Gulu District
Gulu District
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Gulu is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The regional headquarters are located in the city of Gulu, which is also the administrative capital of Northern Uganda. the district consists of two main divisions, Gulu West and Gulu East.
Location
Gulu District is bordered by Lamwo District to the north, Pader District and Omoro District to the east, Oyam District to the south, Nwoya District to the southwest, and Amuru District to the west. The district headquarters in the city of Gulu are 333 kilometres (207 mi), by road, north of Uganda's capital city, Kampala.[1] The coordinates of the district are, near the city of Gulu are:02°49'50.0"N, 32°19'13.0"E (Latitude:2.830556; Longitude:32.320278).[2]
Overview
As of November 2019, the district was one of the eight districts that constituted the
The district has been the location of much of the fighting between the Ugandan army and the Lord's Resistance Army. Over 90 percent of the population has returned to their villages after more than two decades of living in what were known as "Internally Displaced People Camps".[4][5]
Population
The national census conducted in 2002 put the population at 193,337. In the 2014 national census and household survey, the population of Gulu District was enumerated at 275,613.[6]
References
- ^ "Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Gulu, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Google (26 November 2019). "Location of Gulu District, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Overview of Gulu District". Kampala: Uganda Travel Guide. 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- JSTOR 26145651.
- ^ "Two decades of conflict take toll on northern Uganda | MSF". Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics (11 March 2019). "Population of Gulu District In 2002 & 2014". Kampala: Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 November 2019.