Maracha District

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Location of Maracha
Location of Maracha
Basic data
Capital Maracha
Geographical center 3 ° 17 ′  N , 30 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 3 ° 17 ′  N , 30 ° 56 ′  E
surface 439 km²
population 208,300 (as of 2020)
Population density 474.5 inhabitants / km²
Time zone UTC +3

Maracha is a district in northern Uganda . The capital of the district is Maracha .

location

The district is bordered by the Koboko district to the north, the Yumbe district to the northeast, and the Arua district to the east and south . The Democratic Republic of the Congo is located west of the Maracha district.

Demographics

The population is estimated at 208,300 for 2020. In the same year, 5 percent of them lived in urban regions and 95 percent in rural regions.

Population development
Census year population
1991 107,596
2002 145.705
2014 186.134

economy

Subsistence farming and animal husbandry are the main economic activities in the district.

Individual evidence

  1. Maracha (District, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .