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    Census 2024 · district in Acholi sub-region

    Kitgum

    People
    239,655
    83 of 146 by size
    Area
    4,113 km²
    People per km²
    58
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.8
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    50.3%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Kitgum is

    Where Kitgum does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 92.9% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households with a mosquito net: 91.9% vs 87.2% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 12.3% vs 7.8% nationally

    Where Kitgum lags behind

    • Households in subsistence farming: 54.8% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 8.5% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 64.6% vs 50.9% nationally

    Kitgum compared

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    Inside Kitgum: 22 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
    Central Division46.2%
    Pandwong Division34.0%
    Pager Division30.0%
    Namokora Town Council3.1%
    Kitgum Matidi Town Council1.2%
    Mucwini1.1%
    Akwang1.1%
    Labongo-amida1.0%
    Labongo Amida West0.7%
    Lagoro0.7%
    Muchwini West0.6%
    Omiya-anyima0.6%
    Muchwini East0.5%
    Labongo Layamo0.5%
    Orom0.4%
    Kitgum Matidi0.2%
    Kiteny0.1%
    Namokora0.1%
    Namokora North0.1%
    Omiya Anyima West0.1%
    Orom East0.0%
    Lalano0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Kitgum overall: 8.5%

    Highest: Central Division (46.2%). Lowest: Orom East (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Central DivisionKitgum Municipality46.2%
    Pandwong DivisionKitgum Municipality34.0%
    Pager DivisionKitgum Municipality30.0%
    Namokora Town CouncilChua East County3.1%
    Kitgum Matidi Town CouncilChua West County1.2%
    AkwangChua West County1.1%
    MucwiniChua East County1.1%
    Labongo-amidaChua West County1.0%
    Labongo Amida WestChua West County0.7%
    LagoroChua West County0.7%
    Muchwini WestChua East County0.6%
    Omiya-anyimaChua East County0.6%
    Labongo LayamoChua West County0.5%
    Muchwini EastChua East County0.5%
    OromChua East County0.4%
    Kitgum MatidiChua West County0.2%
    KitenyChua East County0.1%
    NamokoraChua East County0.1%
    Namokora NorthChua East County0.1%
    Omiya Anyima WestChua East County0.1%
    LalanoChua West County0.0%
    Orom EastChua East County0.0%

    Farming in Kitgum

    KitgumAcholiUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock84.7%86.8%72.8%35th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people59.2 per 100 people40.9 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people24th of 135
    Goats per 100 people71.4 per 100 people62.2 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people15th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people196.0 per 100 people184.1 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people18th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people17.3 per 100 people17.8 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people54th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.7%1.5%23.0%112th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)28,881 kg290,132 kg2,567,298 kg20th 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 Kitgum. The Acholi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Kitgum 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.