Official Name: | Kotido |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Uganda showing the location of Kotido. |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Region of Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Karamoja sub-region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kotido District |
Population As Of: | 2011 Estimate |
Population Total: | 22900 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 3.0061°N 34.1125°W |
Elevation M: | 1260 |
Kotido is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative, and commercial center of the Kotido District and the site of the district headquarters.
Kotido lies approximately 107km (66miles) northwest of Moroto, the largest urban centre in the Karamoja sub-region and 479km (298miles) northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 3°00'21.6"N, 34°06'45.0"E (Latitude:3.0060; Longitude:34.1125).
The 2002 national census estimated the population of the town of Kotido at 12,900. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 21,500 in 2010. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 22,900.[1]
The following additional points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of towne:
On October 24, 2017 a crater on Mars was named after the town.[2]