Acholiland

E923362

Acholiland is a cultural and historical region in northern Uganda that serves as the homeland of the Acholi people.

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Acholiland canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
administrativeDistrict Agago District ⓘ
Amuru District ⓘ
Gulu District ⓘ
Kitgum District ⓘ
linked to: Kitgum

Lamwo District ⓘ
Nwoya District ⓘ
Pader District ⓘ
bordersCountry South Sudan ⓘ
bordersRegion Lango sub-region ⓘ
West Nile sub-region ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
colonialHistory part of British Protectorate of Uganda ⓘ
conflictHistory affected by Lord's Resistance Army insurgency ⓘ
site of protracted civil conflict in late 20th century ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
culturalInstitution Ker Kwaro Acholi ⓘ
drySeason approximately December to March ⓘ
economy largely subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicHomelandOf Acholi people ⓘ
historicalEvent mass displacement into IDP camps during LRA conflict ⓘ
languageFamily Luo languages ⓘ
linked to: Luo language

Western Nilotic languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Acholi language ⓘ
livestock cattle ⓘ
goats ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Region, Uganda ⓘ
mainCrops beans ⓘ
maize ⓘ
millet ⓘ
sesame ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Acholi people ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
partOf East Africa ⓘ
populationGroup Nilotic peoples ⓘ
rainySeason approximately April to November ⓘ
reconciliationPractice Mato Oput ⓘ
regionalCenter Gulu ⓘ
Kitgum ⓘ
traditionalLeadership Rwodi (chiefs) ⓘ
traditionalMusic Bwola dance ⓘ
Larakaraka dance ⓘ
traditionalReligion Acholi traditional religion ⓘ

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