Uganda: Northern Region

Contents: Districts and Subcounties

The population of the districts, subcounties, town councils and municipal divisions of the Northern Region according to population projections.

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Name	Status	Population Projection 2015-07-01	Population Projection 2020-07-01	Population Projection 2023-07-01
Abim	District	113,400	153,500	182,800	→
Abim	Subcounty	13,300	18,000	21,400	→
Abim	Town Council	18,100	24,400	29,000	→
Alerek	Subcounty	9,600	13,100	15,600	→
Awach	Subcounty	11,500	15,600	18,600	→
Lotukei	Subcounty	12,600	17,100	20,400	→
Magamaga	Subcounty	8,600	11,700	13,900	→
Morulem	Subcounty	24,100	32,400	38,600	→
Nyakwae	Subcounty	15,600	21,200	25,300	→
Adjumani	District	226,500	235,900	240,000	→
Adjumani	Town Council	35,600	37,100	37,800	→
Adropi	Subcounty	11,800	12,300	12,500	→
Arinyapi	Subcounty	11,800	12,200	12,500	→
Ciforo	Subcounty	14,600	15,100	15,400	→
Dzaipi	Subcounty	43,200	45,000	45,700	→
Itirikwa	Subcounty	17,200	17,900	18,200	→
Ofua	Subcounty	14,200	14,700	15,000	→
Pacara	Subcounty	17,300	18,000	18,300	→
Pakele	Subcounty	49,400	51,700	52,500	→
Ukusijoni	Subcounty	11,400	11,900	12,100	→
Agago	District	230,800	251,200	262,500	→
Adilang	Subcounty	20,500	22,300	23,400	→
Agago	Town Council	6,100	6,700	6,900	→
Arum	Subcounty	12,000	13,000	13,600	→
Kalongo	Town Council	11,800	12,800	13,400	→
Kotomol	Subcounty	12,800	13,800	14,500	→
Lamiyo	Subcounty	8,600	9,400	9,800	→
Lapono	Subcounty	22,400	24,300	25,400	→
Lira Palwo	Subcounty	16,600	18,000	18,800	→
Lokole	Subcounty	15,700	17,100	17,900	→
Omiya Pacwa	Subcounty	11,700	12,800	13,400	→
Omot	Subcounty	13,600	14,800	15,400	→
Paimol	Subcounty	21,300	23,200	24,300	→
Parabongo	Subcounty	11,500	12,600	13,200	→
Patongo	Subcounty	11,100	12,100	12,700	→
Patongo	Town Council	11,700	12,700	13,300	→
Wol	Subcounty	23,400	25,600	26,500	→
Alebtong	District	232,400	266,100	286,400	→
Abako	Subcounty	24,800	28,400	30,600	→
Abia	Subcounty	23,900	27,500	29,500	→
Akura	Subcounty	23,700	27,200	29,300	→
Alebtong	Town Council	6,900	7,900	8,500	→
Aloi	Subcounty	31,300	36,000	38,700	→
Amugu	Subcounty	28,300	32,400	34,800	→
Apala	Subcounty	20,000	22,900	24,700	→
Awei	Subcounty	29,200	33,500	36,000	→
Omoro	Subcounty	44,300	50,300	54,300	→
Amolatar	District	150,100	170,100	182,000	→
Agikdak	Subcounty	11,100	12,600	13,400	→
Agwingiri	Subcounty	16,200	18,300	19,600	→
Akwon	Subcounty	7,900	8,900	9,500	→
Amolatar	Town Council	11,400	12,900	13,800	→
Aputi	Subcounty	15,300	17,400	18,600	→
Arwotcek	Subcounty	17,000	19,300	20,600	→
Awelo	Subcounty	11,800	13,300	14,300	→
Etam	Subcounty	14,900	17,000	18,100	→
Muntu	Subcounty	13,500	15,400	16,400	→
