Karenga District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Karenga. |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Karamoja sub-region |
Established Date: | 1 July 2019 |
Population Total: | 84,100 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 3.5676°N 33.6951°W |
Karenga District is a district in Northern Uganda, in the Karamoja sub-region. The district headquarter is located in Karenga town. It was carved out of Kaabong District and became operational on July 1, 2019. The district has two constituencies: Dodoth West and Napore West. It borders South Sudan and Kaabong District. The population is 84,100, divided over 7 sub-counties and 3 town councils.
Karenga District is located in the vicinity of Kidepo Valley National Park.[1] [2]
Karenga District comprises two Constituencies: Dodoth West and Napore West. It is the home District to the wildest of the African Game Parks, the Kidepo Conservation Area (Kidepo Valley National Park).