Ngora District is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in the Eastern Region of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

. The town of

Ngora Ngora is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main political, administrative, and commercial centre of Ngora District. Location Ngora is approximately , by road, southeast of Soroti, the largest city in the Teso sub-region. This is ...

is the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Ngora District is bordered by

Soroti District Soroti District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its chief municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters, Soroti, where the district headquarters are located. Location Soroti District is bordered by Amuria District to ...

to the northwest,

Katakwi District Katakwi District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Katakwi is the site of the district headquarters. Location Katakwi District is bordered by Napak District to the north, Nakapiripirit District to the east, Kumi Distri ...

to the northeast,

Kumi District Kumi District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kumi hosts the district headquarters. Location Kumi District is bordered by Katakwi District to the north, Nakapiripirit District to the northeast, Bukedea District to th ...

to the east,

Pallisa District Pallisa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Pallisa, where the district headquarters are located. Location Pallisa District is bordered to the north by (from west to east ...

to the south, and

Serere District Serere District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Serere, where the district headquarters are located. Location Serere District is bordered by Soroti District to the north, Ngora District to the east, Pallisa ...

to the west. The district headquarters are located approximately , by road, west of Kumi, the nearest large town. This is approximately , by road, northeast of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, the capital of

. The coordinates of the district are:01 30N, 33 48E.

Overview

Ngora District was established on 1 July 2010 by the Ugandan parliament. Before that, it was part of the Kumi District. Ngora District together with

Amuria District Amuria District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Amuria is the site of the district headquarters. Location Amuria District is bordered by Otuke District to the north, Napak District to the northeast, Katakwi District to ...

Bukedea District Bukedea District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Bukedea is the site of the district headquarters. Location Bukedea District is bordered by Kumi District to the west and north, Bulambuli District to the east, Sironko D ...

Kaberamaido District Kaberamaido is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kaberamaido, where the district headquarters are located. Location Kaberamaido District lies approximately between Latitudes:1.55 ...

, Katakwi District, Kumi District, Serere District, and Soroti District comprise the

Teso sub-region Teso sub-region (previously known as Teso District) is a sub-region in Eastern Region, Uganda that consists of: * Amuria District * Bukedea District * Kaberamaido District * Kapelebyong District * Katakwi District * Kumi District * Ngora District * ...

, home to an estimated 2.5 million people of Iteso and

Kumam The Kumam are a Nilo-Hamitic ethnic group of about 349,000 living mainly in the western areas of Teso sub-region and the south-east of Lango sub-region. The Kumam are an ethnic group of people found in Kaberamaido district, district in Eastern U ...

ethnicities.

Jacqueline Amongin Jacqueline Amongin (born 26 June 1982) is a Ugandan MP. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement, who has been awarded a Mandela Leadership Prize for "promoting good governance and development in Africa". Life Amongin was born in 1982 ...

is the parliamentary Woman representative for Ngora District. Ngora County is the only county in Ngora District represented by

Abala David Abala may refer to: Places * Abala, Benin * Abala, Congo, a district in the Republic of the Congo * Abala, Nigeria, a town in Nigeria * Abala, Niger, a town in Niger * Abala, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia * Abala (woreda), a district in Ethiopia n ...

at parliament.

Population

In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 59,400. The 2002 national census estimated the population at 101,900. The annual population growth rate in the district has been calculated at 4.5 percent. It has been estimated that the population of Ngora District in 2012 was 157,400.

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About Ngora Freda Carr Hospital
{{Authority control Teso sub-region Districts of Uganda Eastern Region, Uganda

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