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    Census 2024 · district in Karamoja sub-region

    Kaabong

    People
    264,631
    70 of 146 by size
    Area
    4,288 km²
    People per km²
    62
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    6.0
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    58.9%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Kaabong is

    Where Kaabong does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 16.8% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 9.1% vs 12.6% nationally

    Where Kaabong lags behind

    • Children 6–12 out of school: 83.6% vs 26.0% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 83.3% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 81.5% vs 34.2% nationally

    Kaabong compared

    • Kaabong
    • Karamoja
    • Uganda

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    Inside Kaabong: 19 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
    Kaabong Town Council6.4%
    Morungole0.6%
    Kaabong West0.3%
    Kathile Town Council0.3%
    Lodiko0.2%
    Lolelia0.2%
    Kaabong East0.2%
    Kamion0.2%
    Kakamar0.1%
    Lobongia0.1%
    Loyoro0.1%
    Sidok (kopoth)0.1%
    Kalapata0.1%
    Kathile0.1%
    Kathile South0.1%
    Lotim0.1%
    Lolelia South0.0%
    Kalapata Town Council0.0%
    Timu0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Kaabong overall: 0.8%

    Highest: Kaabong Town Council (6.4%). Lowest: Timu (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kaabong Town CouncilDodoth East County6.4%
    MorungoleIk County0.6%
    Kaabong WestDodoth East County0.3%
    Kathile Town CouncilDodoth North County0.3%
    Kaabong EastDodoth North County0.2%
    KamionIk County0.2%
    LodikoDodoth East County0.2%
    LoleliaDodoth East County0.2%
    KakamarDodoth East County0.1%
    KalapataDodoth North County0.1%
    KathileDodoth North County0.1%
    Kathile SouthDodoth North County0.1%
    LobongiaDodoth East County0.1%
    LotimDodoth North County0.1%
    LoyoroDodoth East County0.1%
    Sidok (kopoth)Dodoth East County0.1%
    Kalapata Town CouncilDodoth North County0.0%
    Lolelia SouthDodoth East County0.0%
    TimuIk County0.0%

    Farming in Kaabong

    KaabongKaramojaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock74.7%76.9%72.8%80th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people185.2 per 100 people161.4 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people4th of 135
    Goats per 100 people194.7 per 100 people176.0 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people3rd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people209.1 per 100 people100.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people15th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people10.6 per 100 people5.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people90th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.2%0.5%23.0%130th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)29,945 kg813,335 kg2,567,298 kg19th of 135

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

    Other districts in Karamoja

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    About these numbers

    From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Kaabong. The Karamoja and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Kaabong 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.