Apac district

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Location of Apac
Basic data
Capital	Apac
Geographical center	1 ° 59 ′  N , 32 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 59 ′  N , 32 ° 32 ′  E
population	226,600 (as of 2020)
Time zone	UTC +3
ISO 3166-2	UG-302

Apac is a district ( district ) in North Uganda with 226,600 inhabitants. Like almost all districts of Uganda , it is named after its capital.

population

The Apac district belongs to the settlement area of ​​the Langi people .

Rice cultivation in Apac

history

In 1962, Apac was still part of the Lango District (today: Lango Sub-region ), which was divided into West Lango and East Lango in 1974 . These later became Apac and Lira , which were then subdivided into even smaller districts, one of which is today's Apac district. Later, the Apac district was also made smaller through splits.

Events

The town of Aboke in the Apac district was the scene of the so-called "Aboke kidnappings" in October 1996, during which LRA rebels kidnapped 139 schoolgirls (and later released 109 of them again at the instigation of the Italian school principal). This event drew international attention to the war in northern Uganda and the LRA's widespread practice of kidnapping children for use as child soldiers or sex slaves.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Uganda: Administrative division (regions and districts) - population figures, graphics and map. Retrieved July 20, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Uganda Travel Guide: Apac District