4-468: Lamwo District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda . The town of Lamwo is the site of the district headquarters. Lamwo District is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kitgum District to the east and southeast, Pader District to the south, Gulu District to the southwest, and Amuru District to the west. The town of Lamwo is lies 66 kilometres (41 mi) northwest of Kitgum ,
8-468: 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,
12-600: The nearest large town, and 150 kilometres (93 mi) northeast of Gulu , the largest city in the Acholi sub-region. Lamwo District was established by Act of Parliament, becoming functional on 1 July 2009. Before that, it was part of the Kitgum District. Lamwo District is part of the larger Acholi sub-region. In 1991, the Uganda national population census estimated the district population at 71,030. The 2002 national census estimated
16-519: The population at 115,300. The population grew at a calculated annual rate of 4.1 percent between 2002 and 2012. In 2012, the population was estimated at 171,300. 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
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