Rubirizi 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 ...
in
Western Uganda. Like most
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 ...
n districts, the district is named after its 'chief town',
Rubirizi
Rubirizi, sometimes spelled Rubiriizi, is a town in Rubirizi District, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Rubirizi District. The district is named after the town.
Locat ...
, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Rubirizi District is bordered by
Kasese District
Kasese District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, the town of Kasese is the site of the district headquarters.
History
In September 2022, the district was hit by deadly landslides.
Location
Kasese District i ...
to the north,
Kitagwenda District
Kitagwenda District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Western Region, Uganda, Western Uganda. The district is named after ''Kitagwenda County'', which is coterminous with the district.
Kitagwenda District is part of the Toro Kingdom, Kingd ...
to the northeast,
Ibanda District
Ibanda District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. The town of Ibanda is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Ibanda District is bordered by Kitagwenda District to the west, Kamw ...
to the east,
Buhweju District
Buhweju District is a district in Western Uganda. It is one of the districts that constitute the Ankole sub-region. Its 'chief town', is Nsiika.
Location
Buhweju District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the west and northwest, Ibanda Distr ...
to the southeast,
Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bushenyi District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the no ...
to the south,
Rukungiri District
Rukungiri District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Rukungiri is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
The district is bordered by Lake Edward to the North West, Rubirizi District to the northeast, Mitooma Dis ...
to the southwest and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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to the west. The district headquarters at
Rubirizi
Rubirizi, sometimes spelled Rubiriizi, is a town in Rubirizi District, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The town is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Rubirizi District. The district is named after the town.
Locat ...
are located approximately , by road, northwest of
Mbarara
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakay ...
, the largest city in
Ankole sub-region Ankole sub-region is a region in the Western Region of Uganda that consists of the following districts:
* Buhweju District
* Bushenyi District
* Ibanda District
* Isingiro District
* Kazo District
* Kiruhura District
* Mbarara District
* M ...
.
This is approximately , southwest 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 16S, 30 06E.
Overview
Rubirizi District was carved out of
Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bushenyi District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the no ...
in July 2010. Prior to then, the district was known as ''Bunyaruguru County''.
It is one of the districts that constitute
Ankole sub-region Ankole sub-region is a region in the Western Region of Uganda that consists of the following districts:
* Buhweju District
* Bushenyi District
* Ibanda District
* Isingiro District
* Kazo District
* Kiruhura District
* Mbarara District
* M ...
, home to an estimated 3.9 million
Banyankole
Ankole ( Runyankore: ''Nkore''), was a traditional Bantu kingdom in Uganda and lasted from the 15th century until 1967. The kingdom was located in south-western Uganda, east of Lake Edward.
History
Ankole Kingdom is located in the South-Weste ...
, in 2018, according to
CIA Factbook
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. The full list of districts in the sub-region include: 1.
Buhweju District
Buhweju District is a district in Western Uganda. It is one of the districts that constitute the Ankole sub-region. Its 'chief town', is Nsiika.
Location
Buhweju District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the west and northwest, Ibanda Distr ...
2.
Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bushenyi District is bordered by Rubirizi District to the no ...
3.
Ibanda District
Ibanda District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. The town of Ibanda is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Ibanda District is bordered by Kitagwenda District to the west, Kamw ...
4.
Isingiro District
Isingiro District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Isingiro is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center.
Location
Isingiro District is bordered by Kiruhura District to the north, Rakai Distr ...
5.
Kiruhura District
Kiruhura District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Rushere is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kiruhura District is bordered by Kamwenge District and Kyegegwa District to the north, Sembabule District to ...
6.
Mitooma District
Mitooma District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its main municipal, administrative and commercial center, Mitooma.
Location
Mitooma District is bordered by Bushenyi District to the north, Sheema District to the east, Ntunga ...
7.
Ntungamo District
Ntungamo District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it named after its 'chief town', Ntungamo, the location of the district headquarters. Ntungamo was elevated to a district on 5th May 1993.
Overview
In the past, Ntun ...
8. Rubirizi District 9.
Sheema District
Sheema District is a district in Western Uganda.
Location
Sheema District is bordered by Buhweju District to the north, Mbarara District to the east, Ntungamo District to the south, Mitooma District to the southwest and Bushenyi District to t ...
About 50% of
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park is a national park in Uganda.
Location
Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) is in the Western Region of Uganda, spanning the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri. The park is approximately by ro ...
lies in Rubirizi District. The key tourist areas of the park found in the district include:
* The ''Kyambura Gorge''
* Parts of
Lake Edward
Lake Edward (locally Rwitanzigye or Rweru) is one of the smaller African Great Lakes. It is located in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, w ...
and
Lake George
* The
Kazinga Channel
The Kazinga Channel in Uganda is a wide, long natural channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George (Uganda), Lake George, and a dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The channel attracts a varied range of animals and birds, with ...
connects Lake Edward and Lake George and is popular for the boat ride.
* Over 50
crater lake
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s.
Population
In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at about 75,400. The national census in 2002 estimated the population in the district at about 101,800. The Rubirizi District population was enumerated at 129,149 in 2014.
In 2020, the mid-year population of the district was projected at 144,100 people. The annual rate of population growth in the district was calculated to average 1.9 percent, between 2014 and 2020.
See also
References
External links
Rubirizi District Homepage
{{Authority control
Districts of Uganda
Western Region, Uganda