Namasale	Town Council	10,500	11,900	12,700	→
Namasale	Subcounty	20,500	23,100	25,000	→
Amudat	District	109,400	134,900	151,900	→
Amudat	Subcounty	29,200	35,900	40,500	→
Amudat	Town Council	12,200	15,000	17,000	→
Karita	Subcounty	34,000	42,100	47,200	→
Loroo	Subcounty	34,000	41,900	47,200	→
Amuru	District	190,500	216,800	232,500	→
Amuru	Subcounty	43,100	49,100	52,700	→
Amuru	Town Council	9,500	10,800	11,600	→
Attiak	Subcounty	35,000	39,900	42,700	→
Lamogi	Subcounty	47,200	53,800	57,700	→
Pabo	Subcounty	55,700	63,200	67,800	→
Apac	District	190,500	226,600	249,600	→
Agulu	Division	20,600	24,400	27,000	→
Akere	Division	16,100	19,200	21,100	→
Akokoro	Subcounty	43,300	51,500	56,700	→
Apac	Subcounty	12,400	14,800	16,300	→
Arocha	Division	11,900	14,100	15,500	→
Atik	Division	8,500	10,000	11,100	→
Chegere	Subcounty	36,400	43,400	47,700	→
Ibuje	Subcounty	41,300	49,200	54,200	→
Arua	District	136,400	156,300	168,400	→
Ajia	Subcounty	27,900	32,000	34,400	→
Arivu	Subcounty	24,700	28,300	30,500	→
Logiri	Subcounty	38,300	43,800	47,200	→
Vurra	Subcounty	45,500	52,200	56,300	→
Arua City	City	316,000	361,400	389,500	→
Adumi	Subcounty	31,500	36,000	38,800	→
Aroi	Subcounty	24,900	28,600	30,700	→
Arua Hill	Division	19,000	21,700	23,400	→
Ayivuni	Subcounty	23,200	26,500	28,600	→
Dadamu	Subcounty	42,000	48,100	51,800	→
Manibe	Subcounty	29,900	34,300	36,900	→
Oluko	Subcounty	39,600	45,300	48,800	→
Pajulu	Subcounty	61,600	70,200	75,800	→
River Oli	Division	44,300	50,700	54,700	→
Dokolo	District	187,200	215,500	232,900	→
Adeknino	Subcounty	16,400	18,900	20,400	→
Adok	Subcounty	18,400	21,100	22,800	→
Agwata	Subcounty	21,900	25,200	27,300	→
Amwoma	Subcounty	14,900	17,100	18,500	→
Batta	Subcounty	18,900	21,800	23,500	→
Dokolo	Town Council	20,500	23,700	25,600	→
Dokolo	Subcounty	16,200	18,700	20,100	→
Kangai	Subcounty	17,600	20,300	22,000	→
Kwera	Subcounty	13,600	15,700	17,000	→
Okwalongwen	Subcounty	14,800	17,000	18,400	→
Okwongodul	Subcounty	14,000	16,000	17,300	→
Gulu	District	101,700	117,500	127,000	→
Awach	Subcounty	19,400	22,400	24,200	→
Bungatira	Subcounty	16,900	19,500	21,100	→
Paicho	Subcounty	25,000	28,900	31,300	→
Palaro	Subcounty	13,900	16,100	17,300	→
Patiko	Subcounty	18,800	21,700	23,500	→
Unyama	Subcounty	7,700	8,900	9,500	→
Gulu City	City	180,300	208,100	225,500	→
Bar Dege Layibi	Division	89,000	102,600	111,300	→
Laroo Pece	Division	91,300	105,500	114,200	→
Kaabong	District	118,900	134,600	144,200	→
Kaabong	Town Council	11,800	13,400	14,300	→
Kaabong East	Subcounty	9,600	10,900	11,700	→
Kaabong West	Subcounty	13,500	15,200	16,400	→
Kakamar	Subcounty	7,900	8,900	9,600	→
Kalapata	Subcounty	13,100	14,900	15,900	→
Kamion	Subcounty	6,300	7,100	7,600	→
