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Pader is a district
Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 80 districts across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....
 in northern Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
 with a population of 325,885 (2002 census). It is a new district, having been carved out of the counties of Aruu and Agago formerly in Kitgum District in December 2001. Most of the population is currently displaced
Internally displaced person

Internally displaced persons are people forced to flee their homes but who, unlike refugees, remain within their country's borders. At the end of 2006 estimates of the world IDP population rose to 24.5 million in some 52 countries....
 by the insurgency
Insurgency

An insurgency is a rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognised as belligerents. Not all rebellions are insurgencies, because a state of belligerency may exist between one or more sovereign states and rebel forces....
 of the Lord's Resistance Army
Lord's Resistance Army

The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency is a guerilla campaign waged since 1987 by the sectarian Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, operating mainly in northern Uganda, but also in South Sudan and eastern DR Congo....
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Uganda Pader
Pader is a district
Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 80 districts across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....
 in northern Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
 with a population of 325,885 (2002 census). It is a new district, having been carved out of the counties of Aruu and Agago formerly in Kitgum District in December 2001. Most of the population is currently displaced
Internally displaced person

Internally displaced persons are people forced to flee their homes but who, unlike refugees, remain within their country's borders. At the end of 2006 estimates of the world IDP population rose to 24.5 million in some 52 countries....
 by the insurgency
Insurgency

An insurgency is a rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognised as belligerents. Not all rebellions are insurgencies, because a state of belligerency may exist between one or more sovereign states and rebel forces....
 of the Lord's Resistance Army
Lord's Resistance Army

The Lord's Resistance Army insurgency is a guerilla campaign waged since 1987 by the sectarian Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, operating mainly in northern Uganda, but also in South Sudan and eastern DR Congo....
. The seat of district government, Pader Town, is located in the center of the district. The district is bordered by Kitgum to the north, Kotido to the east, Lira
Lira, Uganda

Lira is the fourth-largest town in Uganda, with a population of 80,879 . It is the commercial and administrative centre of Lira District in the Northern Region, Uganda of the country....
 to the south, Apac
APAC

APAC or Apac may refer to:* Apac, a city in the Apac District of Uganda* Apac District, in Uganda* APAC Customer Services* Asia Pacific ...
 to the southwest and Gulu
Gulu

Gulu is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District in Uganda, located at 2?46'00N 32?16'00E, on the metre gauge railway from Tororo to Pakwach....
 to the west. Along with Gulu and Kitgum, Pader composes Acholiland
Acholiland

Acholiland or "Acholi-land" is an inexact term that refers to the region traditionally inhabited by the Acholi people ethnic group in northern Uganda....
, considered to be the historical homeland of the Acholi ethnic group, though other ethnic groups also live in the district.

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