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    Census 2024 · district in Acholi sub-region

    Agago

    People
    307,235
    44 of 146 by size
    Area
    3,568 km²
    People per km²
    86
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.5
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    53.2%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Agago is

    Where Agago does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 89.3% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 15.8% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Households with a mosquito net: 92.9% vs 87.2% nationally

    Where Agago lags behind

    • Households in subsistence farming: 56.4% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 28.8% vs 6.7% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 3.3% vs 25.3% nationally

    Agago compared

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    Inside Agago: 26 sub-counties

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Source: UBOS, National Population and Housing Census 2024 (sub-county profiles)
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    AreaValue
    Kalongo Town Council24.6%
    Patongo Town Council24.5%
    Adilang Town Council11.8%
    Lira-palwo Town Council7.3%
    Agago Town Council3.6%
    Geregere3.1%
    Lamiyo2.4%
    Lai-mutto Town Council1.2%
    Paimol1.0%
    Arum1.0%
    Lapono0.8%
    Lira Kato0.8%
    Wol Town Council0.8%
    Omiya Pacwa0.7%
    Kuywee0.5%
    Parabongo0.5%
    Laperebong0.4%
    Lokole0.4%
    Lira-palwo0.4%
    Ajali0.3%
    Omot0.3%
    Adilang0.2%
    Kotomor0.1%
    Wol0.1%
    Agengo0.1%
    Patongo0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Agago overall: 3.3%

    Highest: Kalongo Town Council (24.6%). Lowest: Patongo (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kalongo Town CouncilAgago North County24.6%
    Patongo Town CouncilAgago County24.5%
    Adilang Town CouncilAgago County11.8%
    Lira-palwo Town CouncilAgago West County7.3%
    Agago Town CouncilAgago County3.6%
    GeregereAgago West County3.1%
    LamiyoAgago West County2.4%
    Lai-mutto Town CouncilAgago North County1.2%
    ArumAgago West County1.0%
    PaimolAgago North County1.0%
    LaponoAgago North County0.8%
    Lira KatoAgago North County0.8%
    Wol Town CouncilAgago North County0.8%
    Omiya PacwaAgago North County0.7%
    KuyweeAgago North County0.5%
    ParabongoAgago North County0.5%
    LaperebongAgago County0.4%
    Lira-palwoAgago West County0.4%
    LokoleAgago County0.4%
    AjaliAgago County0.3%
    OmotAgago West County0.3%
    AdilangAgago County0.2%
    AgengoAgago West County0.1%
    KotomorAgago County0.1%
    WolAgago North County0.1%
    PatongoAgago County0.0%

    Farming in Agago

    AgagoAcholiUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock85.0%86.8%72.8%31st of 135
    Cattle per 100 people26.5 per 100 people40.9 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people70th of 135
    Goats per 100 people28.1 per 100 people62.2 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people93rd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people73.3 per 100 people184.1 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people107th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people6.6 per 100 people17.8 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people108th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.3%1.5%23.0%125th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)20,486 kg290,132 kg2,567,298 kg27th of 135

    Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.

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    About these numbers

    From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Agago. The Acholi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Agago sits among all districts and cities, from highest value down. For some indicators, a high rank is good news; for others it isn’t.

    Note: UBOS's mobile phone ownership table currently repeats the internet-use figures, so phone ownership is left out.