Kathile	Subcounty	12,700	14,300	15,300	→
Kathile South	Subcounty	8,300	9,400	10,100	→
Lodiko	Subcounty	6,500	7,400	7,800	→
Lolelia	Subcounty	8,100	9,200	9,800	→
Lotim	Subcounty	12,100	13,600	14,600	→
Loyoro	Subcounty	3,700	4,200	4,600	→
Sidok	Subcounty	5,300	6,100	6,500	→
Karenga	District	52,300	59,300	63,300	→
Kapedo	Subcounty	9,300	10,600	11,300	→
Kawalakol	Subcounty	14,500	16,400	17,500	→
Lobalangit	Subcounty	7,800	8,900	9,500	→
Lokori	Subcounty	6,800	7,700	8,200	→
Napore Karenga	Subcounty	8,300	9,400	10,100	→
Sangar	Subcounty	5,600	6,300	6,700	→
Kitgum	District	206,600	223,600	232,900	→
Central Division	Division	10,500	11,500	11,900	→
Kitgum Matidi	Subcounty	16,700	18,200	18,800	→
Labongo Akwang	Subcounty	15,800	17,100	17,800	→
Labongo Amida	Subcounty	15,900	17,200	17,900	→
Labongo Layamo	Subcounty	11,800	12,700	13,300	→
Lagoro	Subcounty	15,900	17,200	17,900	→
Mucwini	Subcounty	21,400	23,200	24,100	→
Namokora	Subcounty	14,300	15,500	16,100	→
Omiya Anyima	Subcounty	21,300	23,100	24,100	→
Orom	Subcounty	28,400	30,400	31,900	→
Pager	Division	15,700	17,000	17,700	→
Pandwong	Division	18,900	20,500	21,400	→
Koboko	District	213,000	258,000	287,500	→
Abuku	Subcounty	15,000	18,200	20,300	→
Dranya	Subcounty	13,200	16,100	17,900	→
Kuluba	Subcounty	41,900	50,400	56,300	→
Lobule	Subcounty	34,700	42,100	46,900	→
Ludara	Subcounty	32,600	39,600	44,100	→
Midia	Subcounty	22,400	27,100	30,200	→
Northern Division	Division	19,700	23,900	26,700	→
Southern Division	Division	21,800	26,400	29,400	→
Western Division	Division	11,700	14,200	15,700	→
Kole	District	245,100	284,300	308,800	→
Aboke	Subcounty	47,900	55,500	60,100	→
Akalo	Subcounty	29,600	34,300	37,300	→
Alito	Subcounty	40,200	46,600	50,700	→
Ayer	Subcounty	36,300	42,200	45,800	→
Bala	Subcounty	46,800	54,300	59,000	→
Kole	Town Council	9,100	10,500	11,400	→
Okwerodot	Subcounty	35,200	40,900	44,500	→
Kotido	District	184,300	206,500	219,700	→
Central Division	Division	14,100	15,800	16,800	→
Kacheri	Subcounty	30,500	34,200	36,400	→
Kotido	Subcounty	8,600	9,700	10,300	→
Nakapelimoru	Subcounty	27,000	30,200	32,200	→
North Division	Division	14,200	15,800	16,800	→
Panyangara	Subcounty	18,100	20,300	21,600	→
Rengen	Subcounty	32,400	36,400	38,600	→
South Division	Division	22,500	25,200	26,900	→
West Division	Division	16,900	18,900	20,100	→
Kwania	District	187,500	216,600	234,600	→
Abongomola	Subcounty	34,900	40,400	43,700	→
Aduku	Subcounty	30,200	34,900	37,900	→
Aduku	Town Council	7,900	9,100	9,800	→
Chawente	Subcounty	34,800	40,100	43,500	→
Inomo	Subcounty	30,300	35,000	37,900	→
Nambieso	Subcounty	49,400	57,100	61,800	→
Lamwo	District	135,600	143,800	148,100	→
Agoro	Subcounty	18,700	19,700	20,300	→
