Moroto

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Moroto

Coordinates2.53°, 34.66°

Demographic figures from Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Moroto is a town in Moroto District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town serves as the location of the district headquarters.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern

• Abim
  69.9 mi away
• Kalongo
  95.6 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Orom
  101.8 mi away
• Achol-Pii
  106.3 mi away
• Kole
  128.4 mi away
• Moyo
  216.9 mi away
• Obongi
  220 mi away
• Migoro
  239.5 mi away
• Okollo
  242.7 mi away
• African Quarters
  243.7 mi away
• Yumbe
  244.3 mi away
• Uleppi
  250.4 mi away

Browse all places in Northern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

D'Arnaud's Barbet

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Seen 2026-06-28

Kidepo Lark

Corypha kidepoensis

Seen 2026-06-28

Rufous Chatterer

Argya rubiginosa

Seen 2026-06-28

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Seen 2026-06-28

Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

Seen 2026-06-28

Apple-green Swallowtail

Papilio phorcas

Seen 2026-04-18

Watermelon Bug

Coridius nubilus

Seen 2026-04-01

Golden Pansy

Junonia chorimene

Seen 2026-04-01

Chiridopsis nigrosepta

Chiridopsis nigrosepta

Seen 2026-04-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).