Alur people

Alur are a Nilotic ethnic group who live in northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They are part of the larger Luo group.

In Uganda, they live mainly in the Nebbi, Zombo, Pakwach and Arua districts. In the DRC, they reside in Mahagi territory, mostly north of Lake Albert. There were around 800,000 members of the Alur in Uganda in 2014, and two million Alur living in the DRC in 2009. Members of the Alur diaspora span the globe.

The current Rwoth (In English, "King") of the Alur Kingdom is Rwoth .