Lamwo	Town Council	8,000	8,400	8,700	→
Lokung	Subcounty	16,700	17,700	18,300	→
Madi Opei	Subcounty	12,000	12,700	13,000	→
Padibe	Town Council	9,900	10,400	10,700	→
Padibe East	Subcounty	9,300	9,900	10,200	→
Padibe West	Subcounty	12,500	13,300	13,700	→
Palabek Gem	Subcounty	15,200	16,200	16,700	→
Palabek Kal	Subcounty	14,600	15,500	15,900	→
Palabek Ogili	Subcounty	9,500	10,200	10,500	→
Paloga	Subcounty	9,200	9,800	10,100	→
Lira	District	204,900	235,300	253,700	→
Agali	Subcounty	25,400	29,200	31,400	→
Agweng	Subcounty	29,200	33,500	36,100	→
Amach	Subcounty	35,500	40,900	44,000	→
Aromo	Subcounty	33,200	38,000	41,000	→
Barr	Subcounty	44,900	51,500	55,700	→
Ogur	Subcounty	36,700	42,200	45,500	→
Lira City	City	212,100	243,200	262,300	→
Adekokwok	Subcounty	40,900	46,800	50,600	→
Adyel	Division	32,600	37,400	40,300	→
Central Division	Division	24,000	27,600	29,800	→
Lira	Subcounty	36,300	41,700	44,900	→
Ngetta	Subcounty	33,400	38,200	41,200	→
Ojwina	Division	39,000	44,700	48,200	→
Railway	Division	5,900	6,800	7,300	→
Madi-Okollo	District	143,200	164,200	176,800	→
Anyiribu	Subcounty	8,100	9,200	10,000	→
Ewanga	Subcounty	8,500	9,800	10,500	→
Inde	Town Council	6,000	6,900	7,500	→
Offaka	Subcounty	19,500	22,500	24,100	→
Ogoko	Subcounty	13,100	15,000	16,100	→
Okollo	Subcounty	18,200	20,800	22,500	→
Pawor	Subcounty	10,000	11,500	12,300	→
Rhino Camp	Subcounty	24,300	27,900	30,000	→
Rigbo	Subcounty	26,500	30,300	32,700	→
Uleppi	Subcounty	9,000	10,300	11,100	→
Maracha	District	188,900	208,300	219,500	→
Kijomoro	Subcounty	30,500	33,600	35,400	→
Maracha	Town Council	9,400	10,400	11,000	→
Nyadri	Subcounty	19,400	21,400	22,600	→
Oleba	Subcounty	32,700	36,000	38,000	→
Oluffe	Subcounty	23,900	26,400	27,700	→
Oluvu	Subcounty	30,100	33,200	35,000	→
Tara	Subcounty	17,200	19,000	20,000	→
Yivu	Subcounty	25,700	28,300	29,800	→
Moroto	District	105,400	118,500	126,300	→
Katikekile	Subcounty	10,000	11,300	12,100	→
Nadunget	Subcounty	39,600	44,500	47,200	→
Northern Division	Division	5,200	5,900	6,300	→
Rupa	Subcounty	25,600	28,700	30,700	→
Southern Division	Division	9,300	10,400	11,100	→
Tapac	Subcounty	15,700	17,700	18,900	→
Moyo	District	97,700	109,500	116,400	→
Difule	Subcounty	10,900	12,200	13,000	→
Laropi	Subcounty	9,800	11,000	11,700	→
Lefori	Subcounty	12,700	14,200	15,000	→
Metu	Subcounty	28,600	32,000	34,100	→
Moyo	Subcounty	25,000	28,000	29,800	→
Moyo	Town Council	10,700	12,100	12,800	→
Nabilatuk	District	71,100	89,700	102,500	→
Lolachat	Subcounty	33,300	42,000	48,000	→
Lorengedwat	Subcounty	8,500	10,700	12,300	→
Nabilatuk	Subcounty	25,900	32,700	37,300	→
Nabilatuk	Town Council	3,400	4,300	4,900	→
Nakapiripirit	District	91,400	113,300	128,100	→
Kakomongole	Subcounty	20,300	25,200	28,500	→
