▁K ole ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Ap ac ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Kir y and ongo ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁and ▁N wo ya ▁District ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁administrative ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁at ▁O y am , ▁are ▁located ▁approximately ▁, ▁by ▁road , ▁west ▁of ▁Li ra , ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁sub - region . ▁The ▁coordinates ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁are : ▁ 0 2 ▁ 1 4 N , ▁ 3 2 ▁ 2 3 E . ▁ ▁Over view ▁O y am ▁District ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁U g and an ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁O y am ▁District ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Ap ac ▁District . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Li ra ▁District , ▁Ale bt ong ▁District , ▁Am ol atar ▁District , ▁Ap ac ▁District , ▁Dok olo ▁District , ▁K ole ▁District , ▁Ot u ke ▁District , ▁O y am ▁District ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁L ango ▁sub - region , ▁home ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million ▁Lang i . ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁rural ▁district . ▁ ▁Population ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁national ▁population ▁census ▁estimated ▁the ▁district ▁population ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 7 7 , 1 0 0 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁national ▁census ▁estimated ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 6 8 , 4 0 0 . ▁The ▁district ▁population ▁was