KAPCHORWA DISTRICT

Kapchorwa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Kapchorwa, the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district, where the district headquarters are located.

The district is bordered by Kween District to the north and east, Sironko District to the south andBulambuli District to the east and northeast. The district headquarters at Kapchorwa, (which means "home of friends"), are located approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city. The coordinates of the district are:01 24N, 34 27E.

Under the colonial administration, Kapchorwa District was Sebei County, located in North Bugisu in the now defunct Bukedi District. Kapchorwa was granted district status on 01 February 1962, shortly before Uganda became an independent country.

Kapchorwa District is home mostly to Kalenjin peoples, including the sub-groups: Sabiny, Pokotand Nandi. They were mainly cattle keepers in the late 1960s but a change was seen when their northern neighbors, the Karamojong, raided most of their cattle, and displaced hundreds of people. The populations most affected lived along the Kapchorwa plains; particularly in Ngenge Sub-County of Kapchorwa District and in Bukwa District. This displacement of the population, has resulted in abject poverty among the affected households. People have been forced to live in Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps, with very limited resources.

In 2005, Kongasis County was split off of the district to form Bukwa District. In 2010, more territory was peeled off to form Kween District. Together, Kapchorwa District, Bukwa District and Kween District form Sebei sub-region, home to an estimated 200,000 people in 2002, according to the national census conducted that year.

 Binyiny Secondary School

P.O.Box 26 Kapchorwa

Tel: 0782278021

Partnership Aided Day, USE School

Chemanga Seed  Secondary School 

P.O.Box   Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772360726

Government Aided Day, USE School

Cheminy Standard  HIGH SCHOOL 

P.O.Box   179 Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772997722

Private Aided Day,Non  USE School

Chemwania HIGH SCHOOL

P.O.Box   Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772550647

Government Aided Day, USE School

Gamatui Girls School

P.O.Box  37, Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772360726

Government Aided Girls Boarding, Non  USE School

Kapchorwa Parents  Secondary School 

P.O.Box  260 Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772880218

Private Aided Day, Non USE School

Kapchorwa  Secondary School 

P.O.Box 114,  Kapchorwa

Tel: 0454551067

Government Aided Day, USE School

Kapkoch Secondary School

P.O.Box   Kapchorwa

Tel: 0782397490

Government Aided Day, USE School

Kaserem  Secondary School 

P.O.Box   Kapchorwa

Tel:

Government Aided Day, USE School

Sebei Sec. School

P.O.Box 133, Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772646358

Private Aided Day & Boarding, Non USE School

Sipi  Secondary School 

P.O.Box   Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772649957

Government Aided Day, USE School

St. Michael Girls Secondary School Kaproron

P.O.Box   Kapchorwa

Tel: 0782844495

Partnership Aided Day, USE School

Town View  Secondary School 

P.O.Box  210, Kapchorwa

Tel: 0772433314

Government Aided Day, USE School