Pader District

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Pader District
District
Sunrise in Patongo internally displaced persons camp, Pader
District location in Uganda
Coordinates: 02°50′N 33°05′E / 2.833°N 33.083°E / 2.833; 33.083
Country	Uganda
Region	Northern Uganda
Sub-region	Acholi sub-region
Capital	Pader
Population (2002 Estimate)
• Total	142,320
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	Homepage

Pader District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after Pader, the chief municipal, administrative and commercial town in the district, where the district headquarters are located.

Location

Pader District is bordered by Lamwo District to the northwest, Kitgum District to the northeast, Agago District to the east, Otuke District to the southeast, Lira District to the south, Oyam District to the southwest and Gulu District to the west.^[1] The district headquarters at Pader are located approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi), by road, northeast of Gulu, the largest city in the sub-region.^[2] The coordinates of the district are:02 50N, 33 05E.

Overview

The district is relatively new, having been part of Kitgum District in the past. In December 2001, Aruu County and Agago County were carved out of Kitgum District to form Pader District. The seat of the district government, Pader, is located in the center of the district. The district, along with Amuru District, Agago District, Gulu District, Lamwo District, Nwoya District and Kitgum District, constitutes Acholi sub-region, considered to be the historical homeland of the Acholi ethnic group, and home to an estimated 1.1 million inhabitants in 2002, according to the national census conducted that year.

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the district, as configured after July 2010, at approximately 142,320 people. For the greater part of the first decade of the 2000s, the majority of the population within the district have been living in camps for internally displaced people (IDP), as the result of the Lord's Resistance War. With the cessation of hostilities between the LRA and the UPDF in 2006, the majority of the people in the IDP camps have moved back to their homes.

Economic activities

Under Construction

External links

Pader District Information Portal

References

v t e Districts of Uganda by region

Central	Buikwe Bukomansimbi Butambala Buvuma Gomba Kalangala Kalungu Kampala Kayunga Kiboga Kyankwanzi Luweero Lwengo Lyantonde Masaka Mityana Mpigi Mubende Mukono Nakaseke Nakasongola Rakai Sembabule Wakiso

Eastern	Amuria Budaka Bududa Bugiri Bukedea Bukwa Bulambuli Busia Butaleja Buyende Iganga Jinja Kaberamaido Kaliro Kamuli Kapchorwa Katakwi Kibuku Kumi Kween Luuka Manafwa Mayuge Mbale Namayingo Namutumba Ngora Pallisa Serere Sironko Soroti Tororo

Northern	Abim Adjumani Agago Alebtong Amolatar Amudat Amuru Apac Arua Dokolo Gulu Kaabong Kitgum Koboko Kole Kotido Lamwo Lira Maracha-Terego Moroto Moyo Nakapiripirit Napak Nebbi Nwoya Otuke Oyam Pader Yumbe Zombo

Western	Buhweju Buliisa Bundibugyo Bushenyi Hoima Ibanda Isingiro Kabale Kabarole Kamwenge Kanungu Kasese Kibaale Kiruhura Kiryandongo Kisoro Kyegegwa Kyenjojo Masindi Mbarara Mitooma Ntoroko Ntungamo Rubirizi Rukungiri Sheema

Coordinates: 02°50′N 33°05′E / 2.833°N 33.083°E / 2.833; 33.083

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