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Tegeres

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Tegeres is a sub-county in the western division of the newly created Kapchorwa municipality in Kapchorwa District, Uganda.

It is the home subcounty of Stephen Kiprotich, [1] men's marathon gold medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Subsistence agriculture is the main economic activity in Kapchorwa District. Crops grown include the following: Millet Potatoes Beans Simsim Sunflower Cotton Coffee Wheat Tomatoes Cabbage Passion fruit Onions Animal husbandry is practised; the livestock domesticated are mainly cattle, goats, rabbits and chickens

It consists of 7 parishes, 51 villages. The parishes are; Kabat Kapenguria Kapteret Kutung Kapnyikew Tegeres Tuban

References

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  1. ^ kiprotich, stephen. "New Vision-Uganda news". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2018-04-06.