Terego is a

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's Northern Region. It is located approximately northwest of Uganda's capital

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. The administrative centre of the district is the trading centre of Leju in Aii-Vu Sub-County. Terego District covers an area of and the areas now making up the district recorded a non-refugee population of 199,303 in the 2014 Ugandan census. Terego District also hosts an estimated 168,000 refugees, mostly from South Sudan, in the Imvepi Refugee Settlement and the western zones of the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in the district.

Geography

Terego District is located in the West Nile region of northern Uganda and is a new district created out of Arua district. It borders the districts of Yumbe to the north,

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to the east, Arua to the south, and Maracha to the west. The district is drained by seasonal tributaries of the

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such as the Enyau River.

History

Terego District is contiguous with the former Terego County, which was part of Arua District until 2006. That year, Maracha and Terego Counties were separated from Arua District to form Maracha–Terego District. After nearly five years of disagreement on where the headquarters of the new district should be located, Terego County opted to return to Arua District, leaving Maracha County to form

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on its own. In May 2020,

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approved the creation of Terego District, which went into effect on 1 July 2020.

Government

Terego District divided into two

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, Terego East and Terego West. Both counties are divided into three sub-counties: Terego East into Omugo, Udupi, and Uriama, and Terego West into Aii-Vu, Katrini, and Bileafe.

Economy

Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy in Terego District. In the 2014 Ugandan census, 98.8% of households in Terego and Terego East Sub-Counties reported being engaged in agriculture. Major crops include beans, corn and sweet potatoes.

References

{{Authority control Terego District Districts of Uganda 2020 establishments in Uganda States and territories established in 2020