Population & Culture

The 2014 Population Census Final Results put Moroto’s population at 119,249 and the projected population at 121,516 by mid 2023 (including Municipal council)

Demographic Comparatives

 Factor

 Moroto District

 Central Region

 National

 Population Density (Persons / Sq Km)

 332

 175.7

 174

 Annual Growth Rate

 2.6%

 2.6%

 3.03%

 Urbanization Level

 27%

 25%

 18%

 Institutional Population

 12,991

 5051

 29949

 Infant Population (Under 1 Year)

 3,471

-

 1470800

 Population Under 5 Years

19,105

 1133633

 3746800

 Children Of Primary Sch Age (6 - 12 Years)

 21,777

 1421189

 8088200

 Adoloscents (10 - 24 Years)

 40.228

 2378914

 11984300

 Population Under 18 Years

 58,968

 3596929

 19974000

 Adults (Above 18 Years)

 59,135

 2978496

 0

 Youth (18 - 30 Years)

 31,826

 1598825

 6437400

 Orphans (Less than 18 Years)

-

-

-

 PWDs

  

 205165

 844841

 Elderly (60+ Years)

1,087

 291799

 1481800

Culture

Moroto district forms part of 8 Karamoja districts namely Abim,Amudat,Napak,Nakapiripirit,Kotido,Kaabong and Karenga, with a cosmopolitan population. Major tribes include . Acholi Labwor,Iik and Tepes who are marjinalised population,ngakarimojong is the language commonly spoken. English is the official language used and Kiswahili.

Population Distribution by Denominations
(Source: Population Census 2002 Percentages on 2014 Population Census)

Religion / Sect

 Catholic

 Anglican

 SDA

 Pentecostal

 Moslem

Other / None

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

  

