Businesses in Moyo Town

Categories in Moyo Town

Anglican Church Government Office Social Services Organization Education Tourist Attraction Bars, pubs and taverns Restaurants Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Moyo Town

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	24

Moyo Town Facts

Area	226.6 km²
Population	31,820
Male Population	15,246 (47.9%)
Female Population	16,574 (52.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-66.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-40.2%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$3,075 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	3.66088, 31.72474

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Moyo Town Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	93,474	68,334	53,217	36,816	31,820	27,692	24,008
Population Density	412.5 / km²	301.5 / km²	234.8 / km²	162.5 / km²	140.4 / km²	122.2 / km²	105.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Moyo Town Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 40.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Moyo Town	-66%	-53.4%	-40.2%
Uganda	—	—	—

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

Moyo Town Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Moyo Town	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)

Moyo Town Population Density

Population Density: 140 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Moyo Town	31,820	226.6 km²	140 / 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

Moyo Town Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Moyo Town Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,047	$1,035	$863	$956	$2,112	$2,577	$2,794	$3,075
Total GDP	$62.6M	$57.5M	$43.6M	$44.3M	$89.3M	$97.4M	$92.8M	$97M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Moyo Town CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Moyo Town	8,165 tn	0.26 tn	36 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

Moyo Town CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	8,165 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	36 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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 Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/5/19	6:13 PM	4.8	72.5 km	10,000 m	44km SSE of Yumbe, Uganda	usgs.gov
6/7/04	7:47 AM	3.7	35.6 km	4,200 m	Uganda	usgs.gov
8/10/02	4:18 PM	4	79.7 km	10,000 m	Uganda	usgs.gov
7/19/90	5:06 PM	4.6	68.8 km	10,000 m	Sudan	usgs.gov
5/25/90	6:12 AM	4.8	95.3 km	10,000 m	Sudan	usgs.gov
4/22/73	10:03 PM	4.9	67.3 km	33,000 m	Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Moyo Town

Moyo, is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Moyo District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are located here.

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