Tororo

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Tororo
Storm in Tororo
Tororo is located in Uganda
Tororo
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°41′34″N 34°10′52″E / 0.69278°N 34.18111°E / 0.69278; 34.18111
Country Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Region Eastern Uganda
District Tororo District
Government
 • Mayor
Elevation 3,888 ft (1,185 m)
Population (2011 (Estimate))
 • Total 43,700
Tororo rock
For the Japanese yam, see Dioscorea opposita. For the Sgt. Frog character, see Tororo (Sgt. Frog). For Tororo District, see Tororo District.

Tororo is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Tororo District. The district was named after the town.

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[edit] Location

The town of Tororo is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the town of Malaba at the border between Uganda and Kenya. This location is approximately 230 kilometres (140 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] The coordinates of the town are:00 41 34N, 34 10 52E.

[edit] Overview

Tororo marks the junction of railway lines to Pakwach, via Soroti and to Nairobi via Eldoret and to Kasese via Kampala. It is also known for its Hindu temples and the rock looming over the town. The town is also an important road junction. The town has been known as one of the most thunderous places in the world with frequent thunderstorms occurring. Apart from this, Tororo is extremely rich in minerals, with one of the highest phosphorus deposits in the world, according to a recent UN report on mineral depositions.

[edit] Local economy

Tororo, like many up-country towns in Uganda, has a weak local economy. The average income in the district is very low and therefore cannot adequately support growth locally. Consequently, civil society organisations (such as NGOs, community organisations and the like) have had a significant influence on employment and capital flows into the district and its immediate surroundings, such as Mbale and Soroti districts.

One such organization is MIFUMI. The organisation has been operating within the region for the last 7 years. Apart from its work with grass roots societies, MIFUMI has provided employment to hundreds of locals, either directly or indirectly.

[edit] Industry

Tororo is the location of a major cement works, Tororo Cement Limited, which has the capacity to produce 19,000 metric tonnes of cement daily.[2] It is also home to a food factory Seba Foods that was officially opened by the President of Uganda on 25 June 2010.[3] Electromaxx Limited constructed a 20MW thermal plant, Tororo Power Station, which was commissioned in June 2010. There are plans to increase production at this plant to 50MW. Tororo is also the location of Nilefos Minerals Limited, a subsidiary of the Madhvani Group of Companies. Nilefos mines and processes phosphates for use in fertilizer and related industries. [4]

[edit] Education

Tororo has some of the oldest secondary schools in East Africa. These include St. Peter's College Tororo, sometimes referred to as Tororo College, Tororo Girls School, Manjasi High School, Kisoko School, Nagongera Mission School, and other schools in the municipality. An up and coming primary school is Mifumi Primary School. Busitema University, one of Uganda's public universities, maintains a campus at Nagongera, in the northwestern part of the district. Tororo has got the best Radio in Eastern Uganda Veros Radio broadcasting on 90.2 FM. DR. 1 More,DJ Dee and Perterson Dela creem have been up to the Task to be the best Djs in The region

[edit] Tourism

In the Victorian and Edwardian eras Tororo experienced a tea boom and the houses of the plantation owners and merchants have remained and some are being restored as inns. The district is also the location of Tororo Rock, a geological pillar which overlooks the town.

[edit] Inland Port

On 25 June 2010, Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda, commissioned the construction of Tororo Inland Port, an inland dry port in Malaba, close to the border with Kenya.[5] The location of the inland port is approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Tororo on the Tororo-Eldoret Highway.[6] When completed in November 2012, as planned, the new, modern Inland port will replace the more than 10 existing inland facilities that comprise UIP (Uganda Inland Ports) and that have traditionally stored containers prior to clearance of customs and inland revenue duties.[7]

[edit] Population

In 2002 the national census put the population of the town of Tororo at about 34,800. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 42,500.[8] In 2011, UBOS estimated the population of Tororo at 43,700.[9]

[edit] Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits or near the edges of town include:

[edit] Photos

[edit] Statistics

  • Elevation = 1185m

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Road Distance Between Kampala and Tororo with Map
  2. ^ Tororo Cement Works Production Capacity
  3. ^ President Museveni Commissions Seba Foods In Tororo
  4. ^ Nilefos Limited to Explore Phosphate Deposits
  5. ^ Tororo Inland Port Is Located In Malaba, Uganda
  6. ^ Road Distance Between Tororo and Malaba With Map
  7. ^ Tororo Inland Port Expected Ready In 2012
  8. ^ 2002 and 2010 Population Estimates of Ugandan Cities and Towns
  9. ^ 2011 Estimated Populations of Uganda Cities And Towns
  10. ^ About Tororo Power Station

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