Moroto Town
Moroto is a town in Moroto District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town serves as the location of the district headquarters.
Location
Moroto is approximately east of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is about, by road, northeast of Mbale, the largest city in the Eastern Region of Uganda.Moroto is located approximately, by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The geographical coordinates of Moroto Town are 2°31'48.0"N, 34°40'12.0"E. Moroto sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level.
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the population of Moroto at 7,380. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the population at 11,600. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 12,300.In 2014, the national population census put the population of Moroto at 14,196. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of the town at 16,300 people. The population agency calculated that the population of Moroto Town grew at an average annual rate of 2.39 percent between 2014 and 2020.