Pader, Uganda

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title: "Pader, Uganda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-northern-region,-uganda", "cities-in-the-great-rift-valley", "pader-district", "acholi-sub-region"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pader,_Uganda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_type2Sub-region
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subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Pader District
population_as_of2014 Census
population_total14080
timezoneEAT
utc_offset+3
coordinates
elevation_m1020
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Pader is a town in Pader District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town is administered by the Pader Town Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and the site of the district headquarters.

Geography

Pader is bordered by Pajule to the north, Parabong to the northeast, Lira Palwo to the east, Puranga to the south, and Awere to the west. The town is approximately 60 km, by road, southeast of Kitgum, the nearest large town.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Pader/Kitgum/@3.1786241,32.7342658,8.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1776b5499e0f6465:0x869c81faa2420df4!2m2!1d33.0859343!2d2.8819678!1m5!1m1!1s0x1773e5518de5f533:0xf186ad6436f26449!2m2!1d32.8789499!2d3.2884847!3e0 | title=Distance Between Pader, Uganda And Kitgum, Uganda With Map |access-date=5 January 2021}} Pader is approximately 133 km, by road, east of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda.{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Pader/Gulu/@2.849013,32.6763562,9z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x1776b5499e0f6465:0x869c81faa2420df4!2m2!1d33.0859343!2d2.8819678!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a65c0fc42a27:0xce6ef3d1c3d80e06!2m2!1d32.2880726!2d2.7724038!3e0!5i1 |title=Road Distance Between Gulu, Uganda And Pader, Uganda |access-date=5 January 2021}} The coordinates of the town are 2°52'43.0"N, 33°05'06.0"E (Latitude:2.8786; Longitude:33.0850).

Overview

Pader sprang up in 2000, the same year that Pader District was formed. The town soon became a center of foreign relief agencies assisting the civilian population affected by the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency. While over US$2 million has been poured into this effort, there is little to show for it because of corruption, poor planning, poor implementation, poor follow up, poor management, lack of accountability, and a hands-off approach by many of the donor agencies. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Aruu_Falls_waterfalls_situated_in_the_Northern_part_of_Uganda_along_the_Gulu_Kitgum_highway_in_Pader_district._The_falls_are_roughly_386_km_from_Uganda's.jpg" caption="Aruu Falls waterfalls situated in the Northern part of Uganda along the Gulu Kitgum highway in Pader district."] ::

Population

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The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town at about 8,700. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 12,800 in 2010. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 13,500. The 2014 census enumerated the population of the town at 14,080.

In 2015, the population of the town was projected at 13,500. In 2020, the mid-year population of Pader Town was projected at 14,800. It was calculated that the population of the town increased at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest lie within or near the town of Pader:

References

References

  1. ReliefWeb. (11 November 2004). "Uganda: Tough life for IDPs in Pader camp". [[ReliefWeb.
  2. "Location of Pader, Northern Region, Uganda".
  3. Ann Mugisa, and Raymond Baguma. (2 November 2012). "OPM Fraud: More Donors Cut Aid". [[New Vision]].
  4. Butagira, Tabu. (9 January 2013). "Government Raids Treasury to Refund Stolen Aid". [[Daily Monitor]].
  5. Uganda Bureau of Statistics. (June 2011). "Estimated Population of Pader In 2002, 2010 And 2011". [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]].
  6. UBOS. (27 August 2014). "The Population of The Regions of the Republic of Uganda And All Cities And Towns of More Than 15,000 Inhabitants". Citypopulation.de Quoting [[Uganda Bureau of Statistics]] (UBOS).
  7. Citypopulation.de. (14 June 2020). "The population development of Pader Town Council as well as related information and services". Citypopulation.de.
  8. "Distance Between Pader, Uganda And Kalongo, Uganda".

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