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    Census 2024 · district in West Nile sub-region

    Yumbe

    People
    945,100
    3 of 146 by size
    Area
    2,485 km²
    People per km²
    380
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    6.1
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    59.5%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Yumbe is

    Where Yumbe does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 89.1% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households that got PDM support: 11.7% vs 7.8% nationally

    Where Yumbe lags behind

    • Households in subsistence farming: 59.2% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 0.8% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 49.7% vs 26.0% nationally

    Yumbe compared

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    Inside Yumbe: 29 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
    Yumbe Town Council5.0%
    Kuru Town Council3.1%
    Midigo2.7%
    Arilo1.2%
    Lodonga Town Council1.0%
    Kei0.8%
    Kulikulinga Town Council0.7%
    Arafa0.6%
    Lodonga0.6%
    Kululu0.5%
    Lori0.5%
    Kerwa0.5%
    Bijo0.4%
    Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp0.4%
    Lobe Town Council0.4%
    Drajini0.4%
    Aria0.3%
    Barakala Town Council0.3%
    Kuru0.2%
    Apo0.2%
    Odravu West0.2%
    Kochi0.1%
    Romogi0.1%
    Midigo Town Council0.1%
    Wandi0.1%
    Ariwa0.1%
    Odravu0.1%
    Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp0.1%
    Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Yumbe overall: 0.8%

    Highest: Yumbe Town Council (5.0%). Lowest: Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Yumbe Town CouncilAringa County5.0%
    Kuru Town CouncilAringa County3.1%
    MidigoAringa North County2.7%
    AriloAringa North County1.2%
    Lodonga Town CouncilAringa South County1.0%
    KeiAringa North County0.8%
    Kulikulinga Town CouncilAringa South County0.7%
    ArafaAringa South County0.6%
    LodongaAringa South County0.6%
    KerwaAringa North County0.5%
    KululuAringa County0.5%
    LoriAringa East County0.5%
    Bidi Bidi Refugee CampAringa East County0.4%
    BijoAringa County0.4%
    DrajiniAringa South County0.4%
    Lobe Town CouncilAringa North County0.4%
    AriaAringa East County0.3%
    Barakala Town CouncilAringa East County0.3%
    ApoAringa East County0.2%
    KuruAringa County0.2%
    Odravu WestAringa South County0.2%
    AriwaAringa South County0.1%
    Bidi Bidi Refugee CampAringa South County0.1%
    KochiAringa East County0.1%
    Midigo Town CouncilAringa North County0.1%
    OdravuAringa South County0.1%
    RomogiAringa East County0.1%
    WandiAringa North County0.1%
    Bidi Bidi Refugee CampAringa County0.0%

    Farming in Yumbe

    YumbeWest NileUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock88.2%79.0%72.8%20th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people19.0 per 100 people18.3 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people91st of 135
    Goats per 100 people28.4 per 100 people51.9 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people92nd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people37.3 per 100 people75.8 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people131st of 135
    Pigs per 100 people2.0 per 100 people9.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people125th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred0.3%1.0%23.0%128th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)58,086 kg214,821 kg2,567,298 kg5th 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 Yumbe. The West Nile and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Yumbe 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.