Pakwach
Sign in to savethumb|3 women walk along old railway tracks carrying spear grass to the market in Pakwach, Northern Uganda thumb|Viewing eclipse through cellophane. Pakwach is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main commercial, political and administrative center of Pakwach District. In the 19th century the town came under brief occupation by the Ottoman branch of the Khedivate of Egypt, as part of Hatt-ı Üstuva (Equatoria) Vilayet.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Pakwach
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Eclipse monument in Pakwach.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Uganda
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- bottom
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- Location in Uganda
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Uganda
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northern Region of Uganda
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- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- West Nile sub-region
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- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Uganda
- Located in
- Nebbi District
- Elevation
- +623
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- 2013 total solar eclipse
- Points of interest
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|3 women walk along old railway tracks carrying spear grass to the market in Pakwach, Northern Uganda thumb|Viewing eclipse through cellophane. Pakwach is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the main commercial, political and administrative center of Pakwach District. In the 19th century the town came under brief occupation by the Ottoman branch of the Khedivate of Egypt, as part of Hatt-ı Üstuva (Equatoria) Vilayet.
==Geography== alt=#WCUG2024|left|thumb|Famous bridge before entring Pakwach Pakwach is in Pakwach District, West Nile sub-region. It is approximately east of Nebbi, the nearest large town. It is approximately southeast of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region.