Gulu

Gulu is a city in Northern Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District.Gulu is located approximately 200 miles (320 km), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The town is served by Gulu Airport. The first emergence of regional unity was in the late 19th Century when the region consolidated into nine different territorial sub regions, defined by ethnolinguistic patterns, trade and particularities of social networks. During British colonial rule in the 19th and 20th centuries regional divisions fell along resource distribution lines, with the north developing into a source for the security establishment.Pece Stadium is Gulu's public stadium, and the largest in Northern Uganda with a capacity of 30,000 people. The stadium has recently undergone refurbishment with support the USAID through its Northern Uganda reconstruction body, NUTI.