Soroti District

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Soroti District is an administrative district in eastern Uganda known for its agricultural economy and as the area surrounding the town of Soroti.

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Soroti District canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Uganda
administrativeCenter Soroti
administrativeUnitOf Uganda
agriculturalProduct beans
maize
millet
sunflower
borders Amuria District
Kaberamaido District
Katakwi District
Ngora District
Serere District
capital Soroti
contains Soroti City (before city status, as town council area)
linked to: Soroti

Soroti town
linked to: Soroti
country Uganda
ethnicGroup Iteso
geographicFeature part of Uganda’s Eastern plateau
governmentType district local government
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEducationalInstitution Soroti University vicinity
hasSubdivisions parishes
sub-counties
villages
hasTransportInfrastructure Soroti Airport vicinity
linked to: Soroti Airport
knownFor agricultural economy
cassava production
cattle keeping
groundnut farming
sorghum production
languageSpoken Ateso
English
livestock cattle
goats
poultry
locatedIn Eastern Region, Uganda
Teso sub-region
north of Lake Kyoga
mainEconomicActivity small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
partOf Teso sub-region
regionType administrative district
timezone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3

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Soroti locatedInAdministrativeEntity Soroti District
Soroti capitalOf Soroti District
Eastern Region of Uganda hasDistrict Soroti District
Teso sub-region hasDistrict Soroti District
Kumi District borderedBy Soroti District
Iteso majorDistrictsUganda Soroti District
Ngora District borders Soroti District
Soroti Rock partOf Soroti District