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| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Eastern Region of Uganda |
| Sub-region | Teso sub-region |
| District | Soroti District |
| Elevation | 3,540 ft (1,080 m) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Total | 49,452[1] |
Soroti is the main municipal, commercial, and administrative centre of Soroti District in the Eastern Region of Uganda, lying near Lake Kyoga. It is known for the rock formation near the town.[citation needed]
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Location
Soroti is approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi), by road, northwest of the city of Mbale on the highway between Mbale and Lira.[2] The coordinates of Soroti town are 1°42'54.0"N, 33°36'40.0"E (Latitude:1.7150; Longitude:33.6111).[3]
Soroti Airport
Soroti Airport has the third longest paved runway in Uganda at 6,100 feet (1,900 m). The longest paved runway in Uganda, measuring 12,000 feet (3,700 m), is at Entebbe International Airport.[4]
Population
The 2002 national population census estimated the population of Soroti at 41,600. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 62,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of Soroti at 66,000.[5] In August 2014, the national population census put Soroti's population at 49,452.[1]
Points of interest
The following points of interest are located in Soroti or near the town limits:[6]
- headquarters of Soroti District Administration
- offices of Soroti Town Council
- branch of the National Social Security Fund
- Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, a 275-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health
- Lwala Soroti Hospital, a 135-bed, non-governmental hospital, administered by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau.
- Soroti Solar Power Station
- Soroti Rock, a volcanic rock formation, similar to Tororo Rock
- Soroti central market
- Soroti Railway Station (non-functional)
- Soroti Campus of Kumi University
- Soroti Campus of Uganda Martyrs University
- headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti
- Mbale-Lira highway, which passes through the center of town in a north-west/south-east direction.
See also
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