Kapchorwa District

Kapchorwa District
District
Flag of Kapchorwa District
Flag
District location in Uganda
District location in Uganda
Coordinates: 01°24′N 34°27′E / 1.400°N 34.450°E / 1.400; 34.450
Country Uganda
RegionEastern Uganda
Sub-regionSebei sub-region
CapitalKapchorwa
Area
 • Land354.6 km2 (136.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,915 m (6,283 ft)
Population
 (2014 Census)
 • Total104,580.[1]
 • Density309.9/km2 (803/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Kapchorwa Upper belt (Kwoti, Kapenguria)
Kapchorwa Upper belt (Kwoti, Kapenguria)
Kapchowra view
Kapchowra view
It is located in Kapchorwa District in Eastern Uganda
It is located in Kapchorwa District in Eastern Uganda
Stephen Kiprotich
Stephen Kiprotich
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)
Joshua Cheptegei (UGA

Kapchorwa District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kapchorwa is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center, and is the site of the district headquarters. It is also the home district of Stephen Kiprotich, the men's marathon gold medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] and Joshua Cheptegei, the men's 5,000 m gold medalist at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Stephen Kiprotich". london2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.