5-478: Kole District is a district in Northern Uganda . Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kole , where the district headquarters are located. Kole District is bordered by Lira District to the east, Apac District to the south and Oyam District to the west and north. Kole , the district capital, is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi), by road, northwest of Lira ,
10-468: Is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected. Each district is further divided into counties and municipalities , and each county is further divided into sub-counties . The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the Local Council five (usually written with a Roman numeral V). In September 2015,
15-461: The district at about 165,900. The population of the district, was estimated at 231,900 as of July 2012. Districts of Uganda As of 1 July 2020, Uganda is divided into 135 districts plus the capital city of Kampala , which are grouped into four geographic regions . Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units. This decentralization
20-453: The largest city in the sub-region. This location is approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi), by road, north of Kampala , Uganda 's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are:02 24N, 32 48E. Kole District was created by an Act of Parliament and became operational on 1 July 2010. Earlier, it was part of Apac District . The district is part of Lango sub-region , home to an estimated 1.5 million people, in 2002, according to
25-407: The national census. The sub-region comprises the following districts: (a) Alebtong District (b) Amolatar District (c) Apac District (d) Dokolo District (e) Kole District (f) Lira District (g) Otuke District and (h) Oyam District . Kole district is subdivided into the following sub-counties: 1. Aboke 2. Akalo 3. Alito 4. Ayer and 5. Bala The 2002 national census estimated the population of
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