Atiak
Municipality in Northern Region of Uganda, Uganda
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Atiak is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the primary trade route between Uganda and South Sudan.
UgandaAtiak | |
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Municipality | |
 Atiak Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 03°15′33″N 32°07′23″E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Region | Northern Region of Uganda |
| Sub-region | Acholi sub-region |
| District | Amuru |
| County | Kilak |
| Elevation | 2,790 ft (850 m) |
Location
Atiak is in Kilak County the Amuru District. It is approximately 71 kilometres (44 mi), by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in the Acholi sub-region.[1] Atiak is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the South Sudanese town of Nimule at the international border with Uganda.[2] This is approximately 407 kilometres (253 mi), north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] The coordinates of the town are 3°15'33.0"N, 32°07'23.0"E (Latitude:3.259167; Longitude:32.123056).[4]
History
Atiak was the site of the 20 April 1995 Atiak massacre in which the Lord's Resistance Army executed an estimated 300 civilian men and abducted juveniles.[5]
Points of interest
The following additional points of interest lie within the town or close to its borders:
- offices of Atiak Town Council
- Atiak central market
- Gulu–Nimule Road, passing through the center of town in a general north/south direction.[6]
- Atiak–Adjumani–Moyo–Afoji Road joins the Gulu–Nimule Road in the middle of town.
- Atyak Chiefdom Headquarters (Ker Kwaro Atyak)
- Tamarind Tree planted by Rwot Olya (1885 to 1923)