Kotido
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Kotido |
| image_skyline | Kotido (5).jpg |
| image_caption | Kotido |
| mapsize | 150px |
| pushpin_map_caption | Map of Uganda showing the location of Kotido. |
| pushpin_map | Uganda |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Uganda |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Northern Region of Uganda |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Karamoja sub-region |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Kotido District |
| population_as_of | 2024 Census |
| population_footnotes | {{cite web |
| title | The population of all Ugandan cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections |
| publisher | Citypopulation.de Quoting Uganda Bureau of Statistics |
| date | 14 June 2020 |
| author | Uganda Bureau of Statistics}} |
| population_total | 53888 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1260 |
| :: |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Shepherd_in_Kotido.jpg" caption="Goat rearing in Kotido"] ::
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.
Location
Kotido lies approximately 107 km northwest of Moroto, the largest urban centre in the Karamoja sub-region{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Moroto/Kotido/@2.7527832,34.0548807,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x179d78472f061321:0x5eeb7a7b1c21a0ba!2m2!1d34.6579985!2d2.5282234!1m5!1m1!1s0x177673048f915a35:0x6d7da0215fe793!2m2!1d34.1114621!2d3.0062022!3e0?entry=ttu | title=Road Distance Between Moroto, Uganda And Kotido, Uganda | access-date=3 February 2024}} and 479 km northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{google maps| title=Road Distance Between Kampala And Kotido | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Kotido/@2.5446933,34.3708355,8.14z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5816313!2d0.3151692!3m4!1m2!1d33.5083071!2d0.627747!3s0x177ef20aa2936aa7:0x8c6ce86a9451fda9!1m5!1m1!1s0x177673048f915a35:0x6d7da0215fe793!2m2!1d34.1114621!2d3.0062022!3e0?entry=ttu | access-date=3 February 2024}} The coordinates of the town are 3°00'21.6"N, 34°06'45.0"E (Latitude:3.0060; Longitude:34.1125).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B000'21.6%22N+34%C2%B006'45.0%22E/@3.006,34.1125,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| title=Location of Kotido At Google Maps|access-date=13 July 2015}}
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
- confluence 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.
Mars crater
On October 24, 2017 a crater on Mars was named after the town.
References
References
- "Estimated Population of Kotido In 2002, 2010 And 2011". Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
- "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kotido on Mars".
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