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    Census 2024 · district in Bukedi sub-region

    Pallisa

    People
    334,697
    34 of 146 by size
    Area
    863 km²
    People per km²
    388
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    5.5
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    54.1%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Pallisa is

    Where Pallisa does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 95.9% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 27.3% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 3.6% vs 6.7% nationally

    Where Pallisa lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 4.0% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 52.4% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 28.9% vs 43.6% nationally

    Pallisa compared

    • Pallisa
    • Bukedi
    • Uganda

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    Inside Pallisa: 21 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
    Pallisa Town Council22.8%
    Agule Town Council3.8%
    Kamuge Town Council1.9%
    Kibale Town Council1.6%
    Akisim1.5%
    Gogonyo1.4%
    Agule1.2%
    Kaukura1.0%
    Pallisa1.0%
    Boliso0.9%
    Apopong0.6%
    Opwateta0.6%
    Olok0.6%
    Kibale0.5%
    Oboliso0.4%
    Obutet0.4%
    Kasodo0.4%
    Kameke0.1%
    Kamuge0.1%
    Puti-puti0.1%
    Chelekura0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Pallisa overall: 4.0%

    Highest: Pallisa Town Council (22.8%). Lowest: Chelekura (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Pallisa Town CouncilPallisa County22.8%
    Agule Town CouncilAgule County3.8%
    Kamuge Town CouncilPallisa County1.9%
    Kibale Town CouncilKibale County1.6%
    AkisimAgule County1.5%
    GogonyoGogonyo County1.4%
    AguleAgule County1.2%
    KaukuraGogonyo County1.0%
    PallisaPallisa County1.0%
    BolisoPallisa County0.9%
    ApopongGogonyo County0.6%
    OlokPallisa County0.6%
    OpwatetaKibale County0.6%
    KibaleKibale County0.5%
    KasodoPallisa County0.4%
    ObolisoAgule County0.4%
    ObutetGogonyo County0.4%
    KamekeAgule County0.1%
    KamugePallisa County0.1%
    Puti-putiPallisa County0.1%
    ChelekuraAgule County0.0%

    Farming in Pallisa

    PallisaBukediUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock77.3%81.8%72.8%68th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people19.3 per 100 people19.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people89th of 135
    Goats per 100 people23.2 per 100 people21.4 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people108th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people87.1 per 100 people95.6 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people89th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people9.8 per 100 people9.6 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people92nd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred2.6%2.9%23.0%85th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)67,257 kg72,448 kg2,567,298 kg4th 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 Pallisa. The Bukedi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Pallisa 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.