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TOWNS | GULU
It
has been months since the once war torn town Gulu regained
a bit of life. Gulu, located in the northern part of the
country, lies 332 km north of the capital of Kampala and
consists of four counties of Kilak, Achwa, Omoro, and
Nwoya.
Gulu has historically been seen as the most important
and influential of the northern districts. It shares borders
with seven other districts as well as Sudan. It has been
the location of much of the insurgent fighting by the
Lord's Resistance Army and was the birthplace of Joseph
Kony.
Over 90% of the population has been displaced, mostly
into camps clustered around towns and trading centres.
To avoid abduction by the LRA thousands of children travel
from rural areas to seek refuge in towns every night.
However due to the improving security situation the number
of ‘night commuters’ fleeing every night in
the district has reduced from around 25,000 in 2004 to
4000 in 2006.
One of the attractions in Gulu is the Murchison Falls
National Park extension which is the largest part in Uganda
covering an area of 4,000 sq Km. Activities include Launch
trips, top of the falls, game viewing, Forest walks in
Rabongo Forest and Spot fishing.
There hangouts like the Buganda pub, Acholi Inn, Gulu
Sunset hotel and Diana Gardens among other joints.
There are also a number of worship centres and health
centres as well as referral hospitals.
