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The Karamoja sub-region, commonly known as Karamoja, is a region in Uganda. It covers an area of 27,528km and comprises the Kotido District , Kaabong District , Karenga District , Nabilatuk District , Abim District , Moroto District , Napak District , Amudat District and Nakapiripirit District .
The district is part of the Karamoja sub-region, home to an estimated 1.2 million Karimojong. Kaabong has two counties: Dodoth East County and Dodoth West County. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This is divided into one town council, Kaabong , and thirteen sub-counties: Lobalangit, Kawalako, Kapedo , Lolelia , Lodiko, Kathile , Sidok , Kalapata , Kamion, Kaabong ...
Kaabong is located approximately 186 kilometres (116 mi), by road, northwest of Moroto, the largest city in the Karamoja sub-region. [3] This is approximately 542 kilometres (337 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
Karenga is a town in the Karenga District, in the Karamoja sub-region, in northeast Uganda. It is the administrative and commercial headquarters of Karenga District, which became effective in 2019. [1] The town is one of the primary gateways into Kidepo Valley National Park. Karenga town is composed of various tribes both from Acholi and ...
The district is part of the Karamoja sub-region. The district that constitute Karamoja sub-region include:(a) Abim District (b) Amudat District (c) Kaabong District (d) Kotido District (e) Moroto District (f) Nakapiripirit District (g) Napak District. According to the 2002 national census, Karamoja sub-region was home to close to one million ...
As of 1 July 2020, Uganda is divided into 135 districts plus the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four geographic regions. [1] [2]Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units.
The district is a hub of mineral resources that are yet to be optimally exploited. There are over fifty different minerals and precious stones in the Karamoja region. Of these, Moroto has gold, silver, copper, iron, titanium, manganese, niobium, tantalite, and chrome. Other proven minerals include marble, mica, garnets, limestone, and asbestos ...
Roads in Uganda Soroti–Katakwi–Moroto–Lokitanyala Road is a road in the Eastern and Northern regions of Uganda . The road connects the urban centers of Soroti , the largest city in Teso sub-region , to Katakwi , the district headquarters of Katakwi District and to Moroto , the largest city in the Karamoja sub-region .