Oyam District is a district

Districts of Uganda

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 in Northern Uganda

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. Like most Uganda

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n districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Oyam, where the district headquarters are located.

Location

Oyam District is bordered by Gulu District

Gulu District

Gulu District is a district in Northern Uganda. The district is named after its chief municipal, administrative and commercial center, the town of Gulu.-Location:...

 to the north, Pader District

Pader District

Pader District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after Pader, the chief municipal, administrative and commercial town in the district, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

 to the northeast, Kole District

Kole District

Kole District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kole, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

 to the east, Apac District

Apac District

Apac District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Apac, where the district headquarters are located...

 to the south, Kiryandongo District

Kiryandongo District

Kiryandongo District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kiryandongo, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

 to the southwest and Nwoya District

Nwoya District

Nwoya District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most districts in Uganda, it is named after its main municipal, administrative and commercial center, Nwoya, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...

 to the west. The administrative headquarters of the district at Oyam, are located approximately 73 kilometres (45.4 mi), by road, west of Lira

Lira, Uganda

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, the largest city in the sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:02 14N, 32 23E.

Overview

Oyam District was established by the Ugandan Parliament in 2006. Prior to that, Oyam District was part of Apac District

Apac District

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. Together with Lira District

Lira District

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, Alebtong District

Alebtong District

Alebtong District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief' town, Alebtong, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, Amolatar District

Amolatar District

Amolatar District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Amolatar, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, Apac District

Apac District

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, Dokolo District

Dokolo District

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, Kole District

Kole District

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, Otuke District

Otuke District

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, Oyam District is part of the larger Lango sub-region, home to an estimated 1.5 million Langi. The district is a predominantly rural district.

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the district at 268,400. The district population was growing at an estimated annual rate of 3%, at that time. It is estimated that the population of the district in 2010 was approximately 340,000. See table below:

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| width="100%" align="center" | Oyam District Population Trends
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" |Year !!Estimated Population!!Annual Growth Rate
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|2002||268,400
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|2003||276,500
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|2004||284,700
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|2005||293,300
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|2006||302,100
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|2007||311,100
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|2008||320,500
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|2009||330,100
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|2010||340,000
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|}

Economic activities

Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are main economic activities in the district.

The major crops grown include:

• Cotton
  Cotton
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• Bananas
• Matooke
• Beans
• Millet
  Millet
  The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one. Their essential similarities are that they are small-seeded grasses grown in difficult...
  
  
• Sweet potatoes
• Pineapples

Livestock kept in the district includes:

• Cattle
  Cattle
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• Goats
• Sheep
• Pigs
  PIGS
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• Chicken
  Chicken
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• Rabbits

See also

• Oyam
  Oyam, Uganda
  Oyam is a town in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Oyam District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
  
  
• Lango sub-region
• Langi people
• Northern Uganda
  Northern Region, Uganda
  Northern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
  
  
• Districts of Uganda
  Districts of Uganda
  Uganda is divided into 111 districts and one city across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....
  
  

External links

• Oyam District Information Portal