Kitgum District

Kitgum is a district in northern Uganda with an area of 9,773.63 square kilometres. The capital, Kitgum Town, is 452 km from the Ugandan capital Kampala. The population of the district is 283,546, according to the 2002 census, and most economic activity is subsistence agriculture. Along with Gulu District and Pader District, Kitgum composes Acholiland, which is considered to be the heartland of the Acholi ethnic group. The district is composed of two counties: Lamwo County and Chua County. On 4 December 2001, the former Kitgum was divided in two, creating the current Kitgum and Pader districts. The district is bordered by Gulu from the west, Pader from South, [Kotido District|Kotido] districts from east and, to the north, Sudan.

Since 1986 it has been affected by the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency. There are numerous IDP (internally displaced person) camps throughout the district.

External links

* [http://www.udg.or.ug/DIP/Kitgum/index.htm Kitgum page of District Information Portal]
* [http://www.crazymalc.co.nz/06Nov/03Nov/03Nov.htm Volunteer Experience in Kitgum] Malcolm Trevena's volunteer experience in Kitgum
* [http://www.strollingguides.co.uk/books/uganda/places/kitgum.php Strolling Guides - Kitgum] Some photographs and information on Kitgum Town