Loregae	Subcounty	23,000	28,500	32,200	→
Moruita	Subcounty	15,600	19,300	21,800	→
Nakapiripirit	Town Council	3,900	4,800	5,400	→
Namalu	Subcounty	28,600	35,500	40,200	→
Napak	District	144,300	158,300	166,200	→
Iriiri	Subcounty	43,100	47,000	49,400	→
Lokopo	Subcounty	21,400	23,500	24,700	→
Lopeei	Subcounty	13,400	14,700	15,500	→
Lorengecora	Subcounty	10,300	11,400	11,900	→
Lotome	Subcounty	11,200	12,400	12,900	→
Matany	Subcounty	22,500	24,700	26,000	→
Napak	Town Council	4,800	5,300	5,500	→
Ngoleriet	Subcounty	17,600	19,300	20,300	→
Nebbi	District	244,300	282,600	306,300	→
Abindu	Division	14,600	16,900	18,300	→
Akworo	Subcounty	26,000	30,100	32,600	→
Atego	Subcounty	10,200	11,800	12,800	→
Central Division	Division	8,900	10,300	11,300	→
Erussi	Subcounty	35,800	41,500	44,900	→
Kucwiny	Subcounty	32,800	37,900	41,100	→
Ndhew	Subcounty	21,500	24,900	26,900	→
Nebbi	Subcounty	25,200	29,100	31,600	→
Nebbi	Division	12,300	14,200	15,400	→
Nyaravur	Subcounty	21,000	24,300	26,300	→
Parombo	Subcounty	36,000	41,600	45,100	→
Nwoya	District	144,700	236,000	314,300	→
Alero	Subcounty	35,300	57,500	76,700	→
Anaka	Town Council	14,700	24,000	32,000	→
Anaka Payira	Subcounty	12,000	19,700	26,200	→
Got Apwoyo	Subcounty	14,000	22,700	30,200	→
Koch-Goma	Subcounty	30,300	49,500	65,800	→
Lii	Subcounty	8,200	13,300	17,700	→
Lungulu	Subcounty	10,000	16,400	21,800	→
Purongo	Subcounty	20,200	32,900	43,900	→
Obongi	District	43,800	49,100	52,300	→
Aliba	Subcounty	16,900	18,900	19,900	→
Gimara	Subcounty	6,000	6,800	7,300	→
Itula	Subcounty	13,500	15,100	16,200	→
Obongi	Town Council	7,400	8,300	8,900	→
Omoro	District	165,300	196,400	216,400	→
Bobi	Subcounty	29,800	35,300	38,900	→
Koro	Subcounty	29,400	35,000	38,500	→
Lakwana	Subcounty	13,000	15,300	16,900	→
Lalogi	Subcounty	17,500	20,800	23,000	→
Odek	Subcounty	32,200	38,500	42,400	→
Omoro	Town Council	19,500	23,200	25,500	→
Ongako	Subcounty	23,900	28,300	31,200	→
Otuke	District	107,900	133,500	150,600	→
Adwari	Subcounty	10,600	13,000	14,800	→
Alango	Subcounty	12,900	15,900	17,900	→
Ogor	Subcounty	14,900	18,400	20,800	→
Ogwette	Subcounty	15,900	19,600	22,100	→
Okwang	Subcounty	22,700	28,400	31,900	→
Olilim	Subcounty	14,100	17,400	19,600	→
Orum	Subcounty	10,400	12,800	14,500	→
Otuke	Town Council	6,400	8,000	9,000	→
Oyam	District	392,600	453,700	491,600	→
Aber	Subcounty	34,100	39,500	42,700	→
Abok	Subcounty	17,900	20,700	22,500	→
Acaba	Subcounty	28,800	33,200	36,000	→
Aleka	Subcounty	30,200	35,000	37,800	→
Iceme	Subcounty	47,900	55,300	60,100	→
Kamdini	Subcounty	41,700	48,200	52,200	→
Loro	Subcounty	56,500	65,200	70,700	→
Minakulu	Subcounty	38,900	45,000	48,700	→
Myene	Subcounty	28,200	32,600	35,400	→
