Napak district
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Location of Napak |
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Capital | Napak |
Geographical center | 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.
Census year | population |
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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
- ^ Napak (District, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .