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The national census conducted in 2002 put the population at 193,337. In the 2014 national census and household survey, the population of Gulu District was enumerated at 275,613.
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to the west. The district headquarters in the city of Gulu are 333 kilometres (207 mi), by road, north of Uganda's capital city,
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The district has been the location of much of the fighting between the Ugandan army and the
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As of November 2019, the district was one of the eight districts that constituted the
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Women Seated under an Elephant Statue in a Market Entrance in Gulu District, Uganda.
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This article is about the district. For the city, the district headquarters, see
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Neucleated District in Northern Region of Uganda, Uganda
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Gulu


District

District location in Uganda
02°45′N 32°00′E / 2.750°N 32.000°E / 2.750; 32.000
Uganda
Region
Northern Region
Sub-region
Acholi sub-region
Gulu
LCV Chairman
Ojara Martin Mapenduzi
Time zone
UTC+3
EAT
www.gulu.go.ug
district
Northern Region
Uganda
Gulu
Northern Uganda
Lamwo District
Pader District
Omoro District
Oyam District
Nwoya District
Amuru District

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