Sidok sub-county


Sidok Sub-county is a local government area in Dodoth East County, Kaabong District, in the Northern Region of Uganda, within the Karamoja sub-region.

Location and administration

Sidok is one of the sub-counties listed under Dodoth East County in Kaabong District.
A commonly used coordinate reference for Sidok is recorded in gazetteer-style geographic listings for the area.

Administrative history

In August 2017, Uganda Radio Network reported on new sub-counties created in Karamoja, including Kakamar Sub-county created from Sidok Sub-county, with operationalisation stated as effective July 2018.

Population

The National Population and Housing Census 2014 provisional results list Sidok with 12,799 people and 2,470 households. The NPHC 2024 results, as published in an UBOS-referenced compilation, list Sidok with 14,140 people.
Census yearTotal populationMalesFemalesSource
201412,7996,0276,772UBOS
202414,1406,8127,328UBOS-referenced population compilation

Sources

Livelihoods and land use

A 2017 Food Security and Nutrition Assessment for Kaabong District reported high access to agricultural land in Sidok. It also reported an average land size figure for Sidok of 3.39 acres in the same district comparison set.

Water and sanitation

The Ministry of Water and Environment Water Supply Database district reporting page for Kaabong lists sub-county level entries including Sidok, and shows an access figure for Sidok alongside functional water source counts on the same listing.

Health

Health facility gazetteer listings for Kaabong District place Kopoth Health Centre II in Sidok, with recorded coordinates for the facility location.

Electoral statistics

The Electoral Commission of Uganda sub-county statistics listing includes an entry for “Sidok ”.