Zombo, Uganda
# Zombo, Uganda

Zombo, Uganda, often referred to simply as Zombo, is a town in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda.

## Location

Zombo lies approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi), by road, west of Nebbi, the nearest large town. This location is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi), by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region. The geographical coordinates of the town are: 02°30'47.0"N, 30°54'29.0"E (Latitude:2.513056; Longitude:30.908056). Zombo sits at an average elevation of 1,532 metres (5,026 ft), above sea level.

## Population

As of March 2020, the population of Zombo, Uganda was estimated at about 15,000.

## Points of interest

The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the headquarters of Zombo District Administration, (b) the offices of Zombo Town Council, (c) Zombo Central Market, the largest fresh-produce market in the town and (d) the Zombo Detach of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).

## Attack on Zombo UPDF Detach

In the early morning of Friday, 6 March 2020, a gang of civilians, estimated at about 80 people, armed with machetes, spears, knives, bows and arrows, attacked the UPDF detach in Oduk Village in Zombo Municipality. Three UPDF soldiers lost their lives and their rifles (AK-47)s were stolen. A number of the attackers were also killed. In the ensuing melee, a number of grass-thatched buildings were engulfed in fire and destroyed. The surviving bandits retreated towards the nearby international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the UPDF in pursuit. Later the number of UPDF soldiers killed in the skirmishes was increased upwards to five.

