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Malaba, Uganda Location in Uganda Coordinates: 00°38′40″N 34°15′38″E / 0.64444°N 34.26056°E Country Uganda
Region Eastern Uganda District Tororo District Government - Mayor Elevation 3,871 ft (1,180 m) Population (2011 Estimate) - Total 9,500
Malaba, Uganda is a town in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda, on Uganda's eastern border with Kenya.Contents
Location
The town is located on the main highway between Kampala and Nairobi, approximately 232 kilometres (144 mi), by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1] The coordinates of the town are:00°38′40″N, 34°15′38″E (Latitude:0.644444; Longitude:34.260556).
Overview
Malaba, Uganda is a market town, located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the town of Tororo. The railway also crosses the border between Uganda and Kenya at Malaba.
Malaba is a busy crossing point between Uganda and Kenya on their common border. The town of Busia, 46 kilometres (29 mi) to the south of Malaba is also a very busy crossing point between the two countries. In 2005, Malaba, Uganda was the second busiest border crossing between Uganda and Kenya, based on volume of exports and imports.[2] See table below:
Uganda Border Towns' Market Share of Crossborder Trade in 2005 Rank Border Town Share of Exports Share of Imports 1 Busia 42.7% 54.3% 2 Mpondwe 25.0% 10.6% 3 Malaba 7.8% 19.9% 4 Paidha 9.3% 2.2% 5 Others 15.2 % 13.0 % Total 100.0% 100.0% Population
The national census in 2002 estimated the population of the town at 10,300.[3] In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Malaba, Uganda at 9,500.[4]
Landmarks
The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of town include:
- The offices of Malaba, Uganda Town Council
- The offices of Uganda Revenue Authority
- A branch of Equity Bank
- A branch of Stanbic Bank
- Tororo Inland Port - Under construction
External links
See also
- Malaba, Kenya
- Railway stations in Uganda
- Tororo
- Tororo District
- Eastern Region, Uganda
References
Tororo District
Capital: TororoTowns and
villagesEconomy Seba Foods · Nilefos Minerals Limited · Tororo Cement Limited · Tororo Power Station · Barclays Bank · Centenary Bank · Equity Bank · Stanbic Bank · PostBank Uganda · Uganda Finance Trust Limited · Tororo Inland PortNotable
landmarksTororo Rock · Tororo Hospital · St. Andrew's Hospital · Tororo Airport · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of TororoEducation Busitema University Nagongera Campus · Tororo Girls SchoolNotable people Categories:- Populated places in Uganda
- Tororo District
- Eastern Region, Uganda
- Kenya–Uganda border crossings
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