MOROTO DISTRICT

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

Moroto District is bordered by Kaabong District to the north, the Republic of Kenya to the east, by Amudat District to the south, Nakapiripirit District to the southwest, Napak District to the west and by Kotido District to the northwest.^[1] It lies on the foot of Mt. Moroto. The district headquarters at Moroto, are located approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi), by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city.^[2] The coordinates of district are:02 32N, 34 40E.

 It is part of the former Karamoja District which existed at Independence in1962. Under the 1974 provincial Administration, the district was divided into 3 North Karamoja, Central Karamoja and South Karamoja. IN 1980, Central and South Karamoja were joined to form one district and renamed Moroto. IN 2001, Chekwii County was separated from Moroto District and became Nakapiripirit District.

POPULATION

170,506 people, 89,568 female, 80,938 males. Main Language; Ng’akarimojong and Kiswahili.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Mainly Cattle rearing and Subsistence agriculture with emphasis on food crops such as Sorghum, maize, finger millet, pigeons, Pease, g-nuts, sunflower, sweet potatoes and beans. Vegetables like cabbage and cattle rearing.

HEALTH SERVICES

The district has 8 Government dispensaries (II), 1 health centre (III) at county, no health centre (IV) at sub-district and 1 hospital. More so, it has 4 private/NGO dispensaries, 15 clinics, 1 health centre (III) and 1 hospital. There is a Government Hospital at Moroto with over 114 beds, Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau-St Kizito Hospital Matany with 244 beds and 10 health centres.

There is Matheniko Game Reserve, Magosian Culture with many beautifully fashioned quartz tools resembling the tools of the Stillbay Stone Age culture of Somaliland. There is an Airfield in Moroto.

 EDUCATION SERVICES

The district has a total of 43 primary schools with 40 government, and 3 community schools. For secondary schools, the district has over 3 schools, 2 are government and 1 private. 1 Teacher training college.

Wamala High School

P.O.Box   , Moroto

Tel: 0712250783

Partnership Aided USE School

Apostles Of Jesus Seminary , Moroto 

P.O.Box 91, Moroto

Tel: 077288012

Private Aided Boys, Full, Boarding Non USE School

Kangole Girls secondary School

p.O.Box   , Moroto

Tel:

Government Aided USE School

Moroto High School

P.O.Box 45, Moroto

Tel: 045470169

Government Aided USE School, Boarding

Nadiket Seminary, Moroto

P.O.Box 46, Moroto

Tel: 0751676938

Government Aided USE School