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Pader

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Total population

13,500

Elevation1020 m
Coordinates2.88°, 33.09°

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

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City facts

Elevation
1020 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pader is a town in Pader District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town is administered by the Pader Town Council, an urban local government. It is the largest metropolitan area in the district and the site of the district headquarters.

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History & geography

Geography

Pader is bordered by Pajule to the north, Parabong to the northeast, Lira Palwo to the east, Puranga to the south, and Awere to the west. The town is approximately , by road, southeast of Kitgum, the nearest large town. Pader is approximately , by road, east of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. The coordinates of the town are 2°52'43.0"N, 33°05'06.0"E (Latitude:2.8786; Longitude:33.0850).

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Geography

Latitude
2.8793
Longitude
33.0858
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
15
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • Butter Catfish
    Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832 · Animalia
    2
  • Labeo forskalii Rüppell, 1835
    Labeo forskalii Rüppell, 1835 · Animalia
    2
  • Victoria Robber
    Brycinus jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912) · Animalia
    1
  • Redbelly Tilapia
    Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) · Animalia
    1
  • Blue-spotted Tilapia
    Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas, 1933) · Animalia
    1
  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Egyptian mouthbreeder
    Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor (Schöller, 1903) · Animalia
    1
  • Churchill Snoutfish
    Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866) · Animalia
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2002-08-10

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

L
Lowila Cd Oketayot
Ugandan politician
O
Odonga Otto
Ugandan politician
Komakech Christopher
Komakech Christopher
Ugandan politician
O
Ottober Wellborn Odiya
Ugandan politician

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

Nearby places in Northern

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,422 ft (1043 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.95
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,173

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
56
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pader

Health and mortality survey among internally displaced persons in Gulu, Kitgum and Pader districts, northern Uganda
Uganda. Ministry of Health · 2005
Gender based violence among women and girls with disabilities in Northern Uganda Koboko, Kotido and Pader districts
2011

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library