Rakai District is a

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in the Central Region of

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. The town of

Rakai Rakai is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the site of the headquarters of Rakai District. Other towns in the district include Kalisizo, Kyotera Kakuuto and Mutukula. Location The nearest town is Kyotera, in Kyotera District, locate ...

is the site of the district's headquarters.

Location

Rakai District borders Lyantonde District to the northwest, Lwengo District to the north,

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to the northeast,

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to the east, the

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in the Republic of Tanzania to the south,

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to the southwest, and

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to the northwest. The town of Rakai is approximately , by road, southwest of

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, the largest city in the sub-region.

Overview

On 1 July 2006, the northern part of the district known as Kabula County was split off to form Lyantonde District. Because of its proximity to Uganda's border with

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, the district experiences cross border commercial traffic to and from

Bukoba Bukoba is a city with a population of 128,796 (2012 census), situated in the north west of Tanzania on the south western shores of Lake Victoria. It is the capital of the Kagera region, and the administrative seat for Bukoba Urban District. ...

. The Masaka–Mutukula Road traverses the district in a north to south direction. The first recorded case of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, was at ''Kasensero Landing Site'', on the shores of Lake Victoria, in Rakai District. The disease has ravaged the district population, where prevalence rates were as high as 12 percent, as recently as 2014.

Population

The 1991 national population census put the district population at about 330,400. In 2002, the next national census estimated the population of the district at 404,330, with an annual growth rate of 1.8 percent. In 2012, the district population was estimated at 484,400. The national household and population census conducted on 27 August 2014, enumerated the population of the district at 518,008.

Administration

The town of Rakai is the chief municipal, political, and administrative center in the district. The district is divided into the following administrative units: (1) Kakuuto County (2) Kooki County. Rakai is the main town in the district. Other urban centers in Rakai District include Kiziba, Mweruka, Lwentulege.

Health issues

The main health issues in the district include malaria, childhood malnutrition, diarrheal diseases, HIV/AIDS, obstetric complications, respiratory infections, and skin diseases.

References

External links

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