Amuru District

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Basic data
Capital Amuru
Geographical center 2 ° 50 ′  N , 33 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 2 ° 50 ′  N , 33 ° 5 ′  E
surface 3,625.9 km²
population 178,800 (as of 2012)
Population density 49.3 inhabitants / km²
Time zone UTC +3
ISO 3166-2 UG-316

Amuru is a district in northern Uganda. It is named after its administrative center, the city of Amuru . The district is mostly rural and, despite its size, has no paved roads.

geography

Amuru is bounded to the north by the Adjumani district , to the northeast by the Lamwo district and South Sudan , to the east by the Gulu district , to the south by the Nwoya district , to the southwest by the Nebbi district and to the west by the Arua district . The capital of the district is Amuru , which is about 60 kilometers (by road) northwest of Gulu , the largest city in the region. The district is part of Acholiland .

history

The district of Amuru was founded in 2006 by the Ugandan parliament, before it was part of the Gulu district . The city of Atiak in the Amuru district was the scene of the Atiak massacre on April 20, 1995 , in which rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army shot about 300 Acholis .

Demographics

In 1991 the population of Amuru District was 88,700, in 2002 it had 135,700 inhabitants. The population then grew by around 2.8% annually and rose to 178,800 inhabitants by 2012.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Amuru Leaders Concerned With Slow Pace Of Development In The Town Center. In: Acholi Times . March 4, 2014, accessed June 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Distance between Kilak (Western Province) and Gulu (Gulu) (Uganda)
  3. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 199504200001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed April 8, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Estimated Population of Amuru District In 1991, 2002 & 2012