Atiak
Municipality in Northern Region of Uganda, Uganda
Atiak is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the primary trade route between Uganda and South Sudan.
01Location
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. Atiak is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the South Sudanese town of Nimule at the international border with Uganda. This is approximately 407 kilometres (253 mi), north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 3°15'33.0"N, 32°07'23.0"E (Latitude:3.259167; Longitude:32.123056).
02History
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.
03Points 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.
- 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)
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Atiak Sugar Factory.jpg by SJP888022, CC BY-SA 4.0
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