Gulu

During the British rule, many people from Northern Uganda were conscripted into the army and police to fight in the World Wars.

Up to 15,000 children, known as 'night commuters', would flee into Gulu for safety every evening during the rise of the Lord's Resistance Army.

Gulu University is home to the Gulu University School of Medicine, one of the nine accredited medical schools in Uganda.

Gulu Airport is the second biggest airport in Uganda after Entebbe International Airport.

The home venue for Gulu United FC is Pece War Memorial Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,000 people.