Soroti District is a district in Eastern Uganda . It is named after its chief municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters, Soroti , where the district headquarters are located.
5-408: Soroti District is bordered by Amuria District to the north, Katakwi District to the east, Ngora District to the southeast, Serere District to the south, and Kaberamaido District to the west. The city of Soroti , the district headquarters is located 116 kilometres (72 mi), by road, northwest of Mbale , the nearest large city. Soroti District is part of Teso sub-region , which includes
10-517: Is the main economic activity in the district. Crops grown include: The produce is consumed locally and some is sold in the urban areas, particularly in Soroti Town. Amuria District Amuria District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda . The town of Amuria serves as the district headquarters. Amuria District is bordered by Otuke District to the north, Napak District to
15-582: The District population at about 322,000. The district has one of the highest levels of poverty in the country. In February 2009, it was estimated that 53 percent of the population in the district (an estimated 124,300 people) live on less than US$ 1.00 per day. The two predominant ethnicities in the district are the Iteso and the Kumam . The main languages spoken in the district are Ateso , Kumam , and Swahili . Agriculture
20-455: The following districts: The sub-region is home to an estimated 2.5 million people of Iteso and Kumam ethnicities. The national census of 1991 estimated the district population at about 113,900. Eleven years later, the 2002 national census put the district population at approximately 193,300 of whom 51.2% were female and 48.8% were male. In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated
25-436: The northeast, Katakwi District to the east, Soroti District to the south, Kaberamaido District to the southwest, and Alebtong District to the west. The town of Amuria is located approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Soroti , the largest town in the sub-region. The district is composed of three counties: Amuria County, Kapelebyong County and Orungo County. In 1991, the national population census estimated
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