcountry airports that are administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda. It is also one of the 46 airports in the country.

Lira Hospital

Hospital

Lira Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Lira Hospital, is a hospital in Lira in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Lira, Kole, and Oyam. Lira Hospital is situated 1½ km west of Lira.

Akii Bua Stadium

Stadium

The Akii Bua Stadium, also Akii-Bua Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium under construction in Lira, Uganda. It is intended to be used for the first time, during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament. Akii Bua Stadium is situated 2 km west of Lira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lira.

Lira

Photo: Blicious, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lira is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Lira District in Northern Uganda. It is the largest urban centre in the Lango sub-region and serves as a key hub for trade, education and governance in the area.

Lira

Type: Railway station
Categories: station and transportation
Location: Lira District, Northern Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

2.25243° or 2° 15′ 9″ north

Longitude

32.91705° or 32° 55′ 1″ east

Open location code

6GJJ7W28+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6385419445

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

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