Wakiso 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...

in the Central Region of

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that partly encircles

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 city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters.

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, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in the district.

Location

Wakiso District lies in the Central Region of the country, bordering with Nakaseke District and

Luweero District Luweero District (also spelled as Luwero) is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. Luweero is the site of the district headquarters. Location Luweero District is bordered by Nakasongola District to the north, Kayunga District to the eas ...

to the north, Mukono District to the east,

Kalangala District Kalangala, also known as Ssesse, is a district in Central Uganda. The district is coterminous with the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria and does not have territory on mainland Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' ...

in Lake Victoria to the south,

Mpigi District Mpigi District is a district in Central Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'main town', Mpigi. Location Mpigi District is bordered by Wakiso District to the north and east, Kalangala District to the south, Kalun ...

to the southwest and

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 northwest. Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located, lies approximately , by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of the district are:00 24N, 32 29E.

Demographics

In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 562,887. According to the 2002 national census figures, Wakiso District had a population of 907,988, making it the second-most populated district in the country. At that time, 53 percent of the population were children below the age of 18 years and 17 percent of the population were orphans. The national census and household survey of 2014 enumerated 1,997,418 people in the district. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated he total population in the district, as of mid-year 2020 at 2,915,000. UBOS also calculated that the district population increased at an average annual rate of 6.7 percent, between 2014 and 2020.

Administrative units

Wakiso District is made up of two counties and a municipality: Kyadondo County, Busiro County. Eentebbe City was split off and granted city status in 2020. The district is further subdivided into the following administrative units: # Busukuma # Gombe # Kakiri Town # Katabi # Kasanje #

Kira Town Kira Town, a municipality in the Wakiso District of the Central Region of Uganda, is the country's second-largest city by population. It is administered by the Kira Town Council, an urban local government. Location Kira town council was elevate ...

Ssabagabo Ssabagabo, also known as Makindye-Ssabagabo or Ssabagabo-Makindye, is a municipality in Uganda. Location The town is located in the hitherto unincorporated Wakiso District, immediately south of Kampala's Makindye Division. It includes the follow ...

# Masuliita # Nabweru # Namayumba # Nangabo (includes

Gayaza Gayaza is a town in Wakiso District in the Buganda Region of Uganda. Location Gayaza is in the North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County. The town is approximately , north-east of Kasangati, on the ''Kampala–Ziroobwe Road''. This is ap ...

and

Kasangati Kasangati is a town in Nangabo sub-county, Wakiso District in the Central Region of Uganda. It also serves as the headquarters for Kyadondo County. The town is multi-lingual and is a "melting pot" of diverse cultures. Locations The town is l ...

) # Nansana Town #

Nsangi Nsangi is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Wakiso District. Location Nsangi is located in Nsangi Parish, Nsangi sub-county, Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. The town is situated on the tarmack ...

# Ssisa # Wakiso Town The district headquarters are located in Wakiso Town, approximately northwest of Kampala on the highway to Hoima. Wakiso District has a total area of .

District leadership

The leadership is entrusted in the District Executive Council, composed of: * District Chairman * District Vice Chairman * District Secretary for Finance * District Secretary for Production & Natural Resources * District Secretary for Works & Technical Services * District secretary Gender * Resident District Commissioner * Deputy Resident District Commissioner

Tourist attractions

The tourist attractions in the district include: * Buganda Cultural Sites and Kabaka's Palaces * Old Entebbe Town * Entebbe Botanical Gardens * Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) -

Entebbe Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. T ...

* Entebbe International Airport * State House - Entebbe (the Official Residence of the President of Uganda) *

Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, is an island sanctuary in Uganda, dedicated to the care of orphaned eastern chimpanzees, that have been rescued by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Many of the chimpanzees were rescued from poachers and are unl ...

on Lake Victoria - Sanctuary for chimpanzees * Bulago Resort Island * Lake Victoria - the largest lake in Africa and the second largest fresh-water lake in the world *

Uganda Martyrs The Uganda Martyrs are a group of 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican converts to Christianity in the historical kingdom of Buganda, now part of Uganda, who were executed between 31 January 1885 and 27 January 1887. They were killed on orders of Mwang ...

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Namugongo Namugongo is a township in the Central Region of Uganda. Location Namugongo is in Kyaliwajjala Ward, in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, approximately north-east of Uganda's capital Kampala. The township is bordered by Nsasa to the north, ...

* Mandela National Stadium - Namboole

References

External links

Wakiso District Profile at Ugandatravelguide.com

Bulago Island Homepage

Ngamba Island Homepage

Google Map of the Wakiso District
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