As of 17 November 2020,
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 ...
is divided into 136
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 ...
s and the capital city of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, which are grouped into four administrative regions.
Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units. This decentralization is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected.
Each district is further divided into
counties and municipalities, and each county is further divided into
sub-counties. The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the
Local Council five (usually written with a Roman numeral V).
Below are population figures from the 2014
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
(tables show population figures for districts that existed in 2014).
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Districts created since 2015
In September 2015, the
Parliament of Uganda
The parliament of Uganda is the country's legislative body. Unicameral, the most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country. The government ministers are bound to answer t ...
created 23 new districts, to be phased in over the next four years.
In May 2020, Parliament approved the creation of
Terego District
Terego is a district in Uganda's Northern Region. It is located approximately northwest of Uganda's capital Kampala. The administrative centre of the district is the trading centre of Leju in Aii-Vu Sub-County. Terego District covers an area of ...
, which went into effect on 1 July 2020.
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 go ...
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Uganda Local Governments Association
The Uganda Local Governments’ Association (ULGA) is the National Association of Local Governments of Uganda. It is a private, voluntary and non-profit body.
History
ULGA was established as Uganda Local Authorities Association (ULAA) in 1994.
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ISO 3166-2 codes for Ugandan regions and districts
References
External links
Website of Ministry of Local GovernmentMembers of ParliamentUganda Bureau of StatisticsUganda - UBOS Districts Shapefile
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Subdivisions of Uganda
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Uganda geography-related lists