Teso sub-region
sub-region in Eastern Region, Uganda that consists of:Amuria District, Bukedea District,Kaberamaido District, Kapelebyong District, Katakwi District, Kumi District, Ngora District, Serere District, Soroti District.
Teso sub-region (previously known as Teso District) is a sub-region in Eastern Region, Uganda that consists of:
Amuria District
Bukedea District
Kaberamaido District
Kalaki District
Kapelebyong District
Katakwi District
Kumi District
Ngora District
Serere District
Soroti District
The sub-region covers an area of 13,030.6 km and is home to an estimated 2.5 million people of Iteso and Kumam ethnicity. The sub-region is home to the Iteso people, known for agriculture (especially citrus), cattle rearing, and distinct culture, encompassing districts like Soroti, Kumi, Amuria, and Katakwi, and facing challenges like past insecurity but showing potential in resources like oil, with strong cultural ties to other Nilotic groups.
Politically, Pallisa District does not belong to Teso Sub-region although Iteso tribes populate larger parts of this district.
Geography
Teso sub-region borders Karamoja to the north and east, Lango to the west, and Bukedi to the south. Much of the countryside forms an undulating plateau with rock outcrops, plus shallow lakes, swamps, and extensive wetlands linked to the Lake Kyoga basin.
The sub-region has a bimodal rainfall pattern supporting two main cropping seasons. Vegetation includes grassland savannah, and soils are often sandy loam, varying with terrain.
Administrative units
Teso sub-region includes ten districts plus Soroti City as a separate local government unit in the 2024 census reporting tables.
Demographics
The 2024 census (preliminary results) reports population growth from 1,819,708 in 2014 to 2,462,344 in 2024 for Teso sub-region. The largest ethnic group is the Iteso, and the sub-region also includes communities such as the Kumam, including areas of intermarriage.
“Teso sub-region” enters the record as sub-region in Eastern Region, Uganda that consists of:Amuria District, Bukedea District,Kaberamaido District, Kapelebyong District, Katakwi District, Kumi District, Ngora District, Serere District, Soroti District. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Teso, sub-region and Eastern can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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