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    Census 2024 · district in Karamoja sub-region

    Kotido

    People
    219,734
    95 of 146 by size
    Area
    3,724 km²
    People per km²
    59
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.8
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    55.6%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Kotido is

    Where Kotido does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 93.8% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 16.2% vs 7.8% nationally

    Where Kotido lags behind

    • Households with no toilet: 79.5% vs 6.7% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 82.3% vs 26.0% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 79.3% vs 34.2% nationally

    Kotido compared

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    • Uganda

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    Inside Kotido: 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
    Central Division13.6%
    Lokitelaebu Town Council1.6%
    West Division1.4%
    South Division0.9%
    Panyangara0.5%
    Kacheri Town Council0.4%
    North Division0.4%
    Kapeta0.3%
    Nakapelimoru0.2%
    Rengen0.2%
    Kacheri0.1%
    Kamor0.1%
    Napumpum0.1%
    Kanair0.0%
    Kotido0.0%
    Lokwakial0.0%
    Loletio0.0%
    Longaroe0.0%
    Maaru0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Kotido overall: 1.6%

    Highest: Central Division (13.6%). Lowest: Maaru (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Central DivisionKotido Municipality13.6%
    Lokitelaebu Town CouncilJie County1.6%
    West DivisionKotido Municipality1.4%
    South DivisionKotido Municipality0.9%
    PanyangaraJie County0.5%
    Kacheri Town CouncilJie County0.4%
    North DivisionKotido Municipality0.4%
    KapetaJie County0.3%
    NakapelimoruJie County0.2%
    RengenJie County0.2%
    KacheriJie County0.1%
    KamorJie County0.1%
    NapumpumJie County0.1%
    KanairJie County0.0%
    KotidoJie County0.0%
    LokwakialJie County0.0%
    LoletioJie County0.0%
    LongaroeJie County0.0%
    MaaruJie County0.0%

    Farming in Kotido

    KotidoKaramojaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock78.5%76.9%72.8%64th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people326.6 per 100 people161.4 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people2nd of 135
    Goats per 100 people224.1 per 100 people176.0 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people2nd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people38.8 per 100 people100.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people129th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people1.1 per 100 people5.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people130th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.1%0.5%23.0%133rd of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)4,937 kg813,335 kg2,567,298 kg82nd 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 Kotido. The Karamoja and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Kotido 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.