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Paidha Facts

Area	76.6 km²
Population	46,895
Male Population	22,683 (48.4%)
Female Population	24,212 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+308.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+94.4%
Median Age	15.9 years (Male: 15, Female: 16.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,254 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	2.41669, 30.98551

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Paidha Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	11,478	18,729	24,124	37,875	46,895	53,372	59,508
Population Density	149.8 / km²	244.4 / km²	314.8 / km²	494.3 / km²	612 / km²	696.5 / km²	776.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Paidha Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 94.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Paidha	+308.6%	+150.4%	+94.4%
Uganda	—	—	—

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

Paidha Median Age

Median Age: 15.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Paidha	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)

Paidha Population Density

Population Density: 612 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Paidha	46,895	76.6 km²	612 / 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

Paidha Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1100 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

Paidha Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$779	$957	$915	$1,053	$1,078	$1,614	$1,186	$1,254
Total GDP	$13.9M	$20.2M	$22.6M	$29.6M	$34.2M	$58.3M	$49.9M	$55.4M

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

Paidha CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Paidha	10,295 tn	0.22 tn	134.4 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

Paidha CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	10,295 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.22 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	134.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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
4/3/19	7:40 PM	4.5	74.3 km	10,000 m	22km NW of Kigorobya, Uganda	usgs.gov
1/5/19	6:13 PM	4.8	87.8 km	10,000 m	44km SSE of Yumbe, Uganda	usgs.gov
6/29/15	2:11 PM	4.5	46.5 km	10,000 m	34km NNE of Nebbi, Uganda	usgs.gov
8/5/13	11:39 AM	4.1	86.8 km	10,000 m	58km W of Kigorobya, Uganda	usgs.gov
8/5/13	7:33 AM	4.7	87.1 km	10,000 m	28km W of Kigorobya, Uganda	usgs.gov
8/5/13	6:02 AM	4.6	87.3 km	9,930 m	29km W of Kigorobya, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/3/13	10:22 PM	5.1	97.8 km	10,000 m	57km W of Kigorobya, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/3/13	8:41 PM	4.4	96.2 km	11,200 m	Lake Albert region, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/3/13	7:21 PM	5.7	97.8 km	10,100 m	51km W of Kigorobya, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/2/13	1:33 PM	5.2	90.1 km	10,000 m	46km W of Kigorobya, Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Paidha

Paidha is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda.

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