Gulu

E925068

Gulu is a major city in northern Uganda known as a cultural and economic center of the Acholi people.

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Label Occurrences
Gulu canonical 18

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
regional capital ⓘ
adminCenterOf Gulu District ⓘ
administrativeStatus city status in Uganda ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
countryCode UG ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 330 km north of Kampala ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1100 meters ⓘ
ethnicGroup Acholi people ⓘ
formerStatus municipality ⓘ
governingBody Gulu City Council ⓘ
hasAirport Gulu Airport ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Ker Kwaro Acholi (Acholi chiefdom headquarters) ⓘ
linked to: Acholi chiefdom
hasEducationalInstitution Sacred Heart Secondary School, Gulu ⓘ
St. Joseph's College Layibi ⓘ
hasHospital Gulu Regional Referral Hospital ⓘ
hasMarket Gulu Main Market ⓘ
hasNGOActivity post-conflict reconstruction and humanitarian work ⓘ
hasReligiousInstitution Anglican Diocese of Northern Uganda ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulu ⓘ
hasStadium Pece Stadium ⓘ
hasTransportInfrastructure airstrip at Gulu Airport ⓘ
regional bus services ⓘ
hasUniversity Gulu University ⓘ
historicallyAffectedBy Lord's Resistance Army insurgency ⓘ
knownAs cultural center of the Acholi people ⓘ
economic center of the Acholi people ⓘ
languageSpoken Acholi ⓘ
linked to: Acholi language

English ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
locatedIn Acholi sub-region ⓘ
Northern Region, Uganda ⓘ
partOf Acholi cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Acholi sub-region
postalCodeType Ugandan postal code ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agricultural produce marketing ⓘ
services ⓘ
trade ⓘ
regionType urban center ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
roadConnection Kampala ⓘ
Kitgum ⓘ
Lira ⓘ
timeZone East Africa Time ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

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