Northern Region, Uganda Explained

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]
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The Northern Region is one of four regions in Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was .

Districts

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
Total3,151,9555,148,8827,188,139-Gulu

References

  1. Web site: Uganda: Administrative units . GeoHive . 18 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130511184735/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/uganda.aspx . 2013-05-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  3. Web site: Uganda: Administrative Division . citypopulation.de . 8 November 2016.

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