title: Lwamata
text: # Lwamata
  
  Lwamata is a town in Ssingo County, Kiboga District, in the Central Region of Uganda.
  
  ## Location
  
  The town is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi), southeast of the town of Kiboga, the location of the district headquarters. This is about 115 kilometres (71 mi) northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The geographical coordinates of Lwamata are 0°53'15.0"N, 31°49'09.0"E (Latitude:0.887494; Longitude:31.819173).
  
  ## Overview
  
  Lwamata was one of the areas where the National Resistance Army guerrillas initiated their early recruitment campaigns. A war memorial was elected in the town, to commemorate the lives that were lost.
  
  