Nagongera
Introduction  '''Nagongera''' is a town in Tororo District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Location Nagongera is located approximately  west of Tororo, the location of the district headquarters. This is about  south-west of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Nagongera is approximately  north-east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are 00°46'12.0"N, 34°01'34.0"E (Latitude:0.7700; Longitude:34.0261). Nagongera Town Council sits at an average elevation of  above mean sea level.
Population In 2014, the national census and household survey enumerated the population of Nagongera at 12,341.In 2015, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the population of Nagongera Municipal Council at 12,600.In 2020, the population agency estimated the mid-year population of the municipality at 14,300 people. Of these, 7,300 (51 percent) were females and 7,000 (49 percent) were males. UBOS calculated the population growth rate of Nagongera Town to average 2.56 percent annually, between 2015 and 2020.
Overview Nagongera attained municipality status in 2006.Up until that time, the town had no piped running water. That year, the Directorate of Water Development of the  Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, started the piped water project for Nagongera, using capital of USh700 million (about US$200,000 at that time).
Points of interest The following points of interest lie in or near Nagongera:1.The offices of Nagongera Town Council2.Nagongera Central Market3.Nagongera Train Station4.The town of Nagongera is the location of one of the campuses of Busitema University, a public university in Uganda.5.Nagongera Health Centre IV
Notable residents *Paskar Owor, middle-distance runner
See also *List of cities and towns in Uganda
References
External links *  Road Trip to Nagongera