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    Census 2024 · district in Acholi sub-region

    Lamwo

    People
    213,156
    100 of 146 by size
    Area
    5,488 km²
    People per km²
    39
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.6
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    52.9%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Lamwo is

    Where Lamwo does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 16.0% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 26.7% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 88.4% vs 81.1% nationally

    Where Lamwo lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 2.0% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 54.2% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 32.8% vs 43.6% nationally

    Lamwo compared

    • Lamwo
    • Acholi
    • Uganda

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    Inside Lamwo: 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
    Potika8.0%
    Ogili4.9%
    Palabek Kal Town Council4.5%
    Lamwo Town Council3.8%
    Agoro3.4%
    Padibe Town Council3.4%
    Madi-opei Town Council2.9%
    Katum2.8%
    Lokung1.8%
    Palabek-kal1.5%
    Lokung East1.4%
    Palabek Abera1.4%
    Palabek Nyimur1.4%
    Padibe East1.1%
    Palabek-gem1.0%
    Paloga0.7%
    Aceba0.2%
    Padibe West0.1%
    Madi-opei0.0%
    Palabek Refugee Settlement Camp0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Lamwo overall: 2.0%

    Highest: Potika (8.0%). Lowest: Palabek Refugee Settlement Camp (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    PotikaLamwo County8.0%
    OgiliPalabek County4.9%
    Palabek Kal Town CouncilPalabek County4.5%
    Lamwo Town CouncilLamwo County3.8%
    AgoroLamwo County3.4%
    Padibe Town CouncilLamwo County3.4%
    Madi-opei Town CouncilLamwo County2.9%
    KatumLamwo County2.8%
    LokungLamwo County1.8%
    Palabek-kalPalabek County1.5%
    Lokung EastLamwo County1.4%
    Palabek AberaPalabek County1.4%
    Palabek NyimurPalabek County1.4%
    Padibe EastLamwo County1.1%
    Palabek-gemPalabek County1.0%
    PalogaLamwo County0.7%
    AcebaLamwo County0.2%
    Padibe WestLamwo County0.1%
    Madi-opeiLamwo County0.0%
    Palabek Refugee Settlement CampPalabek County0.0%

    Farming in Lamwo

    LamwoAcholiUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock87.3%86.8%72.8%25th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people45.3 per 100 people40.9 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people33rd of 135
    Goats per 100 people47.1 per 100 people62.2 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people42nd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people135.3 per 100 people184.1 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people51st of 135
    Pigs per 100 people7.6 per 100 people17.8 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people103rd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.6%1.5%23.0%117th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)41,689 kg290,132 kg2,567,298 kg12th 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 Lamwo. The Acholi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Lamwo 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.