Oyam District

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Location of Oyam
Basic data
Capital	Oyam
Geographical center	2 ° 14 '  N , 32 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 2 ° 14 '  N , 32 ° 23'  E
surface	2,190.8 km²
population	453,700 (as of 2020)
Population density	207.1 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

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

location

The Oyam district is bordered to the north by the district of Gulu , in the north-east by the Pader District , on the east by the district Kole , on the south by the District Apac , in the southwest of the district Kiryandongo and the west by the district Nwoya .

history

The district was created in 2006 from parts of the Apac district.

Demographics

The population is estimated to be 453,700 for 2020. In the same year, 3.1 percent of them lived in urban regions and 96.9 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	177.053
2002	268,415
2014	383,644

economy

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Oyam (district, Uganda) - population statistics, graphics, map and location. Retrieved July 4, 2020 .