Bunyoro sub-region is a region in
Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:
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Buliisa District
Buliisa District is a district in Western Uganda. As with most Ugandan districts, Buliisa District is named after its "main town" Buliisa, where the district headquarters are located.
Bugungu has 6 sub counties KigweraNgwedo Buliisa, Butiab ...
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Hoima District
Hoima District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal centre, Hoima.
Location
Hoima District is bordered by Buliisa District to the north, Masindi District to the northeast, Ky ...
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Kibaale District
Kibaale District, is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are in the town of Kibaale.
Location
Kibaale District is bordered by Hoima District to the north, Kyankwanzi District to the north-east, Mubende Distr ...
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Kiryandongo District
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Masindi District
Masindi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Masindi, the location of the district headquarters.
Location
Masindi District is bordered by Nwoya District to the north, ...
The area covered by the above districts is coterminous with the traditional
Bunyoro Kingdom.
Milton Obote
Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from British colonial rule in 1962. Following the nation's independence, he served as prime minister of Uganda from 1962 to ...
abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. When
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...
re-established them in 1993, Bunyoro re-constituted itself.
The sub-region is home mainly to the Banyoro ethnic group. The people of Bunyoro are called Banyoro (singular: Munyoro). The Banyoro speak
Runyoro
The Nyoro language (autonym: ''Runyoro'') is a Bantu language spoken by the Nyoro people of Uganda
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, a Bantu language. Runyoro closely related to
Rutooro
Tooro, or ''Rutooro'', is a Bantu language spoken mainly by the Toro people (''Batooro'') from the Toro Kingdom region of western Uganda. There are three main areas where Rutooro as a language is mainly used and they are Kabarole District, Kyenj ...
, spoken by the people of the neighboring
Toro sub-region
Toro sub-region is a region in Uganda that is coterminous with Toro Kingdom in Western Uganda. The districts that constitute the sub-region include the following:
* Bunyangabu District
* Kabarole District
* Kamwenge District
* Kyegegwa Distr ...
. The language is often referred to as
Runyoro
The Nyoro language (autonym: ''Runyoro'') is a Bantu language spoken by the Nyoro people of Uganda
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Rutooro
Tooro, or ''Rutooro'', is a Bantu language spoken mainly by the Toro people (''Batooro'') from the Toro Kingdom region of western Uganda. There are three main areas where Rutooro as a language is mainly used and they are Kabarole District, Kyenj ...
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According to the 2002 national census, the Bunyoro sub-region was home to an estimated 0.75 million people at that time.
[ Estimated Population of Bunyoro Sub-region In 2002]
See also
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Regions of Uganda
The regions of Uganda are known as Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern. These four regions are in turn divided into districts. There were 56 districts in 2002, which expanded into 111 districts plus one city (Kampala) by 2010.
The national ...
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Districts of Uganda
References
Sub-regions of Uganda
Western Region, Uganda
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