Kitgum is a district in northern Uganda of 9,773.63 square kilometers. The capital town of Kitgum Town is 452 km from the Ugandan capital city of Kampala. The population of the district is 283,546, according to the 2002 census, and most economic activity is subsistence agriculture. Along with Gulu and Pader, Kitgum compose Acholiland, which is considered to be the heartland of the Acholi ethnic group. The district is composed of two counties: Lamwo and Chua. On 4 December2001, Kitgum was divided in two, creating the current Kitgum and Pader districts. The district is bordered by Gulu, Pader, Kotido districts and, to the north, Sudan. Uganda is divided into 56 districts, listed below. ... A view of Kampala City center. ... Gulu is a district in northern Uganda. ... Pader is a district in northern Uganda with a population of 325,885 (2002 census). ... Categories: Stub | Uganda ... Acholiland, Uganda Children in an IDP camp in Kitgum The Acholi are an ethnolinguistic group of the upper Nile valley dwelling on the east bank of the White Nile, about a hundred miles north of Lake Albert. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pader is a district in northern Uganda with a population of 325,885 (2002 census). ... Kotido is a district in northern Uganda. ...
Since 1986, it has been affected by the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency. There are numerous internally displaced person camps throughout the district. Labuje IDP camp near Kitgum Town The Lords Resistance Army (LRA), formed in 1987, is a rebel paramilitary group operating mainly in northern Uganda. ... Tailor in Labuje IDP camp in Uganda An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who has been forced to leave their home for reasons such as religious or political persecution or war, but has not crossed an international border. ...
Central:Kalangala | Kampala | Kayunga | Kiboga | Luwero | Masaka | Mpigi | Mubende | Mukono | Nakasongola | Rakai | Sembabule | Wakiso Eastern:Bugiri | Busia | Iganga | Jinja | Kaberamaido | Kamuli | Kapchorwa | Katakwi | Kumi | Mayuge | Mbale | Pallisa | Sironko | Soroti | Tororo Northern:Adjumani | Apac | Arua | Gulu | Kitgum | Kotido | Lira | Moroto | Moyo | Nakapiripirit | Nebbi | Pader | Yumbe Western:Bundibugyo | Bushenyi | Hoima | Kabale | Kabarole | Kamwenge | Kanungu | Kasese | Kibaale | Kisoro | Kyenjojo | Masindi | Mbarara | Ntungamo | Rukungiri Uganda is divided into 56 districts, listed below. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Kalangala is a district in central Uganda. ... Kampala is a district in central Uganda. ... Kayunga is a district in central Uganda. ... Kiboga is a district in central Uganda. ... Luwero is a district in central Uganda. ... Masaka is a district in central Uganda. ... Mpigi is a district in central Uganda. ... Mubende is a district in central Uganda. ... Mukono is a district in central Uganda. ... Nakasongola is a district in central Uganda. ... Rakai is a district in central Uganda. ... Sebambule is a district in central Uganda. ... Wakiso is a district in central Uganda. ... Bugiri is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Busia is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Iganga is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Jinja is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Kabermaido is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Kamuli is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Kapchorwa is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Katakwi is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Kumi is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Mayuge is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Mbale is an eastern Ugandan district in the foothills of Mount Elgon. ... Pallisa is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Sironko is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Soroti is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Tororo is a district in eastern Uganda. ... Adjumani is a district in northern Uganda. ... Apac is a district in northern Uganda. ... Arua is a district in northwestern Uganda. ... Gulu is a district in northern Uganda. ... Kotido is a district in northern Uganda. ... Lira is a district in northern Uganda. ... Moroto is a district in northern Uganda. ... Moyo is a district in northern Uganda. ... Nakapiripirit is a district in northern Uganda. ... Nebbi is a district in northern Uganda. ... Pader is a district in northern Uganda with a population of 325,885 (2002 census). ... Yumbe is a district in northern Uganda. ... Bundibugyo is a district in western Uganda. ... Bushenyi is a district in western Uganda. ... Hoima is a district in western Uganda. ... Kabale is a district in western Uganda. ... Kabarole is a district of western Uganda. ... Kamwenge is a district in western Uganda. ... Kanungu is a district in western Uganda. ... Kasese is a district in western Uganda. ... Kibaale is a district in western Uganda. ... Kisoro is a district in western Uganda. ... Kyenjojo is a district in western Uganda. ... Masindi is a district in western Uganda. ... Mbarara is a town in Uganda and also the name of a district encompassing the city. ... Ntungamo is a district in Uganda. ... Rukungiri is a district in western Uganda. ...
It is a new district, having been carved out of the counties of Aruu and Agago formerly in KitgumDistrict in December 2001.
The district is bordered by Kitgum to the north, Kotido to the east, Lira to the south, Apac to the southwest and Gulu to the west.
Along with Gulu and Kitgum, Pader composes Acholiland, considered to be the historical homeland of the Acholi ethnic group, though other ethnic groups also live in the district.
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