Otuke District

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Location of Otuke
Basic data
Capital	Otuke
Geographical center	2 ° 32 '  N , 34 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 2 ° 32 '  N , 34 ° 40'  E
surface	3,537.6 km²
population	133,500 (as of 2020)
Population density	37.7 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

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

location

The district of Otuke borders in the north with the district Agago , in the northeast with the district Abim , in the east with the district Napak , in the southeast with the district Amuria , in the south with the district Alebtong , in the southwest with the district Lira and in the northwest with the Pader district .

history

The Otuke District was created in 2009 from parts of the Lira District.

Demographics

The population is estimated at 133,500 for 2020. In the same year, 6 percent of them lived in urban regions and 94 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	43,457
2002	62,018
2014	104,254

economy

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

Individual evidence

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