Lira

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Lira is a major town in northern Uganda that serves as an important commercial and administrative center for the surrounding region.

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Label Occurrences
Lira canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
adminCenterOf Lango sub-region
Lira District
administrativeLevel municipality
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
coordinateLatitude 2.25 N
coordinateLongitude 32.90 E
country Uganda
currencyUsed Ugandan shilling
distanceFromKampala approximately 340 km by road
economicActivity agricultural produce marketing
light manufacturing
trade
ethnicGroupDominant Langi
governingBody Lira Municipal Council
hasAirport Lira Airport
hasEducationalInstitution primary schools
secondary schools
hasHealthFacility Lira Regional Referral Hospital
linked to: Lira District
hasInstitution Lira University
hasMarket Lira Main Market
hasRole administrative center
commercial center
hasService banking services
public transportation
telecommunications services
languageSpoken English
Lango
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
locatedIn Lango sub-region
Northern Region, Uganda
nearbyCity Gulu
nearbyTown Apac
linked to: Apac District

Dokolo
partOf Northern Uganda
populationTrend growing urban population
regionServed Lango sub-region
parts of Northern Uganda
religionMajority Christianity
roadConnection Kampala–Gulu Highway (via branching roads)
servedBy Uganda National Roads Network
timeZone East Africa Time
urbanStatus major town in Northern Uganda
utcOffset +3

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