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Local community: Osukuru
Osukuru
At a glance
Economic activity:
Farming, trade, forestry, fishing, mining & quarrying.
Ethnic groups:
Itesot, Jopodhola, Bagwere, Sabins, Bagishu and Basoga.
Population (2002) - total:
12712
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Background

Osukuru sub county is in south of Tororo county.  The sub county is bordered with Tororo Municipality in the North, Rubongi Sub County in the west, Kwapa Sub County in the North East, Mella Sub County in the East and Iyolwa Sub County in the South West. The Sub - County is also bordered with the Republic of Kenya in the south East.  In the South it bordered with Busia District. The sub county headquarter is located in the south of Tororo town, 5kms on Tororo - Busia Road.


The sub county comprises of four (4) parishes and fifty nine (59) villages.

Kayoro Parish:
  • It has sixteen (16) villages.
    Aburi A, Aburi B, Aburi C, UTRO A, UTRO B, Kasipodo A, Kasipodo B, Kasipodo C, Agolot B, Manakor, Kayoro A, KayoroC, Asinget A, Asinget B.
Morukatipe Parish:
  • Morukatipe parishes has 14 villages.
    Aterait A, Aterait B, Morukatipe East, Morukatipe Central, Morukatipe West, Morukatipe North, Tororo Prison, Aputiri East, Aputiri Central, Aputiri West, Angorom South, Angorom central, Angorom West and Angorom East.
Nyalakot parish:
  • It has 13 villages
    Asinge A, Asinge B, AsingeC, Amoni, Oriyoi A, Oriyoi B, Oriyoi Central, Kalalan, Apokor, Kapiribelai, Amagoro, Kachomo, and Nyalakot.
Osukuru parish:
  • It has 16 villages
    Lulikoyo, Boke A, BokeB, Amagoro A, Amagoro B, TCI Camp, UCI Central, TICAF, Opedede, Angorom A, Angorom B, Osukuru Corner, Asinge A, AsingeB, Abwanget, Ngelechom.

The total sub county population is 34,056 (according to 2002 population Housing census) with 7, 014 households.


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