Nakapiripirit District

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Location of Nakapiripirit
Basic data
Capital	Nakapiripirit
Geographical center	1 ° 55 ′  N , 34 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 55 ′  N , 34 ° 40 ′  E
surface	2,379 km²
population	113,300 (as of 2020)
Population density	47.6 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

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

location

The district borders in the north with the district Napak , in the northeast with the district Moroto , in the east with the district Amudat , in the southeast with the district Kween , in the southwest with the district Bulambuli , in the west with the district Kumi and in the northwest with the district Katakwi .

Demographics

The population is estimated at 113,300 for 2020. In the same year 4.2 percent of them lived in urban regions and 95.8 percent in rural regions. The majority of the population are Karamojong .

economy

The main economic activity in the district is animal husbandry and the majority of the population are pastoralists. In some areas, especially in the south, rural agriculture is also practiced. The district is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped in Uganda.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nakapiripirit (District, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 6, 2020 . 
2. ↑ 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 .