Agago

Agago lies 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-east of Kitgum, the nearest large town^[1] and 137 kilometres (85 mi) east of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.^[2] The geographic coordinates of the town are 2°59'05.0"N, 33°19'50.0"E (Latitude:2.9847; Longitude:33.3306).^[3]

Agago District was created from Pader District in July 2010, with its headquarters at Agago Town Council.^[4] The district’s local government structure includes 13 sub-counties and 3 town councils.^[5]

In 2015, the projected population of the town was 6,100. In 2020, the mid-year population was projected at 6,700. It was calculated that the population of Agago Municipality grew at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020^[6] and over 30 percent between 2015 and 2024.^[7][8]

Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) lists the “Gulu-Agago 132kV Transmission Line and Associated Substations Project” as under implementation, noting the line was energized on 18 November 2023 and commissioning at the new Agago 132/33kV substation took place on 21 February 2024.^[9]

A Government of Uganda hazard and vulnerability profile for the district reports a road network of 1,131 km (classified/trunk, district, and community access roads) and notes three airstrips in the district (Kalongo Town Council, Patongo Town Council, and Arum Sub-county).^[10]

The same profile describes a wet season from April to October and a dry season from November to March, reporting annual rainfall around 1,330 mm and average monthly temperatures of about 29°C (maximum) and 17°C (minimum).^[11]

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town:^[3] (a) the offices of Agago Town Council (b) Agago central market and (c) the Kalongo-Patongo road, passing to the immediate east of town in a north–south direction.