Bukedea District is a
district
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in the
Eastern Region Eastern Region or East Region may refer to:
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*Eastern Region, Nepal
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* Eastern Region, Uganda
* Eastern Region of ...
of
Uganda
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. The town of
Bukedea is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Bukedea District is bordered by
Kumi District
Kumi District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kumi hosts the district headquarters.
Location
Kumi District is bordered by Katakwi District to the north, Nakapiripirit District to the northeast, Bukedea District to t ...
to the west and north,
Bulambuli District
Bulambuli District is a district in Eastern Uganda. The district is named after 'chief town', Bulambuli, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bulambuli District is bordered by Nakapiripirit District to the north, Kapchorwa Dist ...
to the east,
Sironko District
Sironko District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2000 and had previously been part of Mbale District. Sironko is the main commercial town in the district.
Location
Sironko District is bordered by Bulam ...
and
Mbale District
Mbale District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after the largest city in the district, Mbale, which also serves as the main administrative and commercial center in the sub-region.
Location
Mbale District is bordered by Sironko Dist ...
to the south-east, and
Pallisa District
Pallisa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Pallisa, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Pallisa District is bordered to the north by (from west to east) ...
to the south. The district headquarters at
Bukedea are approximately , by road, south-east of
Soroti
Soroti is a city in Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main City, commercial, and administrative center in curved out of Soroti District, one of the nine administrative districts in the Teso sub-region. Soroti City was immediately approved f ...
, the largest city in the
Teso sub-region Teso sub-region (previously known as Teso District) is a sub-region in Eastern Region, Uganda that consists of:
* Amuria District
* Bukedea District
* Kaberamaido District
* Kapelebyong District
* Katakwi District
* Kumi District
* Ngora District
* ...
.
Overview
Bukedea District was created by an Act of the
Ugandan parliament
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on 13 July 2006 and became operational on 1 July 2007. Before that, the district was part of
Kumi District
Kumi District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kumi hosts the district headquarters.
Location
Kumi District is bordered by Katakwi District to the north, Nakapiripirit District to the northeast, Bukedea District to t ...
.
Population
In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 75,300. The national census in 2002 estimated the population at 122,400. The annual population growth rate in the district was calculated at 4.4 percent. In 2012, the population was estimated at 186,400.
References
External links
Bukedea District Boss Accuses NRM of Abandoning Ideologies
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Districts of Uganda
Eastern Region, Uganda