Luweero District (also spelled as Luwero) 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 ...

in the Central Region of

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 ...

Luweero Luweero is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Luweero District. History In 1982, in the Ugandan Civil War, Milton Obote's soldiers raided their village, from Kampala. Loca ...

is the site of the district headquarters.

Location

Luweero District is bordered by

Nakasongola District Nakasongola District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Nakasongola is the site of the district's administrative headquarters. Location Nakasongola District is bordered by Apac District to the north-west, Amolatar Dis ...

to the north,

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to the east,

Mukono District Mukono is one of the districts in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mukono is home to the district's main commercial center and district headquarters. Location Mukono District is bordered by Kayunga District to the north, Jinja Distri ...

to the southeast,

Wakiso District Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is i ...

to the south, and Nakaseke District to the west. The district headquarters at Luweero are approximately , by road, north 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 00 50N, 32 30E (Latitude:0.8333; Longitude:32.500).

Overview

Luweero District was the site of a fierce insurgency by the rebel group

National Resistance Army The National Resistance Army (NRA), the military wing of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Ugandan Bush War or Luwero War, against the government of Milton Obote, and l ...

and a brutal counter-insurgency by the government of

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 ...

, known as the Luweero War or the "Bush War", that left many thousands of civilians dead during the early to mid-1980s. The area affected by the war has come to be known as the

Luweero Triangle The Luweero Triangle, sometimes spelled Luwero Triangle, is an area of Uganda north of the capital Kampala, where, in 1981, Yoweri Museveni started the guerrilla war that propelled him and his National Resistance Movement into power in 1986. The a ...

. In 2005, Nakaseke County was split from Luweero District to form Nakaseke District. Luweero District is administered by the Luweero District Administration, with headquarters at

. There are several town councils within the district, each with its own urban town council: *

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Wobulenzi Wobulenzi is a municipality in ''Katikamu sub-county'', in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Wobulenzi is approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the highway to Karuma. The road i ...

Bamunanika Bamunanika, whose correct phonetic spelling is Baamunaanika is a town in, Luweero District in Central Uganda. Location Bamunanika is located approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the ...

* Kalagala * Kalule * Ndejje *

Ziroobwe Ziroobwe is a town in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda. The correct phonetic spelling in the native Luganda language is "Ziroobwe". Location Ziroobwe is approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest ci ...

Population

The 1991 national census estimated the population of the district at 255,400. The national census conducted in 2002 estimated the population at 341,300. In 2012, the population was estimated at 440,200. The August 2014 national population census enumerated the population at 458,158.

Economic activities

Agriculture is the mainstay of the district economy. It has been estimated that 85 percent of the district population are engaged in agriculture.

Points of interest

The following additional points of interest are located in Luweero District: * Main Campus of Bugema University * Main Campus of

Ndejje University Ndejje University is a private, multi-campus, Christian university in Uganda. Location The university has two separate campuses located on , in a rural setting at Ndejje Hill, about , north-west of Bombo Town, in Luweero District, in the Bugan ...

* a branch Campus of

Kampala University Kampala University (KU) is a fully fledged, private, chartered, recognized and accredited university in Uganda. Location , KU maintained the following campuses: 1. Ggaba: The main campus is in a neighborhood in Makindye Division, approximately ...

* Bamunanika Palace, one of the palaces of the

Kabaka of Buganda the kabaka Palace in kireka Kabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and ...

, located at

* headquarters of the Uganda Land Forces, a unit of the

Uganda People's Defence Force The Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), previously known as the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. From 2007 to 2011, the International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated the UPDF had a total strength of 40,000–4 ...

, located at

Bombo Military Hospital Bombo Military Hospital is the largest military hospital in Uganda.The hospital is known for its specialized doctors and equipment. It also serves civilians from the districts of Luweero District, Luweero, Wakiso District, Wakiso, Kampala Distri ...

, one of the two military hospitals in Uganda, the other being

Mbuya Military Hospital Mbuya Military Hospital, also Mbuya Military Referral Hospital, is a military hospital, under construction in Uganda. The hospital is intended to serve as the referral hospital for members of Uganda's Armed Forces. Location The hospital is lo ...

References

External links

About Luweero District
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