Kiboga District is a
district
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in the
Buganda Region of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. The town of
Kiboga
Kiboga is a town in the Buganda Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kiboga District, and the district headquarters are located there.
Location
Kiboga is located approximately northwest of Kamp ...
is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kiboga District is bordered by
Nakaseke District to the northeast and east,
Mityana District
The Mityana District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District. Mityana is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
The Mityana Distri ...
to the south,
Mubende District
Mubende is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mubende is the site of the district headquarters. The district was reduced in size in July 2005 with the creation of the Mityana District and reduced again in 2019 with the creat ...
to the southeast, and
Kyankwanzi District
Kyankwanzi District is the northernmost district in the Buganda Region of Uganda and Buganda Kingdom, bordering Bunyoro. The district headquarters are in Butemba Town.
Geography
The Kyankwanzi District borders Nakaseke District to the east acr ...
to the northwest. The district headquarters are approximately , by road, northwest 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 ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are:01 00N, 31 46E (Latitude:1.0000; Longitude:31.7667).
Overview
The district was formed in 1991. It is predominantly a rural district. The district is traversed by a major highway linking Kampala with
Hoima
Hoima is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Hoima District. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro.
Location
Hoima is approximately , by road, nort ...
, the base of Uganda's
petrochemical industry
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Compan ...
. In 2010, the district was split into two, the western part being set up as a separate district,
Kyankwanzi District
Kyankwanzi District is the northernmost district in the Buganda Region of Uganda and Buganda Kingdom, bordering Bunyoro. The district headquarters are in Butemba Town.
Geography
The Kyankwanzi District borders Nakaseke District to the east acr ...
.
Kiboga East County is the only county in the district.
Population
In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 98,200. The 2002 national census estimated the population at 108,900, with an estimated annual population growth rate of 4.3 percent. In 2012, the population of was estimated at 165,100.
Economic activities
It has been estimated that 80 percent of the district's labor force is engaged in agriculture.
See also
*
Districts of Uganda
As of 17 November 2020, Uganda is divided into 136 districts and the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four administrative regions.
Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units ...
References
External links
Kiboga District Homepage
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Districts of Uganda
Central Region, Uganda