Arua District
| Arua District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 District location in Uganda |
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| Coordinates: 03°00′N 31°10′E / 3.000°N 31.167°ECoordinates: 03°00′N 31°10′E / 3.000°N 31.167°E | |
| Country |
 Uganda
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| Region | Northern Uganda |
| Sub-region | West Nile sub-region |
| Capital | Arua |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,236.4 km2 (1,249.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 776,700 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Website | www |
Arua District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it shares its name with its administrative center of Arua.
Arua District is bordered by Yumbe District to the north, Adjumani District to the northeast, Amuru District to the east, Nebbi District to the southeast, Zombo District to the southwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the west, and Maracha District to the northwest. The district headquarters at Arua are located about 425 kilometres (264 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the district are:03 00N, 31 10E.
Arua District got its name from Arua town. In the late 1970s, the Ugandan president at the time Godfrey Binaisa declared that all districts/provinces acquire their names from their regional capital so that is how Arua district inherited the name from Arua town. The district originally included Aringa County, which was later split off to become Yumbe District.
The district is the birthplace of former President Idi Amin. Arua District was a springboard for some units of the Uganda People's Defense Force who entered the DRC at the beginning of the Second Congo War.
Arua District is a peaceful district save for the disruption caused in the late 1990s by the Lord's Resistance Army rebels on the Karuma-Pakwach road that provides the main road link into the district. In 2005, the northeastern part of the district was split off as the separate, new district of Koboko District.
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