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词条 Paidha
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  1. Location

  2. Overview

  3. Population

  4. Points of interest

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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}}Paidha is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

Paidha is in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region. The town is near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is approximately {{convert|95|km|mi}}, by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region.[2] This is approximately {{convert|447|km|mi}}, by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3] Zombo, the town where the district headquarters are located, is approximately {{convert|16|km|mi}}, by road, northwest of Paidha.[4] The coordinates of Paidha are 2°25'00.0"N, 30°59'15.0"E (Latitude:2.416667; Longitude:30.987500).[5]

Overview

Paidha is a busy border town in northwest Uganda at its border with the DRC. In 2013, it was the second-busiest border crossing between Uganda and the DRC, based on the volume of informal exports and imports.[6] See table below:

Uganda Border Towns' Market Share of Crossborder Informal Trade with the DRC in 2013
Rank Border TownShare of ExportsShare of Imports
1 Mpondwe 71.0% 50.8%
2 Paidha 6.6% 22.6%
3 Odramachaku 7.3% 7.9%
4 Vurra 3.8% 9.0%
5 Bunagana 3.6% 5.6%
6 Ntoroko 5.5% 1.7%
7 Others 2.2% 2.4%

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of Paidha at 24,079 and in 2010 the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of the town at 29,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Paidha at 30,500.[7]

In 2014, the population census put the population of the town at 33,426.[8]

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (1) The offices of Paidha Town Council (2) The international border between Uganda and the DRC is at Goli, about {{convert|7.5|km|0}} southeast of Paidha.[9] (3) Paidha Primary Teachers College, a public teacher training college administered by the Ministry of Education and Sports (Uganda). (4) Nyagak Power Station, a 3.5 megawatt hydropower station operated by WENRECO, a subsidiary of Industrial Promotion Services[10] (4) Nyagak III Power Station, a 4.36 megawatt hydropower station under development by the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited.[11] (5) Paidha Health Centre III.[1]

See also

  • List of power stations in Uganda
  • List of cities and towns in Uganda

References

1. ^{{cite web| accessdate=28 October 2016 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Zombo-leaders-ask-govt-to-build-district-hospital/688334-3342596-tlt2b5z/ | date=13 August 2016 | title=Zombo leaders ask government to build district hospital |last=Okaba | newspaper=Daily Monitor | first=Patrick | location=Kampala}}
2. ^{{cite web |date=28 October 2016| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Arua%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Paidha%20Town%20Council%2C%20Paidha%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJacd4oWVibhcRnJKRfYYYHqo&dt2=ChIJ6aKc33-hbxcRx8jsUoV9NfY | title=Distance between Arua, Northern Region, Uganda and Paidha Town Council, Paidha, Northern Region, Uganda | accessdate=28 October 2016|last=Globeeed.com| publisher=Globefeed.com}}
3. ^{{cite web | date=28 October 2016 | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Post%20Bus%20Uganda%20Limited%20Terminal%2C%20Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Central%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Paidha%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJdRM98oC8fRcRfFijxz684j8&dt2=ChIJDYGco2ShbxcRnwoHm1SWy6Q |accessdate=28 October 2016|author=Gobefeed.com|publisher=Globefeed.com| title=Distance between Post Bus Uganda Limited Terminal, Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Paidha, Northern Region, Uganda}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Paidha%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Zombo%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJDYGco2ShbxcRnwoHm1SWy6Q&dt2=ChIJfTJjK-WnbxcRZ-50D45XPWU | title=Distance between Paidha, Northern Region, Uganda and Zombo, Northern Region, Uganda |date=28 October 2016|publisher=Globefeed.com | accessdate=28 October 2016| last=Globefeed.com}}
5. ^{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B025'00.0%22N+30%C2%B059'15.0%22E/@2.4166667,30.9875,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 |title=Location of Paidha At Google Maps | accessdate=19 July 2015}}
6. ^[https://www.bou.or.ug/bou/bou-downloads/publications/TradeStatistics/ICBT/All/ANNUAL-INFORMAL-CROSS-BORDER-TRADE-SURVEY-REPORT-2013.pdf "THE INFORMAL CROSS BORDER TRADE SURVEY REPORT 2013", Bank of Uganda and Uganda Bureau of Statistics, November 2014, accessed 19 July 2015]
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/TP52010.pdf|title=Estimated Population of Paidha In 2002, 2010 & 2011|first=.|last=UBOS|publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)|accessdate=26 February 2015|date=2011}}
8. ^{{cite web| url=http://citypopulation.de/Uganda-Cities.html|title=The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants| date=27 August 2014| accessdate=26 February 2015| first=.|last=UBOS| publisher=Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Paidha%20Town%20Council%2C%20Paidha%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Goli%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJ6aKc33-hbxcRx8jsUoV9NfY&dt2=ChIJx_3i8lyibxcRs-AZLxTYgT8| title=Distance between Paidha Town Council, Paidha, Northern Region, Uganda and Goli, Northern Region, Uganda |accessdate=28 October 2016 | publisher=Globefeed.com|author=Globefeed.com | date=28 October 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1155040/paidha-power-plant-launched | title= Paidha power plant launched | accessdate=28 October 2016 | date=6 February 2006 | first=Ronald | last=Kalyango |newspaper=New Vision | location=Kampala}}
11. ^{{cite web | accessdate=28 October 2016 | url=http://uegcl.com/Projects/nyagak-iii-small-hydro-power-plant-4-4mw | title=Uganda Electricity Generation Company: Nyagak III Small Hydro Power Plant (5.5MW) | last=UEGCL | publisher=Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) | location=Kampala | date=28 October 2016 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107050848/http://uegcl.com/Projects/nyagak-iii-small-hydro-power-plant-4-4mw/ | archivedate=7 November 2016 | df= }}

External links

  • Photo of Paidha in 2004
{{coord|02|25|00|N|30|59|15|E|display=title}}{{Zombo District}}

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