Ngai	Subcounty	29,600	34,200	37,000	→
Otwal	Subcounty	26,800	30,900	33,500	→
Oyam	Town Council	12,000	13,900	15,000	→
Pader	District	180,400	197,300	206,700	→
Acholibur	Subcounty	14,200	15,500	16,300	→
Angagura	Subcounty	9,100	9,900	10,400	→
Atanga	Subcounty	15,700	17,200	17,900	→
Awere	Subcounty	19,800	21,700	22,700	→
Laguti	Subcounty	13,700	15,000	15,600	→
Lapul	Subcounty	18,500	20,300	21,200	→
Latanya	Subcounty	15,400	16,800	17,600	→
Ogom	Subcounty	8,700	9,500	9,900	→
Pader	Subcounty	9,700	10,500	11,100	→
Pader	Town Council	13,500	14,800	15,500	→
Pajule	Subcounty	22,900	25,200	26,500	→
Puranga	Subcounty	19,200	20,900	22,000	→
Pakwach	District	162,900	196,800	219,000	→
Alwi	Subcounty	18,800	22,700	25,300	→
Pakwach	Subcounty	21,600	26,000	29,000	→
Pakwach	Town Council	23,700	28,700	31,900	→
Panyango	Subcounty	29,100	35,300	39,200	→
Panyimur	Subcounty	44,800	54,000	60,200	→
Wadelai	Subcounty	24,900	30,100	33,400	→
Terego	District	203,600	233,300	251,500	→
Aii-Vu	Subcounty	41,100	47,200	50,800	→
Bileafe	Subcounty	21,900	25,100	27,000	→
Katrini	Subcounty	32,600	37,300	40,300	→
Omugo	Subcounty	44,500	51,000	55,000	→
Udupi	Subcounty	39,600	45,300	48,800	→
Uriama	Subcounty	23,900	27,400	29,600	→
Yumbe	District	506,600	663,600	775,000	→
Apo	Subcounty	42,000	55,100	64,300	→
Ariwa	Subcounty	25,100	32,900	38,400	→
Drajini	Subcounty	32,700	42,800	50,000	→
Kei	Subcounty	47,800	62,600	73,100	→
Kerwa	Subcounty	33,700	44,300	51,700	→
Kochi	Subcounty	43,200	56,600	66,100	→
Kululu	Subcounty	38,700	50,700	59,200	→
Kuru	Subcounty	42,700	56,000	65,500	→
Lodonga	Subcounty	34,100	44,600	52,100	→
Midigo	Subcounty	38,300	50,200	58,700	→
Odravu	Subcounty	44,200	57,800	67,500	→
Romogi	Subcounty	47,700	62,400	72,700	→
Yumbe	Town Council	36,400	47,600	55,700	→
Zombo	District	245,600	283,100	306,100	→
Abanga	Subcounty	18,100	20,800	22,400	→
Akaa	Subcounty	14,400	16,600	18,000	→
Alangi	Subcounty	21,600	24,900	27,000	→
Athuma	Subcounty	19,500	22,400	24,200	→
Atyak	Subcounty	22,600	26,100	28,200	→
Jangokoro	Subcounty	12,500	14,300	15,500	→
Kango	Subcounty	14,000	16,100	17,500	→
Nyapea	Subcounty	21,600	25,000	27,000	→
Paidha	Town Council	32,300	37,500	40,400	→
Paidha	Subcounty	15,600	18,000	19,400	→
Warr	Subcounty	19,300	22,200	24,000	→
Zeu	Subcounty	21,700	25,000	27,100	→
Zombo	Town Council	12,400	14,200	15,400	→
Northern	Region	7,365,200	8,606,300	9,346,700

Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: Districts in 2024 boundaries. Subcounties as operational in mid-2019. The projections do not consider the population increase by refugees from neighboring countries like South Sudan.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2020)
Males	4,425,600
Females	4,180,700