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Table 1 Demographic data for Dokolo and Kaberamaido districts

From: Evaluating the impact of targeting livestock for the prevention of human and animal trypanosomiasis, at village level, in districts newly affected with T. b. rhodesiense in Uganda

District

Human population (2002 census)

Cattle population (2008 census)

Land area (km2) (1995 census)

Estimated cattle density (km2)

Dokolo

129 385

58 902

1 113

53

Kaberamaido

131 650

76 109

1 354

56

  1. N.B. Figures derived from the Ugandan Bureau of Statistics. Land mass for Kaberamaido excludes open water areas (269 km2 for) but includes seasonal and permanent wetlands (144 km2). Land/water area data for Dokolo district was not available, but this district has relatively small open water and wetland areas