 MOROTO DISTRICT PROJECTED POPULATION (2020) BASED ON CENSUS 2014 RESULTS BY VILLAGE BY PARISH 2019

             
County Sub County Parish Name Village   Projected Population 2020 
         Male   Female   Total 
MATHENIKO TAPAC KATIKEKILE NAKOMOL WARET                     725                     928                  1,653
      NAPAO ACHOKON                     393                     382                      775
      KOTHIROI                     473                     498                      971
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    544                     697                  1,241
      KATIKEKILE                     551                     620                  1,171
      NAKONYEN                     497                     609                  1,107
      Parish Total 3,183 3,735 6,918
    KODONYO TIKOKIN                      95                       91                      186
      NAMICHOT                      91                     103                      194
      LOMORU ARENGAN                      77                       51                      128
      LOMUNYEN KIPURAT                    124                     117                      241
      BELLEMIT                      80                       75                      155
      OGOLOT                    104                       79                      183
      Parish Total                   571                    517 1,088
    LOYARABOTH NARACHUCH                    221                     243                      464
      ALAMAE                     314                     323                      637
      LOKILES                     215                     196                      411
      Parish Total                   750                    762 1,512
    NAKWANGA NAKWANGA                    286                     329                      614
      ADULEI                    213                     334                      546
      NATEBA KALEJOI                    105                     107                      212
      LOPELIPEL                     246                     278                      524
      KAREAPETUKO                     206                     235                      441
      NAUT                    306                     296                      603
      Parish Total 1,362 1,578 2,940
    NATUMKALE LOMELAN                     285                     381                      666
      MORUKERIS                      54                       64                      119
      DIDI                      82                     109                      191
      MUTIA                     193                     181                      374
      LOTORONGOR                    134                     104                      238
      Parish Total                   749                    840 1,588
    TAPAC LOMUDITA A                    230                     259                      489
      SEGET                     219                     217                      436
      AKARIWON                    239                     266                      505
      LONYILIK                     507                     538                  1,045
      NAPAK-AKIMUL                    156                     193                      350
      TIMINGOROK A                    399                     533                      932
      Parish Total 1,750 2,007 3,757
      Sub County Total 8,364 9,438 17,803
  KATIKEKILE KAKINGOL NAMEJA                     463                     511                      974
      NAKODET                     399                     450                      848
      NAKWANGA                    176                     219                      395
      OMUTUK                     514                     523                  1,037
      NACHOCHIA                    162                     275                      436
      LONGUREPE                     301                     365                      666
      NAROO                    160                     191                      352
      Parish Total 2,175 2,534 4,708
    LIA NABUIN                    355                     409                      764
      NAMORUTOMEI                      67                       55                      123
      NAKACHAT                      77                       69                      147
      NADUKON                    121                     107                      228
      AROWOSE                      56                       53                      109
      SINGILA                     811                     890                  1,701
      TOTAL HOTEL POPULATION                      20                       39                        59
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    193                       57                      249
      Parish Total 1,699 1,681 3,380
    MUSAS AKIMABUL                     243                     259                      502
      ACHUKUL                    108                     111                      219
      SOGOLOMONG                    127                     153                      279
      LOKUTAKORI                    138                     153                      290
      NAKAMICHURA                    134                     168                      301
      Parish Total                   749                    842 1,591
    NARENGENYA ARENGECHOTO                    112                     119                      232
      KAITIRWA                    121                     121                      242
      MORUKEKOSOWAN                    128                     103                      231
      LOPONG                      89                       86                      175
      NARENGENYA                    111                     118                      229
      GRAZING AREA                    112                     111                      223
      NATEDENKENYIT                      84                       79                      163
      KAABONG                    100                       80                      180
      Parish Total                   857                    815 1,673
      Sub County Total 5,481 5,872 11,353
  NADUNGET ACHERER ATEDEOI                     261                     330                      591
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    825                     317                  1,142
      SIMON                    213                     295                      508
      KOPOE                    421                     525                      946
      ARENGEKEJU                     544                     621                  1,166
      Parish Total 2,264 2,088 4,353
    KOMARET LORIKOKWA                     700                     708                  1,408
      LODOOI                     584                     600                  1,184
      KOMARET                    316                     427                      743
      ARECHEK                    145                     171                      315
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    286                     328                      614
      LONGOLEKI                    249                     307                      557
      Parish Total 2,279 2,541 4,821
    LOPUTUK KAMBIZI                    339                     267                      607
      NACHOGOROM                     313                     327                      639
      LOKWAKWA                    663                     467                  1,130
      APETAOI                    377                     422                      799
      AWOROBU                    393                     397                      790
      NADIKET                    252                     243                      495
      NAGOROKIPI                     332                     489                      821
      LOOI                     193                     272                      465
      AKWAPUWA                    450                     566                  1,016
      KAMERA                     362                     777                  1,139
      NATAPARAKOCUC                     473                     513                      986
      KALOPWANYA                    204                     225                      429
      NASINYONOIT                    253                     273                      526
      GRAZING AREA                    240                       57                      297
