Location

It is located approximately 25 kilometres (15.5 mi), by road, west of Tororo

Tororo

Tororo is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Tororo District. The district was named after the town.-Location:...

, the district headquarters. This location lies approximately 210 kilometres (130.5 mi), by road, east of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, the capital of Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

 and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the town are: 00 46 12N, 34 01 34E (Latitude:0.7700; Longitude:34.0260).

Population

In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Nagongera at 11,000.
In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 11,800.

Landmarks

The landmarks in or near Nagongera include:

• The offices of Nagongera Town Council
• Nagongera Central Market
• The town of Nagongera is the location of one of the seven (7) [campuses] of Busitema University
  Busitema University
  Busitema University , is a university in Uganda. It is one of the five public universities in Uganda, which include Makerere University, Mbarara University, Kyambogo University and Gulu University...
  
  , one of the five (5) public universities in Uganda
  Uganda
  Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
  
  . The Nagongera campus houses the Faculty of Science and Education. The courses offered at Nagongera include the Bachelor of Science Education
  Bachelor of Science
  A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
  
   (BSc.Ed), with Biology
  Biology
  Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
  
  , Chemistry
  Chemistry
  Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
  
  , Computer Studies, Education
  Education
  Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
  
  , Mathematics
  Mathematics
  Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
  
   and Physics
  Physics
  Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
  
  , as teaching subjects at secondary school level. The Faculty of Science and Education has six departments:

1. Department of Biology
2. Department of Chemistry
3. Department of Computer Studies
4. Department of Education
5. Department of Mathematics
6. Department of Physics

External links

• Road Trip to Nagongera