Pallisa District is a district in Eastern Uganda which was carved out of Tororo district in 1991. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main town, Pallisa , where the district headquarters are located.
7-412: Pallisa District is bordered to the north by (from west to east): Serere District , Ngora District , Kumi District and Bukedea District . Mbale District lies to the east. Budaka District lies to the southeast, Kibuku District to the southwest and Kaliro District to the west. Pallisa , the 'chief town' of the district, is located approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, west of Mbale ,
14-452: Is bordered by Soroti District to the north, Ngora District to the east, Pallisa District , Kaliro District and Buyende District to the south. Kaberamaido District lies to the west of Serere District. The district headquarters at Serere are located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Soroti , the largest town in the sub-region. This location is approximately 205 kilometres (127 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala ,
21-460: The capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of the district are:01 30N, 33 33E. Serere District was created by an Act of Parliament and became functional effective 1 July 2010. It was previously part of Soroti District . Serere District is part of the Teso sub-region , home to an estimated 2.5 million people of Iteso and Kumam ethnicities. The districts that constitute
28-467: The district. Fish farming offers a big potential to increase the supply of fish for the population and hence improve on the nutrition of the population. Fish species include: Pallisa District has 14 sub counties . Serere District Serere District is a district in Eastern Uganda . It is named after its 'chief town', Serere , which serves as the district headquarters. Serere District
35-518: The district. To a lesser extent, fishing , fish farming and bee keeping are increasingly practiced in Pallisa District. The major crops include: Cattle , goats , sheep , poultry , pigs , are some of the animals raised in the district. The district is further blessed with nine minor lakes that comprise part of the Lake Kyoga system. The lakes include: There are nine stocked fish farms in
42-425: The largest city in the sub-region. The coordinates of the district are: 01 01N, 33 43E. During the 1991 national population census, the district population was put at about 166,100. The 2002 national census estimated the population of the district at 255,900. In 2012, the population of Pallisa District was estimated at 362,600. Subsistence crop agriculture and animal husbandry are the two major economic activities in
49-419: The sub-region are: 1. Amuria District 2. Bukedea District 3. Kaberamaido District 4. Katakwi District 5. Kumi District 6. Ngora District 7. Serere District and 8. Soroti District . The sub-region is home to an estimated 2.5 million people of Iteso and Kumam ethnicities. In 1991 the national population census estimated the district population at about 90,400. The national census in 2002 estimated
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