Karamoja sub-region is a region in northeastern Uganda comprising of the districts of Kotido, Moroto and Nakapiripirit. Kotido is a district in northern Uganda. ... Moroto is a district in northern Uganda. ... Nakapiripirit is a district in northern Uganda. ...
The region is mostly a semi-aridplain with harsh climate and low annual rainfall. It is largely savannah, covered with seasonal grasses, thorned plants, and occasional small trees. The average elevation of the plain of Karamoja lies at around 1400 meters (4500 feet) above sea level. The large mountains; Mt. Kadam, Mt. Napak, and Mt. Moroto — lying at the periphery of Karamoja — have peaks reaching around 3000 meters (10,000 feet) and higher. Semi-arid generally describes regions that receive low annual rainfall (25 to 50 cm /10 to 20 in) and generally have scrub or grass vegetation. ... In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. ... In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ... Savannah may refer to the following articles Cities Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Missouri Savannah, New York Savannah, Tennessee Other An alternate spelling of savanna - a type of grassland GNU Savannah - an aggregation of software development projects affiliated with the GNU project Savannah (film actress) - a pornographic film star SS Savannah, the... A grassy swamp. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ...
Living in Karamoja are the Karimojong and Oropom ethnic groups, most of whom follow a a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Life in Karamoja has remained almost unchanged for thousands of years. Western technology, medicine, dress, culture, and Christianity, found in varying degrees throughout Uganda, have made virtually no inroads among the Karimojong. The Karamojong (sometimes called Karimojong), are a tribe of semi-nomadic herders who live in the north-eastern part of Uganda, in the Karamoja region. ... The Oropom (or Iworopom, Oworopom, Oyoropom, Oropoi) are the aboriginal inhabitants of much of Karamoja in Uganda; their descendants have largely been assimilated into the more recently arrived Teso and Karimojong groups. ... Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...
External links
Karamoja Data Centre
Moroto District website
Nakapiripirit District website
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The Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda is bordered on the east by the Rift Valley escarpment that drops down into the Kenya territory of Turkana, on the north by the Sudan, on the south by the Mt. Elgon region, and on the west by the home territories of the Teso, Langi, and Acholi peoples.
Karamoja has been seen by these outsiders as a land of lawlessness and primitive culture, inhabited by bloodthirsty people who preyed upon neighboring groups, and were irrationally attached to their cattle, who refused to participate in modern forms of government and the market economy, resisted formal education and Christianity, and avoided paying taxes.
The principal ethnic groups of Karamoja are classically identified within the "Karamojong Cluster," i.e., the Dodoth in the north, the Jie in the center, and the Karimojong in the center-south.
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