Mount Kilak
| Mount Kilak | |
|---|---|
  Mount Kilak Location within Uganda | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,390 m (4,560 ft) |
| Prominence | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Coordinates | 3°02′09″N 31°58′24″E / 3.03583°N 31.97333°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Amuru District, Northern Region, Uganda |
Mount Kilak is a mountain in Amuru District in the Northern Region of Uganda, near the Uganda–South Sudan border area.[1] The summit elevation is reported at about 1,390 metres above sea level.[2]
The mountain range is located along the Uganda-Sudan border and serves as a natural boundary, which has influenced the socio-political differences between the Acholi in Uganda and the Acholi in the Sudan.
Location and topography
[edit]The mountain is mapped at approximately 3°02′09″N, 31°58′24″E.[3] A digital terrain model listing reports an elevation of 1,390 m and a prominence of 6 m for the peak labelled “Kilak” in Amuru District.[2]
Toponymy
[edit]The NGA GeoNames record lists the approved name as “Kilak” and includes “Lilak” as a variant name.[3]
Environment and land use
[edit]The wider Amuru area includes central forest reserves managed by Uganda's National Forestry Authority (NFA).[4] In NFA performance reporting, “Kilak” appears among named forest reserve blocks where boundary maintenance was reported for FY 2023/24.[5]
Media reporting has also described pressure on forest protection efforts in Amuru District, including resistance linked to encroachment and boundary reopening work.[6]
Cultural and historical context
[edit]Mount Kilak has been referenced in research and reporting on spiritual and armed movements in Acholiland. A 2011 anthropology master's thesis on women in the Lord's Resistance Army notes accounts linking Alice Auma’s Holy Spirit Movement to locations in Acholi, including Mount Kilak.[7]
A separate report on conflict dynamics in Acholiland describes “Kilak hills” and states that an altar site was reported as being about three miles (about 4.8 km) from Mount Kilak, with related activity described at sites linked to the mountain.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Amuru District". Wikipedia. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Kilak". PeakVisor. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- 1 2 "GeoNames feature record: Kilak (designation: mountain)". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) GeoNames. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "National Forestry Authority". National Forestry Authority. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ VOTE: 157 National Forestry Authority (NFA) (FY 2023/24) (PDF) (Report). Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Uganda). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Encroachers frustrate efforts to protect Amuru forests". Monitor (Nation.Africa). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ Victor, Letha E. (June 2011). Death Does Not Rot: Women of the Lord’s Resistance Army (Master’s thesis). McGill University, Department of Anthropology. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ War in Acholiland and Its Ramifications for Peace and Security in Uganda (PDF) (Report). AllAfrica (PDF download). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- "NGA GeoNames feature record (Kilak)". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- "Kilak (PeakVisor)". PeakVisor. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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