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'{{for|Kaliro Town|Kaliro}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kaliro District | settlement_type = [[Districts of Uganda|District]] | native_name = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_caption = | coordinates_region = UG | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Uganda}} | subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Uganda|Region]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Region of Uganda]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Sub-region]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Busoga sub-region]] | seat_type = Capital | seat = [[Kaliro]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = 1 July 2006 | area_total_km2 = 1062.7 | area_land_km2 = 868.7 | area_water_km2 = 194 | population_as_of = 2012 Estimate | population_note = | population_total = 216500 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = 249.2 | timezone = [[East Africa Time|EAT]] | utc_offset = +3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | latd = 00 |latm=54|lats=|latNS=N | longd = 33 |longm=30 |longs=|longEW=E | coordinates_type = region:UG_type:adm1st | coordinates_display = title | elevation_m = 1100 | website = {{URL|http://www.kaliro.go.ug}} | footnotes = }} '''Kaliro District''' is a [[Districts of Uganda|district]] in the [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Region]] of [[Uganda]]. It was created out of the eastern part of [[Kamuli District]] in 2006. [[Kaliro]] is the site of the district headquarters. == Location == Kaliro District borders [[Serere District]] to the north, across Lake Nakuwa, one, of the lakes that comprise the [[Lake Kyoga]] water complex. [[Pallisa District]] lies to the northeast, [[Namutumba District]] to the southeast, [[Iganga District]] to the south, [[Luuka District]] to the southwest, and [[Buyende District]] to the northwest. The town of Kaliro is approximately {{convert|40|km|mi}}, by road, north of [[Iganga]], the nearest large town.<ref>{{cite web | accessdate=18 May 2014 | url = http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Iganga%20(Iganga)&toplace=Kaliro%20(Kamuli)&fromlat=0.6091667&tolat=0.8944444&fromlng=33.4686111&tolng=33.4994444 | title=Road Distance Between Kaliro And Iganga With Map | publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref> The coordinates of Kaliro District are:00 54N, 33 30E.{{fact|date=August 2015}} ==Overview== Administratively the district has one county with five sub-counties and one municipality, Kaliro. The total surface area of the district is approximately {{convert|1062.7|km2|mi2}},{{fact|date=August 2015}} of which about {{convert|710|km2|mi2}} (66.8 percent) is arable land.{{fact|date=August 2015}} The district is part of the [[Busoga sub-region]], home to an estimated 2.5 million people in 2002 according to the national census conducted that year.{{fact|date=August 2015}} ==Population== In 1991, the national population census estimated the population of the district at 105,100. The 2002 Uganda national census put the population at approximately 154,700, of whom 49.5 percent were males and 50.5 percent were females. The annual population growth rate was calculated at 3.5%. In 2012, the population of Kaliro District was estimated at 216,500.<ref>{{cite web | title=Estimated Population of Kaliro District In 1991, 2002 & 2012 | url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php?adm2id=064 | publisher = Citypopulation.de | accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> ==See also== *[[Busoga sub-region]] *[[Districts of Uganda]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.kaliro.go.ug Kaliro District Homepage] {{Districts of Uganda}} [[Category:Kaliro District| ]] [[Category:Districts of Uganda]] [[Category:Eastern Region, Uganda]] [[Category:Lake Kyoga]]'