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    Census 2024 · district in Teso sub-region

    Katakwi

    People
    234,332
    87 of 146 by size
    Area
    2,408 km²
    People per km²
    97
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.6
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.7%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Katakwi is

    Where Katakwi does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 99.0% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 19.6% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Households with a mosquito net: 95.8% vs 87.2% nationally

    Where Katakwi lags behind

    • Households with no toilet: 39.5% vs 6.7% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 18.4% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 2.4% vs 25.3% nationally

    Katakwi compared

    • Katakwi
    • Teso
    • Uganda

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    Inside Katakwi: 20 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
    Katakwi Town Council33.2%
    Toroma Town Council11.4%
    Usuk Town Council7.9%
    Katakwi2.7%
    Palam1.7%
    Getom1.1%
    Omodoi1.1%
    Akoboi0.4%
    Amusia0.4%
    Angodingod0.4%
    Toroma0.3%
    Guyaguya0.2%
    Okore0.1%
    Kapujan0.1%
    Magoro0.1%
    Magoro Town Council0.1%
    Okulonyo0.1%
    Ongongoja0.1%
    Ngariam0.0%
    Usuk0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Katakwi overall: 2.4%

    Highest: Katakwi Town Council (33.2%). Lowest: Usuk (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Katakwi Town CouncilNgariam County33.2%
    Toroma Town CouncilToroma County11.4%
    Usuk Town CouncilUsuk County7.9%
    KatakwiNgariam County2.7%
    PalamNgariam County1.7%
    GetomNgariam County1.1%
    OmodoiToroma County1.1%
    AkoboiNgariam County0.4%
    AmusiaToroma County0.4%
    AngodingodToroma County0.4%
    ToromaToroma County0.3%
    GuyaguyaUsuk County0.2%
    KapujanToroma County0.1%
    MagoroToroma County0.1%
    Magoro Town CouncilToroma County0.1%
    OkoreNgariam County0.1%
    OkulonyoUsuk County0.1%
    OngongojaUsuk County0.1%
    NgariamNgariam County0.0%
    UsukUsuk County0.0%

    Farming in Katakwi

    KatakwiTesoUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock85.0%88.1%72.8%32nd of 135
    Cattle per 100 people67.4 per 100 people48.1 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people19th of 135
    Goats per 100 people35.2 per 100 people34.9 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people71st of 135
    Chickens per 100 people191.8 per 100 people178.8 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people19th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people19.0 per 100 people19.1 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people44th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.7%1.1%23.0%111th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)3,580 kg78,303 kg2,567,298 kg90th of 135

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

    Other districts in Teso

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    About these numbers

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