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Kotido
district is located in the extreme north-eastern
Uganda, and borders both the Republic of Kenya
and the Republic of Sudan.
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Neighbours
It
also shares boundaries with Kitgum and Pader districts
in the west, Lira district in the southwest and
Moroto district in the extreme south.
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Kotido At a Glance |
| Weather
The
district receives an average rainfall of 519 mm per
annum. The rainfall periods lasts between April and
August, with a marked minimum in June and marked maximum
in May and July. The rain is erratic in nature with
distinct wet and dry seasons. Heavy winds accompanied
with dust and a hot climate are prominent features in
the dry season that lasts six months.
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Population
Kotido
has a population of 605,322 people, with only 96 percent
of them living in urban areas. The estimated number
of males in Kotido is 302,000 and females 303,116. |
Infrastructure
Kotido
Town Council and Kabong Township are the major urban
centres in the district. But there are a number of growing
trading centers, which include Abim, Kiru, Morulem,
Orwamuge, Alerek, Kathile, Karenga and Panyangara.
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Kotido
district has two government hospitals of Abim
and Kabong. The health delivery system is, however,
supported by other health centres with different
classifications. These are seven Health Centre
IIIs, 39 Health Centre IIs, and 11 licensed drug
shops.
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number of primary schools in the district is 93.
Primary school enrollment as at 2002 was 64,389
pupils (46.2 percent girls) while primary seven
enrollment in 2002 was 903 (651 boys and 252 girls).
The average daily attendance in primary schools
is 56,454. The number of permanent classrooms
in primary schools is 350 (2000- 2002).
The
number of qualified primary school teachers is
657 out of which 493 are males and 154 females.
But this number is deemed insufficient. Kotido
Teachers College (KTC) has increased the number
of students on training in a bid to narrow the
shortage of teachers in the district. At the moment
there are 220 students on training.
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The
district’s main food products are maize,
beans, peas, sorghum, bulrush millet, groundnuts,
cassava, potatoes, millet, and Simsim (sesame).
Food production totals 34,000 metric tones against
the requirement of 77,000 metric tones.
Cotton
is the major cash crop produced in the area. Other
cash crops include livestock products: cow meat,
goat meat, milk, ghee, blood, hides and skins,
eggs and poultry.
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