Pabbo | |
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  Pabbo Location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates:03°00′00″N32°08′42″E / 3.00000°N 32.14500°E /3.00000; 32.14500 | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Northern Region of Uganda |
| Sub-region | Acholi sub-region |
| Districts of Uganda | Amuru District |
| Elevation | 3,150 ft (960 m) |
Pabbo, sometimes spelled as Pabo,[citation needed] is a municipality inAmuru District of theNorthern Region ofUganda.
Pabbo is on theGulu-Nimule Road, the main highway (A-104) between Gulu and the border withSouthern Sudan atNimule. Pabbo is approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi), by road, north ofGulu, the largest city in theAcholi sub-region.[1] Its location is approximately 375 kilometres (233 mi), by road, north ofKampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of the town are 03 00 00N, 32 08 42E (Latitude:3.0000; Longitude:32.1450).[3]
During theLord's Resistance Army war (1986 - 2006), Pabbo was the site of one of the largest camps forinternally displaced people, swelling to over 67,000 in 2005.[4] Since the cessation of hostilities in 2006, some of those people have returned to their villages, with the camp's population falling to about 42,000 by 2007.[5][6][7]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its edges:
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03°00′00″N32°08′42″E / 3.00000°N 32.14500°E /3.00000; 32.14500
