Northern | |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Image: | Uganda - Northern.svg |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Gulu is the Administrative Capital City of the Northern region of Uganda. |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Coordinates: | 2.7833°N 50°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
Seat Type: | Regional capital |
Seat: | Gulu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 85391.7 |
Elevation M: | 1078 |
Population As Of: | 2014 census |
Population Total: | 7188139 |
Pop Est As Of: | 2011 |
Population Est: | 7620700 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2021) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.473[2] · 4th |
The Northern Region is one of four regions in Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was .
As of 2010, the Northern Region had 30 districts:[3]
District | Population (Census 1991) | Population (Census 2002) | Population (Census 2014) | Map | Chief town | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47,572 | 51,903 | 107,966 | 1 | Abim | ||
96,264 | 202,290 | 225,251 | 2 | Adjumani | ||
100,659 | 184,018 | 227,792 | 78 | Agago | ||
112,584 | 163,047 | 227,541 | 79 | Alebtong | ||
68,473 | 96,189 | 147,166 | 3 | Amolatar | ||
11,336 | 63,572 | 105,767 | 80 | Amudat | ||
88,692 | 135,723 | 186,696 | 39 | Amuru | ||
162,192 | 249,656 | 368,626 | 5 | Apac | ||
368,214 | 559,075 | 782,077 | 6 | Arua | ||
84,978 | 129,385 | 183,093 | 16 | Dokolo | ||
211,788 | 298,527 | 436,345 | 17 | Gulu | ||
91,236 | 202,757 | 167,879 | 22 | Kaabong | ||
104,557 | 167,030 | 204,048 | 42 | Kitgum | ||
62,337 | 129,148 | 206,495 | 43 | Koboko | ||
115,259 | 165,922 | 239,327 | 93 | Kole | ||
57,198 | 122,442 | 181,050 | 44 | Kotido | ||
71,030 | 115,345 | 134,379 | 97 | Lamwo | ||
191,473 | 290,601 | 408,043 | 47 | Lira | ||
107,596 | 145,705 | 186,134 | 50 | Maracha | ||
59,149 | 77,243 | 103,432 | 57 | Moroto | ||
79,381 | 194,778 | 139,012 | 58 | Moyo | ||
66,248 | 90,922 | 156,690 | 62 | Nakapiripirit | ||
37,684 | 112,697 | 142,224 | 104 | Napak | ||
185,551 | 266,312 | 396,794 | 65 | Nebbi | ||
37,947 | 41,010 | 133,506 | 107 | Nwoya | ||
43,457 | 62,018 | 104,254 | 108 | Otuke | ||
177,053 | 268,415 | 383,644 | 67 | Oyam | ||
80,938 | 142,320 | 178,004 | 68 | Pader | ||
99,794 | 251,784 | 484,822 | 77 | Yumbe | ||
131,315 | 169,048 | 240,082 | 112 | Zombo | ||
Total | 3,151,955 | 5,148,882 | 7,188,139 | - | Gulu |