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Apac
covers an area of 6684 sq km and in terms of altitude
it lies between 1,350 and 1,500 metres above sea
level.
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Neighbours
Apac
district lies in the northern part of Uganda,
sharing borders with Pader to the immediate north,
Gulu district to the north west, Kitgum in the
north east, Masindi to the West, Lira to the East
and Nakasongola in the South.
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Apac At a Glance |
| Weather
Apac
receives an average rainfall of 13,500 mm and an average
temperature of 27 degrees centigrade. |
Population
98
per cent of the population is Langi, making it more
or less a homogenous society. The district was a part
of the greater Lango district split into Apac and Lira
districts in 1974. Luo is the main language spoken in
the district.
The
population growth rate in the district over the period
between 1991 to 2002 averaged 3.41 percent. By 1969,
the district had a population of 225,413, 1980 (313,333),
1991 (454,504) and in 2002 (676,244). |
Infrastructure
There
is 623 kilometres of murram road, 98 of tarmac and 17
kilometres of railway. There is no established nautical
mileage available and no airfield is available.
Uganda
Commercial Bank is the only bank serving the district.
The majority of the population also uses the services
of UCB and Centenary Rural development banks in Lira
town.
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The
district has 42 health centres divided into health
centres one to five, in accordance with their
capacity and capabilities. Of these, 33 are government
aided, seven run by Non Government Organisations
and at least one community owned.
There
are a total of 13 clinics, 10 maternity homes
and three drug shops registered. At least, 24
percent of the total population live five kilometres
away from a health unit – the distance given
as reflecting a minimum good, health delivery.
48.7
percent of the population has access to safe drinking
water, while the latrine coverage is 51.7 percent.
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are 275 registered primary schools operating in
Apac, 21 secondary schools and six tertiary institutions.
The district also has six nursery schools registered
with the education office.
As
a result of the Universal Primary Education program,
school enrollment has shot up tremendously, although
the girl drop-out rate still remains high.
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district officials says: “Gross Enrolment
Rate is very high with UPE now in place. However,
education quality is very miserable. Besides,
there is high girl-child drop out rate in upper
primary attributed mainly to cultural bias and
rampant poverty”.
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Agriculture
contributes the bulk of the district’s economic
activities. The main crops are cotton, tobacco,
maize, beans, simsim, cassava, potatoes, sunflower
and ground nuts.
District
figures show that 80 percent of Apac’s residents
are engaged in subsistence farming but 75 percent
of the actual work id done mainly by women.
Livestock
was once the dominant agricultural item until
it was almost wiped out by rustling in the late
1980s.
Fishing
is a growing occupation especially on Lake Kwania,
while fish farming is also on the rise in Kole
county.
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