Karamoja region

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The Karamoja region is a remote, semi-arid area in northeastern Uganda known for its pastoralist communities, rugged landscapes, and significant wildlife conservation areas.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Karamoja sub-region 4
Karamoja region canonical 1
Moroto District 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region
borders Acholi sub-region
Kenya
Lango sub-region
South Sudan
Teso sub-region
climate semi-arid
contains Abim District
Amudat District
Bokora Wildlife Reserve
Kaabong District
Kidepo Valley National Park
Kotido District
Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve
surface form: Matheniko Wildlife Reserve

Moroto
surface form: Moroto District

Nakapiripirit District
Napak District
Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve
country Uganda
developmentStatus underdeveloped
economicActivity agro-pastoralism
pastoralism
small-scale agriculture
ethnicGroup Dodoth people
Jie people
Karamojong
Pokot people NERFINISHED
governingBody Government of Uganda
hasCapital Moroto
hasIssue cattle rustling
food insecurity
periodic droughts
hasMinisterialDocket Ministry for Karamoja Affairs
knownFor cattle herding
pastoralist communities
rugged landscapes
wildlife conservation areas
language Ngakarimojong
locatedIn East Africa
northeastern Uganda
partOf Uganda
populationType predominantly rural
religion Christianity
Traditional African religions
terrain plateaus and hills
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
vegetation savanna

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kidepo Valley National Park locatedIn Karamoja region
Northern Region, Uganda hasDistrict Karamoja region
this entity surface form: Moroto District
Eastern Region of Uganda hasSubRegion Karamoja region
this entity surface form: Karamoja sub-region
Ik people region Karamoja region
this entity surface form: Karamoja sub-region
Karamojong region Karamoja region
this entity surface form: Karamoja sub-region
Kidepo River locatedInRegion Karamoja region
this entity surface form: Karamoja sub-region