Lira

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Lira is a major town in northern Uganda that serves as an important commercial and administrative center for the surrounding region.

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Lira canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
adminCenterOf Lango sub-region
Lira District
administrativeLevel municipality
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
coordinateLatitude 2.25 N
coordinateLongitude 32.90 E
country Uganda
currencyUsed Ugandan shilling
distanceFromKampala approximately 340 km by road
economicActivity agricultural produce marketing
light manufacturing
trade
ethnicGroupDominant Langi
governingBody Lira Municipal Council
hasAirport Lira Airport
hasEducationalInstitution primary schools
secondary schools
hasHealthFacility Lira District
surface form: Lira Regional Referral Hospital
hasInstitution Lira University
hasMarket Lira Main Market
hasRole administrative center
commercial center
hasService banking services
public transportation
telecommunications services
languageSpoken English
Lango
Swahili language
surface form: Swahili
locatedIn Lango sub-region
Northern Region, Uganda
nearbyCity Gulu
nearbyTown Apac District
surface form: Apac

Dokolo
partOf Northern Region, Uganda
surface form: Northern Uganda
populationTrend growing urban population
regionServed Lango sub-region
parts of Northern Uganda
religionMajority Christianity
roadConnection Kampala–Gulu Highway
surface form: Kampala–Gulu Highway (via branching roads)
servedBy Uganda National Roads Network
timeZone East Africa Time
urbanStatus major town in Northern Uganda
utcOffset +3

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