Kotido district
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Location of Kotido |
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Capital | Cotido |
Geographical center | 3 ° 31 ' N , 34 ° 7' E |
surface | 1,071 km² |
population | 206,500 (as of 2020) |
Population density | 192.8 inhabitants / km² |
Time zone | UTC +3 |
Kotido is a district in northern Uganda . The capital of the district is Kotido .
location
The district of Kotido borders in the north on the district Kaabong , in the east on the district Moroto , in the south on the district Napak and in the west on the district Abim . The Agago District and the Kitgum District are northwest of the Kotido District.
Demographics
The population is estimated at 206,500 for 2020. In the same year, 36.7 percent of them lived in urban regions and 63.3 percent in rural regions.
Census year | population |
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1991 | 57.198 |
2002 | 122,541 |
2014 | 181.050 |
economy
Nomadic pastoralism is the main economic activity in the district. In some areas there is rural agriculture. The district is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped in Uganda.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kole (district, Uganda) - population statistics, graphics, map and location. Retrieved July 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Justine Nannyonjo: Conflicts, poverty and human development in Northern Uganda . In: The Round Table . tape 94 , no. 381 , September 1, 2005, ISSN 0035-8533 , p. 473-488 , doi : 10.1080 / 00358530500243609 .