Soroti

Soroti
Solot
Soroti
Soroti Main Street
Soroti Main Street
Soroti is located in Uganda
Soroti
Soroti
Location in Uganda
Coordinates: 01°42′54″N 33°36′40″E / 1.71500°N 33.61111°E / 1.71500; 33.61111
Country Uganda
RegionEastern Region of Uganda
Sub-regionTeso sub-region
DistrictSoroti District
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • MayorMr. Paul Omer
 • Chief Administrative OfficerMr. Moses Otimong
Elevation
3,710 ft (1,130 m)
Population
 (2020 Estimates)
 • Total60,900[1]
Websitesoroticity.go.ug
View of central Soroti City from the Rock

Soroti is a city in Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main city, commercial, and administrative center in Soroti District, one of the nine administrative districts in the Teso sub-region.[2][3] Soroti city was immediately approved for operationalization ahead of schedule by the Parliament of Uganda in the Financial Year 2020/2021.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1R was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Xanthia Leni (24 May 2019). "Itesots Demand Soroti City Status". Kampala: PML Daily. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ^ Nile Post (11 August 2020). "Speaker Opens Soroti City". Kampala: Nile Post Uganda. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ Daily Monitor (31 July 2020). "Hoima, Soroti now cities as MPs rise to 531". Daily Monitor.