Gulu

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Gulu is a major city in northern Uganda known as a cultural and economic center of the Acholi people.

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Gulu canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional capital
adminCenterOf Gulu District
administrativeStatus city status in Uganda
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
country Uganda
countryCode UG
distanceFrom approximately 330 km north of Kampala
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1100 meters
ethnicGroup Acholi people
formerStatus municipality
governingBody Gulu City Council
hasAirport Gulu Airport
hasCulturalInstitution Ker Kwaro Acholi (Acholi chiefdom headquarters)
linked to: Acholi chiefdom
hasEducationalInstitution Sacred Heart Secondary School, Gulu
St. Joseph's College Layibi
hasHospital Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
hasMarket Gulu Main Market
hasNGOActivity post-conflict reconstruction and humanitarian work
hasReligiousInstitution Anglican Diocese of Northern Uganda
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulu
hasStadium Pece Stadium
hasTransportInfrastructure airstrip at Gulu Airport
regional bus services
hasUniversity Gulu University
historicallyAffectedBy Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
knownAs cultural center of the Acholi people
economic center of the Acholi people
languageSpoken Acholi
linked to: Acholi language

English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
locatedIn Acholi sub-region
Northern Region, Uganda
partOf Acholi cultural area
linked to: Acholi sub-region
postalCodeType Ugandan postal code
primaryEconomicActivity agricultural produce marketing
services
trade
regionType urban center
religion Christianity
Islam
roadConnection Kampala
Kitgum
Lira
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3

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