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Sironko

Sironko is the largest metropolitan area in Sironko District of the Eastern Region of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters.

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Place details

Locality: Salikwa Cell
Region: Sironko
Country: Uganda
Population: 19,300
Timezone: Africa/Kampala

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Sironko
Settlement.image_caption: Sironko, Uganda
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Map of Uganda showing the location of Sironko.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Uganda
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Uganda
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Region of Uganda
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bugisu sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Uganda
Located in: Sironko District
Elevation: +1178
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Capital of: Sironko District

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Population
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Sironko is the largest metropolitan area in Sironko District of the Eastern Region of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters.

==Geography== Sironko lies northeast of the city of Mbale on the highway between Mbale and Moroto. It is located northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 01°13'50.0"N, 34°14'53.0"E (Latitude:1.230556; Longitude:34.248056). Sironko sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level.