Welcome to Oyam District


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Map of Oyam District showing Administrative Units
Oyam District

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Oyam became a District on July 1st 2006
after being established by the the Parliament of Uganda. It was part of Apac District. It is
a predominantly rural district which is
occupied by the Lango tribe and covers a
total area of 2,716.2 sq. Kms and has a
population of a total of 366,200 people.
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Chairman Okello Engola

Oyam is one of the new Districts that was born in July 2006 but has managed to move at a pace beyond imagination. It is now a model District not only among the new districts but old ones as well.

District Chairman, Col. (rtd) Charles Okello Engola Macodwogo.
District Composition;
Town Council 1
Counties 2
Sub-counties 12
Parishes 61
Villages 910
9.3 Billion Shillings for NUDEIL Oyam Infrastructure. Read....
Commissioning of Engineering Block. Read..
Forthcoming Census in review. Read....
Contractors on NUDEIL funded roads speaks out. Read...
Oyam prints District Magazines. Read...
Major government links. Read....
OYAM District is situated in northern Uganda between longitudes 32 degrees 2 minutes East and 32 degrees 10 minutes East and latitudes 2 degrees North and 2 degrees 7 minutes North. It is bordered by Gulu District in the North, Kiryandongo in the South West, Nwoya in the West, Apac in the South, and Kole in the East.