Official Name: | Karenga |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Karenga. |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Karamoja |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Karenga District |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 3.5676°N 33.6951°W |
Karenga is a town in the Karenga District, in the Karamoja sub-region, in northeast Uganda. It is the administrative and commercial headquarters of Karenga District, which became effective in 2019.[1]
The town is one of the primary gateways into Kidepo Valley National Park. Karenga town is composed of various tribes both from Acholi and Karamoja with vast languages and even the south Sudanese 'Mening quarters' Karenga are one of the most proud lucky farmers in nomadic karamoja and the soil supports growth of various food crops for subsistence homestead use.[1]