Population & Culture

The 2014 Population Census Final Results put Ngora’s population at 141,919 with 69,153 Males and 72,766 Females

Demographic Comparatives

 Factor

Ngora District

 Central Region

 National

 Population Density (Persons / Sq Km)

879

 175.7

 174

 Annual Growth Rate

 2.8%

 2.6%

 3.03%

 Urbanization Level

 10.7%

 25%

 18%

 Institutional Population

 2113

 5051

 29949

 Infant Population (Under 1 Year)

 25,106

-

 1470800

 Population Under 5 Years

25,106

 1,133,633

 3746800

 Children Of Primary Sch Age (6 - 12 Years)

32,368

 1,421,189

 8,088,200

 Adoloscents (10 - 24 Years)

27,751

 2,378,914

 11,984,300

 Population Under 18 Years

 81,096

 3,596,929

 19,974,000

 Adults (Above 18 Years)

96,510

 2,978,496

 0

 Youth (18 - 30 Years)

 27,831

 1,598,825

 6,437,400

 Orphans (Less than 18 Years)

5,346

-

-

 PWDs

18,579

 205,165

 844,841

 Elderly (60+ Years)

7,780

 291,799

 1,481,800

Culture

Ngora district forms part of Teso sub-region. The major tribe in Ngora district is Iteso. There are other tribes such as Kuman, Bagisu, Bagwere, Banyankole, Sabin and Bakenyi. Ateso is the language commonly spoken and English is the official language used.

(Source: Population Census 2014 )