Buyende District is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Eastern Uganda The Eastern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was . Districts , the Eastern Region contained 32 districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in s ...

. It is named after

Buyende Buyende is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Buyende District. Location Buyende is approximately , by road, north of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region. This ...

, the 'chief town' in the district and the location of the district headquarters.

Location

Buyende District is bordered by

Amolatar District Amolatar District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal and administrative centre, Amolatar Town. Location Amolatar District is bordered by Apac District to the north, Dokolo Di ...

to the northwest,

Kaberamaido District Kaberamaido is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kaberamaido, where the district headquarters are located. Location Kaberamaido District lies approximately between Latitudes:1.55 ...

to the north,

Serere District Serere District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Serere, where the district headquarters are located. Location Serere District is bordered by Soroti District to the north, Ngora District to the east, Pallisa ...

to the northeast,

Kaliro District Kaliro District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It was created out of the eastern part of Kamuli District in 2006. Kaliro is the site of the district headquarters. Location Kaliro Di ...

to the east,

Luuka District Luuka District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Location Luuka District is bordered by Buyende District in the north, Kaliro District to the northeast, Iganga District to the southeast, Mayuge District to the south, Jinja District to the southw ...

to the southeast,

Kamuli District Kamuli District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kamuli is the site of the district headquarters. Location Kamuli District is bordered by Buyende District to the north, Luuka District to the east, Jinja District to th ...

to the south and

Kayunga District Kayunga District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after its chief town, Kayunga. Geography Kayunga District is bordered by Amolatar District to the north, Buyende District to the northeast, Kamuli District to the east, Jinja Distric ...

to the west. The district headquarters at

are located approximately , by road, north of

Kamuli Kamuli is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Kamuli District, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town. Location Kamuli is app ...

, the nearest large town. This location lies approximately , by road, north of Jinja, the largest city in the sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:01 11N, 33 10E.

Overview

Buyende District was created by Act of Parliament and began functioning on 1 July 2010. Prior to that, it was part of

. One of the reasons given for the creation of Buyende District, was the long distance that residents had to travel from the remote areas in the north of the district, to access services at

, then district headquarters. The new district is primarily rural, with poor road infrastructure. , there are no hospitals in Buyende District. Buyende District is part of

Busoga sub-region Busoga sub-region is found in Eastern Uganda occupying an area of over 10,000 square kilometers and according to the 2014 national census about 40 percent of the people in the eastern region live in this sub-region. Busoga consists of the followin ...

. The districts that constitute Busoga sub-region include the following: The sub-region is coterminous with

Busoga Kingdom Busoga (Lusoga: Obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga) is a kingdom and one of four constitutional monarchies in present-day Uganda. The kingdom is a cultural institution which promotes popular participation and unity among the people of the region throu ...

, one of the constitutional

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in today's

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

. According to the 2002 national census, the subregion was home to an estimated 2.5 million people at that time.

Population

In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at about 130,800. The 2002 Uganda national census estimated the population of Buyende District at about 191,300, with a population growth rate of 3.5% annually. In 2012, the population of Buyende District was estimated at 265,100.

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