Businesses in Kapchorwa

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kapchorwa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	40
Religion	29
Shopping	14
Churches	13
Other membership organizations	12
Primary and elementary schools	10
Manufacture of vehicles and machinery	10
Other accommodation	10
Hospitals	10
Hotels and motels	8
Electronics stores	6
Health and medical	5

Kapchorwa Facts

Area	4.6 km²
Population	13,082
Male Population	6,317 (48.3%)
Female Population	6,765 (51.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+270.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+55.6%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
Area Codes	45
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	1.40096, 34.45038

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Kapchorwa Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,536	6,097	8,405	13,666	13,082	14,935	16,527
Population Density	764.5 / km²	1,318.3 / km²	1,817.3 / km²	2,954.8 / km²	2,828.5 / km²	3,229.2 / km²	3,573.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapchorwa Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 55.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kapchorwa	+270%	+114.6%	+55.6%
Uganda	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapchorwa Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kapchorwa	15.9 yrs	16.8 yrs	15 yrs
Uganda	15.9 yrs	16.8 yrs	15 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kapchorwa Population Density

Population Density: 2,829 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kapchorwa	13,082	4.625 km²	2,829 / km²
Uganda	39.1 million	241,384.6 km²	162 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kapchorwa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kapchorwa CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kapchorwa	3,589 tn	0.27 tn	776.1 tons/km²
Uganda	8,899,308 tn	0.23 tn	36.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kapchorwa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,589 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	776.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Kapchorwa

Kapchorwa is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, commercial, and administrative center of Kapchorwa District.

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