Amolatar District
Amolatar is a lakeside district on the southern edge of Lango, formed in 2005. It is best known nationally for the Amolatar Monument, which marks the geographic centre…
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- 188,715
- People (2024 census)
- 1,758 km²
- Area
- 107
- People per km²
- Amolatar
- Headquarters
- 2005
- Created
Overview
Amolatar is a lakeside district on the southern edge of Lango, formed in 2005. It is best known nationally for the Amolatar Monument, which marks the geographic centre of Uganda. The district headquarters at Amolatar town lie about 85 km south of Lira.
Best known for
- 1The Amolatar Monument marking the geographic centre of Uganda
- 2Commercial fishing on lakes Kyoga and Kwania
- 3Cotton, rice, cassava and soybeans
People & demography
Amolatar counted 188,715 people in the 2024 census, up from 147,166 in 2014. It has 33 parishes and 346 villages in two constituencies, Kioga South and Kioga North.
Economy & livelihoods
Livelihoods combine subsistence farming, livestock keeping and commercial fishing on the surrounding lakes. Crops include cotton, cassava, sunflower, soybeans, rice, maize, millet and bananas, and families keep cattle, goats, chickens, turkeys and pigs. Construction and trade employ many in the towns.
Places to visit
- Amolatar Monument – marking the centre of Uganda.
- Lakeshore landing sites on Lake Kyoga and Lake Kwania, where fish is landed and traded.
History
Amolatar's position on Lake Kyoga and Lake Kwania places it at the meeting point of Lango and its southern and eastern neighbours, Kaberamaido, Buyende, Kayunga and Nakasongola.
Population figures are from the 2024 National Population and Housing Census (Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Descriptions are compiled from published sources and are being reviewed; corrections are welcome. Send a correction