Dokolo

• Official Name — Dokolo • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Uganda • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Northern Uganda • Subdivision Type2 — Sub-region • Subdivision Name2 — Lango sub-region • Subdivision Type3 — District • Subdivision Name3 — Dokolo District • Leader Title — Mayor • Unit Pref — Imperial • Population As Of — 2014 Census • Population Total — 19810 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions • Elevation M — 1080 • Illustration — Lango traditional marriage in Dokolo

Dokolo is located approximately 60 km, by road, southeast of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region. This is approximately 334 km, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. Dokolo lies on the main highway, A-104, between Lira and Soroti. The coordinates of the town are 1°55'07.0"N, 33°10'12.0"E (Latitude:1.9186; Longitude:33.1700).

The 2002 national census estimated the town's population at 13,200. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 17,500. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 18,100. The 2014 national census put the population at 19,810. In 2015 the population of the town was projected at 20,500. In 2020, the mid-year population of Dokolo Town Council was projected at 23,700. It was calculated that the town's population grew at an average annual rate of 2.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

• Illustration — A grass thatched house in Agwata, Dokolo district The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: • the offices of Dokolo Town Council • Dokolo central market • Dokolo Health Centre IV • a branch of DFCU Bank • Lango Broadcasting Service • Dokolo FM Radio Station The Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road passes through town in a general southeast to northwest direction.

• Okello Oculi, novelist and poet