Anna Ebaju Adeke, Woman Member of Parliament representing Women in Soroti District.A swampy soroti.An elevation sign at Soroti, Uganda
Soroti District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its chief municipal, administrative and commercial headquarters, Soroti, where the district headquarters are located.
The national census of 1991 estimated the district population at about 113,900. Eleven years later, the 2002 national census put the district population at approximately 193,300 of whom 51.2% were female and 48.8% were male. In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated the District population at about 322,000.[3]
The district has one of the highest levels of poverty in the country. In February 2009, it was estimated that 53 percent of the population in the district (an estimated 124,300 people) live on less than US$1.00 per day.[4] The two predominant ethnicities in the district are the Iteso and the Kumam.[5] The main languages spoken in the district are Ateso, Kumam, and Swahili.[5]
Agriculture is the main economic activity in the district. Crops grown include:[6] The produce is consumed locally and some is sold in the urban areas, particularly in Soroti Town.