      Parish Total 4,843 4,896 9,739
    LOTIRIR NACHUKA                     917 1,037                  1,955
      NATARI                    411                     468                      880
      NANGORIKIPI                    218                     252                      470
      LORENGETELA                     356                     456                      812
      LOPUR                     704                     795                  1,499
      NAWANATAU                    308                     338                      646
      NAMATWAE                    349                     360                      709
      Parish Total                3,263 3,707                  6,970
    NADUNGET LOKERIAUT                     990 1,223                  2,212
      TOTAL MISSING EAs                      49                         6                        55
      KOTARUK                    537                     535                  1,072
      LOLETEKIA                    241                     277                      518
      NACHUKA                     729                     462                  1,191
      NAKAPELIMEN                     435                     462                      897
      LOPUTIPUT                     305                     379                      684
      LOKILALA                    232                     303                      535
      LOKORIROT                    199                     211                      410
      NAKAMISTAE                     636                     797                  1,433
      GRAZING AREA                      23                     685                      708
      Parish Total                4,377 5,745 10,122
    NAITAKWAE NACHORA                     304                     413                      718
      NANGORIT                     801                     905                  1,707
      AWOIMUJU                     181                     187                      368
      KALOI                    198                     198                      397
      NAMIJMIJ                    345                     416                      762
      KATANGA                 1,059 1,015                  2,073
      KANAKOMOL                     471                     499                      970
      NABOKAT                     274                     340                      614
      NACHERE                     607                     551                  1,158
      Parish Total                4,241 4,525                  8,766
      Sub County Total 21,273 23,502 44,775
  RUPA LOBUNET LOKITELAKAPIS                    263                     356                      619
      KADILAKENY                    213                     279                      493
      LONYASAN                     423                     454                      877
      KOCHUNOI                    255                     260                      515
      LOKEMERKAPEL                    285                     423                      708
      LOOI                     308                     320                      628
      KIDEPO-LOBUNEIT                    272                     359                      631
      Parish Total                2,020 2,451                  4,471
    PUPU NAOI                    115                     146                      262
      KALUKALET                    309                     323                      633
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    510                     673                  1,183
      KWAMONG                    128                     215                      343
      KIDEPO PUPU                    298                     377                      675
      PUPU                     437                     416                      854
      KANAKOL                     320                     405                      725
      Parish Total                1,185 2,555                  3,740
    NAKADELI LOYAKARAMOE                    304                     406                      710
P1=P0(1+r)*n     KALOI                    443                     518                      961
      NATOPOJO                    124                     171                      295
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    162                     209                      372
      NATUMUKASIKOU                     658                     694                  1,352
      Parish Total                1,692 1,998                  3,690
    MOGOTH NAMOGORAT                     776                     985                  1,761
      AKWAPUWA                 1,431 1,578                  3,009
      ATEDOI                     364                     525                      889
      LONGOROKO                     297                     354                      651
      KISOP                     297                     398                      694
      LOKITUMO                     410                     530                      940
      GRAZING AREA                1,388                     466                  1,854
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    327                     264                      590
      Parish Total                5,289 5,101                10,391
    RUPA NATURUMURUM                     738                     961                  1,700
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                    118                     142                      259
      LORUKUMO                     399                     479                      879
      LOMARIO                     221                     288                      509
      LOKORETE                     173                     251                      425
      ACHOLI INN                     844                     867                  1,712
      Parish Total                2,493 2,989                  5,483
    MUSUPO NAKILORO                    406                     446                      852
      TOTAL FOR MISSING EAs                5,076 5,080                10,155
      APURICHINO                     144                     134                      279
      LOKWACHOM                      63                       68                      131
      LOMUNYEN-KINONON                    149                     173                      322
      KAILEKOL                      83                     104                      187
      MUSUPO                    267                     300                      567
      Parish Total                 1,179 1,237                  2,416
      Sub County Total 13,858 15,094 28,952
MUNICIPALITY SOUTH DIVISION OLD CHAMPSWAHILI CAMPSWAHILI CHIN                     718                     715                  1,433
      KAKOLYE                 1,703 1,824                  3,527
      LABOUR LINE                    702                     769                  1,471
      HOTELS                      33                         1                        35
      Parish Total  3,157 3,309 6,466
    NEW CHAMPSWAHILI NAKAPELIMEN                 1,208 1,377                  2,585
      CAMPSWAHILI  JUU                     614                     570                  1,185
      REGINA MUNDI                1,229 1,985                  3,214
      HOTELS                      16                       26                        41
      Parish Total                 3,067 3,959                  7,026
      Division Total  6,224 7,268 13,491
  NORTH DIVISION BOMA SOUTH JUNIOR QUARTERS                4,820 7,789                12,609
      HOSPITAL                3,531 5,706                  9,237
      POLICE                 4,362 7,046                11,408
      SENIOR QUARTERS                3,753 6,060                  9,812
      BAAZAR                 5,877 9,487                15,364
      Parish Total  1,834 1,783 3,616
    BOMA NORTH MOROTO H.S                    225                     214                      438
      RTC                    268                     226                      494
      PRISIONS`                    329                     159                      488
      ARMY BARACKS                    546                     241                      787
      HOTELS                      88                       17                      106
      Parish Total  1,457 857 2,314
      Division Total  3,291 2,640 5,930
      Minicipality Total  9,514 9,907 19,421
      DISTRICT TOTAL 57,353 61,896 119,249