Lira

municipality in Lira District, Northern Region, Uganda

Lira is a city in Northern Uganda.

Understand

Lira is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Lira District. Lira was the main metropolitan center of the now defunct Lango District (which corresponds geographically with the current Lango sub-region).

Lira District is part of Lango sub-region, which consists of the following districts: Alebtong District, Amolatar District, Apac District, Dokolo District, Lira District, Kole District, Otuke District and Oyam District. The city of Lira remains the principle commercial centre of the sub-region.

Get in

Lira lies 60 km off the Kampala - Gulu road. There are buses from Kampala, Soroti, Gulu. The Post bus goes to and from Kampala for USh 25,000.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

  • Kenya Commercial Bank. Has a Visa Card/Mastercard ATM. (updated Jun 2015)
  • Equity Bank, Soroti road. Has a Visa Card/Mastercard ATM. (updated Jun 2015)
  • Pari Supermarket, Obote Road (over street from Kcb Bank). (updated Sep 2015)
  • Stanbic Bank. Has a Visa Card/Mastercard ATM. (updated Oct 2015)

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • Fortress Guest house, Oyam road. Single/double rooms with shared bathroom. Has 12 rooms. From USh 22,000. (updated Apr 2015)
  • Caravan Guest house, Maruidhi Road plot 2 b (opposite Centenary bank). Check-in: 10AM, check-out: 9AM. Double room with own bathroom. TV. Breakfast. USh 18,000. (updated Jul 2015)
  • Santasolo Hotel, Juba Road. Check-in: 9AM, check-out: 8AM. Non-self-contained room. USh 18,750. (updated Aug 2015)
  • Acanadiro Transporters Hotel, Imono Road. Check-in: 11AM, check-out: 10AM. Single room outside bathroom. USh 18,000. (updated Aug 2015)
  • Atomi Guesthouse, Juba Road. Check-in: 10AM, check-out: 9AM. Double room with own bathroom. USh 25,000. (updated Aug 2015)
  • Safeway Hotel, Juniour Quaters Road. Check-in: 10AM, check-out: 9AM. Non-self-contained room. USh 27,000. (updated Aug 2015)
  • Baralegi Guest House, Juba Road. Check-in: 9AM, check-out: 8AM. Fan double room with own bathroom and TV. from USh 36,000. (updated Aug 2015)

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