Obongi District
Location of Obongi District
Country Uganda
RegionNorthern Uganda
Population
 (2020)
  Total49,100
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Obongi District is a district in Northern Uganda. The district headquarters are located in Obongi town. It was carved out of Moyo District and its operations started on Monday 1 July 2019.[1] The population is 49,100, divided over five subcounties of Palorinya, Gimara, Itula, Aliba, Ewafa and one town council. It sends two MPs to the Parliament of Uganda who are Honorable Bhoka George Didi, the directly elected MP, and Maneno Zumura the Woman Member of Parliament.[2]

Economic activity

The main economic activity done in Obongi District is farming and the main food crops grown include, cassava, maize, sorghum, soya beans, groundnuts and simsim and cotton is grown for cash.

References

  1. "Six new districts become operational amid challenges". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Obongi (District, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-07-11.

3°23′N 31°32′E / 3.383°N 31.533°E / 3.383; 31.533


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