3-508: Pakwach District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda . The town of Pakwach is the location of the district headquarters. Pakwach District is bordered by Nebbi District to the west, Madi Okolo District to the north, Nwoya District to the east, Buliisa District to the southeast and the DR Congo to the south. The town of Pakwach, where the district headquarters are located
6-495: Is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Nebbi , the nearest large town. This is approximately 131 kilometres (81 mi), by road, southeast of Arua , the largest city in the West Nile sub-region . Pakwach is about 370 kilometres (230 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala , the capital and largest city of Uganda. Pakwach District was created by the government of Uganda in 2015 and became operational on 1 July 2017. It
9-485: Was earlier part of Nebbi District. 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 is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving
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