Census 2024 · district in Karamoja sub-region
Karenga
- People
- 100,375
- 145 of 146 by size
- Area
- 2,979 km²
- People per km²
- 34
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 5.2
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 59.9%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Karenga is
Where Karenga does better than Uganda
- Households that got PDM support: 21.0% vs 7.8% nationally
- Households with safe drinking water: 89.2% vs 81.1% nationally
- Unemployment (14–64): 6.3% vs 12.6% nationally
Where Karenga lags behind
- Households in subsistence farming: 68.1% vs 33.1% nationally
- Children 6–12 out of school: 60.6% vs 26.0% nationally
- Households with no toilet: 31.8% vs 6.7% nationally
Karenga compared
- Karenga
- Karamoja
- Uganda
Education
- 0%8th highest of 146 · Karamoja 74.6% · Uganda 26.0%100%
- 0%8th highest of 146 · Karamoja 70.6% · Uganda 34.2%100%
Jobs
- 0%101st highest of 146 · Karamoja 60.9% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- 0%137th highest of 146 · Karamoja 14.7% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%6th highest of 146 · Karamoja 70.9% · Uganda 33.1%100%
- 0%9th highest of 146 · Karamoja 13.8% · Uganda 7.8%50%
Homes
- 0%134th highest of 146 · Karamoja 2.2% · Uganda 25.3%50%
- 0%141st highest of 146 · Karamoja 3.8% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%55th highest of 146 · Karamoja 87.9% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%124th highest of 146 · Karamoja 14.0% · Uganda 43.6%50%
- 0%10th highest of 146 · Karamoja 60.2% · Uganda 6.7%100%
Health
- 0%28th highest of 146 · Karamoja 83.3% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%46th highest of 146 · Karamoja 0.8% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%115th highest of 146 · Karamoja 9.1% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%103rd highest of 146 · Karamoja 1.9% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%144th highest of 146 · Karamoja 15.6% · Uganda 41.0%50%
- 0%145th highest of 146 · Karamoja 2.9% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Karenga: 10 sub-counties
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Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Karenga overall: 1.1%
Highest: Kidepo Town Council (8.4%). Lowest: Sangar (0.0%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Kidepo Town Council | Napore West County | 8.4% |
| Karenga Town Council | Napore West County | 3.5% |
| Lokori | Napore West County | 2.0% |
| Karenga | Napore West County | 0.8% |
| Kapedo Town Council | Dodoth West County | 0.6% |
| Lobalangit | Dodoth West County | 0.1% |
| Kakwanga | Dodoth West County | 0.0% |
| Kapedo | Dodoth West County | 0.0% |
| Kawalakol | Dodoth West County | 0.0% |
| Sangar | Dodoth West County | 0.0% |
Farming in Karenga
| Karenga | Karamoja | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 82.8% | 76.9% | 72.8% | 47th of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 16.9 per 100 people | 161.4 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 103rd of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 59.4 per 100 people | 176.0 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 23rd of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 119.4 per 100 people | 100.2 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 65th of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 17.2 per 100 people | 5.5 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 55th of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 0.1% | 0.5% | 23.0% | 132nd of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 5,048 kg | 813,335 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 80th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.
Other districts in Karamoja
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Karenga. The Karamoja and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Karenga 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.