Manafwa District
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Location of Manafwa |
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Capital | Manafwa |
Geographical center | 1 ° 1 ′ N , 34 ° 21 ′ E |
surface | 650.1 km² |
population | 175,200 (as of 2020) |
Population density | 269.5 inhabitants / km² |
Time zone | UTC +3 |
Manafwa is a district in eastern Uganda . The capital of the district is Manafwa .
location
The Manafwa District is bordered by the Bududa District to the north, Kenya to the east and south , the Tororo District to the southwest and the Mbale District to the west .
history
The district was created in 2005 from parts of the Mbale district.
Demographics
The population is estimated at 175,200 for 2020. In the same year, 14 percent of them lived in urban regions and 86 percent in rural regions.
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2002 | 115,451 |
2014 | 149,544 |
economy
Subsistence farming is the main economic activity in the district.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manafwa (District, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .