Kibuku District is a

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. It is named after its 'chief town', Kibuku, where the district headquarters are located.

Location

Kibuku District is bordered by

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to the north, Budaka District to the east,

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to the south, and

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to the west. The district headquarters at Kibuku, are located approximately , by road, west of

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, the largest city in the sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:01 02N, 33 50E.

Overview

Kibuku District was created by Act of the Ugandan Parliament, on 1 July 2010. Prior to that the district was part of

Population

The national census in 1991 estimated the district population at about 91,200. The next census in 2002 estimated the population of the district at about 128,200. In 2012, the population of Kibuku District was estimated at approximately 181,700.

Economic activity

Agriculture (subsistence and commercial), is the mainstay of the district economy. crop agriculture involves the following crops:

Religious Persecution

On 23 September 2015, 59 year old evangelist Samson Nfunyeku was murdered by Islamists in the village of Kalampete, Kibulu District. Nfunyeku's attackers were opposed to his attempts to convert Muslims to Christianity. One month later, Nfunyeku's sister, Mamwikomba Mwanika, a mother of eight, was also killed. Then, in August 2021, a Muslim father of a 20-year-old convert to Christianity killed him in Bupalama village for refusing to recant his Christian faith.

References

External links

Kibuku District Information Portal

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