Northern Region, Uganda

{{short description|Region of Uganda}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Northern | settlement_type = Region | pushpin_map = Uganda | pushpin_image = Uganda - Northern.svg | pushpin_map_caption = Gulu is the Administrative Capital City of the Northern region of Uganda. | pushpin_label_position = none | coordinates = {{coord|02|47|N|032|18|E|region:UG-N|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Uganda | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Northern | seat_type = Regional capital | seat = Gulu | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="GeoHive">{{cite web | url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/uganda.aspx | title=Uganda: Administrative units | publisher=GeoHive | access-date=18 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511184735/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/uganda.aspx | archive-date=2013-05-11 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 85391.7 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1078 | population_footnotes = <ref name="CityPopulation" /> | population_as_of = 2014 census | population_total = 7188139 | pop_est_as_of = 2011 | population_est = 7620700 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 | blank_name_sec1 = HDI (2021) | blank_info_sec1 = 0.473<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref> {{color|#900|low}} · 4th | official_name = }}

The '''Northern Region''' is one of four regions in Uganda.<ref name="GeoHive" /> As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was {{formatnum:7188139}}.<ref name="CityPopulation" />

== Districts == As of 2010, the Northern Region had 30 districts:<ref name="CityPopulation">{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php | title=Uganda: Administrative Division | publisher=citypopulation.de | access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref>

{{Stack|thumb|right|350px|Northern region in yellow.}} {| class="wikitable sortable" ! District !! Population (Census 1991) !! Population (Census 2002) !! Population (Census 2014) !! Map !! Chief town |- | Abim ||align=right| 47,572 ||align=right| 51,903 ||align=right| 107,966 ||align=center| 1 || Abim |- | Adjumani ||align=right| 96,264 ||align=right| 202,290 ||align=right| 225,251 ||align=center| 2 || Adjumani |- | Agago ||align=right| 100,659 ||align=right| 184,018 ||align=right| 227,792 ||align=center| 78 || Agago |- | Alebtong ||align=right| 112,584 ||align=right| 163,047 ||align=right| 227,541 ||align=center| 79 || Alebtong |- | Amolatar ||align=right| 68,473 ||align=right| 96,189 ||align=right| 147,166 ||align=center| 3 || Amolatar |- | Amudat ||align=right| 11,336 ||align=right| 63,572 ||align=right| 105,767 ||align=center| 80 || Amudat |- | Amuru ||align=right| 88,692 ||align=right| 135,723 ||align=right| 186,696 ||align=center| 39 || Amuru |- | Apac ||align=right| 162,192 ||align=right| 249,656 ||align=right| 368,626 ||align=center| 5 || Apac |- | Arua ||align=right| 368,214 ||align=right| 559,075 ||align=right| 782,077 ||align=center| 6 || Arua |- | Dokolo ||align=right| 84,978 ||align=right| 129,385 ||align=right| 183,093 ||align=center| 16 || Dokolo |- | Gulu ||align=right| 211,788 ||align=right| 298,527 ||align=right| 436,345 ||align=center| 17 || Gulu |- | Kaabong ||align=right| 91,236 ||align=right| 202,757 ||align=right| 167,879 ||align=center| 22 || Kaabong |- | Kitgum ||align=right| 104,557 ||align=right| 167,030 ||align=right| 204,048 ||align=center| 42 || Kitgum |- | Koboko ||align=right| 62,337 ||align=right| 129,148 ||align=right| 206,495 ||align=center| 43 || Koboko |- | Kole ||align=right| 115,259 ||align=right| 165,922 ||align=right| 239,327 ||align=center| 93 || Kole |- | Kotido ||align=right| 57,198 ||align=right| 122,442 ||align=right| 181,050 ||align=center| 44 || Kotido |- | Lamwo ||align=right| 71,030 ||align=right| 115,345 ||align=right| 134,379 ||align=center| 97 || Lamwo |- | Lira ||align=right| 191,473 ||align=right| 290,601 ||align=right| 408,043 ||align=center| 47 || Lira |- | Maracha ||align=right| 107,596 ||align=right| 145,705 ||align=right| 186,134 ||align=center| 50 || Maracha |- | Moroto ||align=right| 59,149 ||align=right| 77,243 ||align=right| 103,432 ||align=center| 57 || Moroto |- | Moyo ||align=right| 79,381 ||align=right| 194,778 ||align=right| 139,012 ||align=center| 58 || Moyo |- | Nakapiripirit ||align=right| 66,248 ||align=right| 90,922 ||align=right| 156,690 ||align=center| 62 || Nakapiripirit |- | Napak ||align=right| 37,684 ||align=right| 112,697 ||align=right| 142,224 ||align=center| 104 || Napak |- | Nebbi ||align=right| 185,551 ||align=right| 266,312 ||align=right| 396,794 ||align=center| 65 || Nebbi |- | Nwoya ||align=right| 37,947 ||align=right| 41,010 ||align=right| 133,506 ||align=center| 107 || Nwoya |- | Otuke ||align=right| 43,457 ||align=right| 62,018 ||align=right| 104,254 ||align=center| 108 || Otuke |- | Oyam ||align=right| 177,053 ||align=right| 268,415 ||align=right| 383,644 ||align=center| 67 || Oyam |- | Pader ||align=right| 80,938 || align=right| 142,320 ||align=right| 178,004 ||align=center| 68 || Pader |- | Yumbe ||align=right| 99,794 ||align=right| 251,784 ||align=right| 484,822 ||align=center| 77 || Yumbe |- | Zombo ||align=right| 131,315 ||align=right| 169,048 ||align=right| 240,082 ||align=center| 112 || Zombo |- |'''Total<ref name="GeoHive" /><ref name="CityPopulation" />''' |'''3,151,955''' |'''5,148,882''' |'''7,188,139''' |'''-''' |'''Gulu''' |}

== References == <references />

== External links ==

{{commons category|Northern Region, Uganda| Northern Region, Uganda}} * [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Northern+Region,+Uganda/@2.8178659,31.7667729,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x176d090bf9b8153d:0xea76c9c40de810e!8m2!3d2.8780034!4d32.7181375?hl=en Google Map of the Northern Region of Uganda]

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