Gulu District

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf District
gptkbp:area 3,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Nwoya_District
gptkb:Omoro_District
gptkb:Amuru_District
Pader District
gptkbp:capital Gulu
gptkbp:climate Tropical savanna climate
gptkbp:culturalEvents Acholi Cultural Festival
Gulu_Independence_Day_Celebrations
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Acholi culture
gptkbp:education gptkb:Gulu_University
gptkbp:elevation 1,200 meters above sea level
gptkbp:established 1962
gptkbp:governmentType District_Council
gptkbp:healthcare gptkb:Gulu_Regional_Referral_Hospital
gptkbp:historicalEvent Peace talks in 2006
Lord's_Resistance_Army_conflict
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Post-conflict recovery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gulu District
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Acholi
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:mainEvent Agriculture
gptkbp:majorRivers gptkb:Aswa_River
gptkb:Nile_River
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Gulu_Town
gptkbp:notablePerson Nicolas Opiyo
Okwir_Ikuya
Betty_Aol_Ocan
Dr._Okwiri
Dr._Okwiri's_contributions_to_health
gptkbp:population approximately 300,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Uganda
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Kanyagoga_Falls
gptkb:Murchison_Falls_National_Park
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Gulu_Airport
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:African_elephants
Leopards
Lions
Various bird species
Buffaloes
gptkbp:youth_development NGO involvement