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Kotido

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Country
  
Uganda

District
  
Kotido District

Elevation
  
1,260 m

Number of airports
  
1

Sub-region
  
Karamoja sub-region

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Local time
  
Friday 10:47 PM

Kotido

Region
  
Northern Region of Uganda

Weather
  
23°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 69% Humidity

Moroto kotido districts receive ambulances from usaid


Kotido is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the Kotido District and the site of the district headquarters.

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Map of Kotido, Uganda

Karamoja cultural day 2016 in kotido district


Location

Kotido is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, northwest of Moroto, the largest town in the Karamoja sub-region. This is approximately 430 kilometres (270 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 3°00'21.6"N, 34°06'45.0"E (Latitude:3.0060; Longitude:34.1125).

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town of Kotido at 12,900. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 21,500 in 2010. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 22,900.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of towne:

  • offices of Kotido Town Council
  • Kotido central market
  • Kotido Airport, a civilian airport administered by the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda
  • onfluence of three major roads in the center of Kotido:
  • Kaabong-Kotido road
  • Kotido-Moroto road
  • Kotido-Pader-Palwo road
  • headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido.
  • References

    Kotido Wikipedia