| Official Name: | Zombo, Uganda |
| Other Name: | Zombo |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uganda |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Nile sub-region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zombo District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 Estimate |
| Population Total: | 15,000[1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 2.5131°N 30.9081°W |
| Elevation M: | 1532 |
Zombo, Uganda, often referred to simply as Zombo, is a town in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda.
Zombo lies approximately 40km (30miles) west of Nebbi, the nearest large town. This location is approximately 69km (43miles), by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region. The geographical coordinates of the town are: 02°30'47.0"N, 30°54'29.0"E (Latitude:2.513056; Longitude:30.908056). Zombo sits at an average elevation of 1532m (5,026feet), above sea level.[2]
, the population of Zombo, Uganda was estimated at 15,000.[1]
The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: (a) the headquarters of Zombo District Administration, (b) the offices of Zombo Town Council, (c) Zombo Central Market, the largest fresh-produce market in the town and (d) the Zombo Detach of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).[3]
In the early morning of Friday, 6 March 2020, a gang of about 80 civilians, armed with machetes, spears, knives, bows and arrows, attacked the UPDF detach in Oduk Village in Zombo Municipality. Three UPDF soldiers lost their lives and their rifles (AK-47)s were stolen. A number of the attackers were also killed. In the ensuing melee, a number of grass-thatched buildings were engulfed in fire and destroyed.[4] The surviving bandits retreated towards the nearby international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the UPDF in pursuit.[5] Later the number of UPDF soldiers killed in the skirmishes was increased upwards to five.[6]