Moroto District

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Location of Moroto
Location of Moroto
Basic data
Capital Moroto
Geographical center 2 ° 32 '  N , 34 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 2 ° 32 '  N , 34 ° 40'  E
surface 3,537.6 km²
population 118,500 (as of 2020)
Population density 33.5 inhabitants / km²
Time zone UTC +3

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

location

The Moroto district is bordered by the Kaabong district to the north, Kenya to the east, the Amudat district to the south, the Nakapiripirit district to the southwest , the Napak district to the west and the Kotido district to the northwest .

Demographics

The population is estimated to be 118,500 in 2020. In the same year, 13.8 percent of them lived in urban regions and 86.2 percent in rural regions.

Population development
Census year population
1991 59,149
2002 77,243
2014 103,432

economy

Subsistence farming and animal husbandry are the main economic activities in the district. Motoro is a center for natural resources that have yet to be used optimally.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Moroto (District, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .