Napak district

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Location of Napak
Location of Napak
Basic data
Capital Napak
Geographical center 2 ° 12 '  N , 34 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 2 ° 12 '  N , 34 ° 18'  E
surface 4,978.4 km²
population 158,300 (as of 2020)
Population density 31.8 inhabitants / km²
Time zone UTC +3

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

location

The Napak district is located in the Karamoja sub-region in northeast Uganda. It is bordered to the northwest by the Abim district , to the north by the Kotido district , to the northeast and east by the Moroto district , to the southeast by the Nakapiripirit district , to the south by the Katakwi district , to the southwest by the Amuria district and to the west by the Otuke District .

Demographics

The population is estimated at 158,300 for 2020. In the same year, 3.3 percent of them lived in urban regions and 96.7 percent in rural regions.

Population development
Census year population
1991 37,684
2002 112,697
2014 142,224

economy

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

Individual evidence

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