Kapchorwa
Location
The town of Kapchorwa is located in the Sebei sub-region, approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, northeast of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region. This is approximately 310 kilometres (190 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also approximately 77km from the Suam Kenya-Uganda Border to the east.The coordinates of the town are 1°24'00.0"N 34°27'00.0"E (latitude:1.4000; longitude: 34.4500).
Demographics
During the 2002 national population census, Kapchorwa's population was estimated at 8,700. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 12,300. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 12,900.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of the town:
- headquarters of Kapchorwa District Administration
- offices of Kapchorwa Town Council
- mobile branch of PostBank Uganda
- Kapchorwa central market
- Town View Secondary School, a middle school (grades 8 - 11)
- Kapchorwa Senior Secondary School
- Kapchorwa police station
- Centenary Bank, Kapchorwa Branch
- Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
- Kapchorwa General Hospital, a 150-bed public hospital administered by Uganda Ministry of Health
- From Coach to Coach headquarters
Running community
Kapchorwa is a home to some very successful running athlets in the past decade, including gold olympic and world championship medalists, like Joshua Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo and Stephen Kiprotich still living and training there. Due do this fact and the benefits of high altitude for running Kapchorwa is called a "running paradise".