Busia District is a
district
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in the
Eastern region of
Uganda
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.
Location
Busia District borders
Tororo District to the north,
Busia County, Kenya to the east,
Namayingo District
Namayingo District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Uganda. The district is named after its 'chief town', Namayingo, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Namayingo District is located along t ...
to the south, and to the south-west, and
Bugiri District
Bugiri District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bugiri, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bugiri District is bordered by Namutumba District and Butaleja ...
to the west.
Busia, Uganda, the site of the district headquarters, is approximately by road south of
Tororo
Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District.
History
Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army's Air an ...
, the nearest large town.
Population
At the 1991 national population census, the population in the district was estimated at 163,600. In 2002, the national census estimated the population at 225,000. In 2012, the mid-year population was estimated at 297,600.
Notable people
Notable people from Busia District include:
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Aggrey Awori -,Former Uganda Minister of Information Technology (2009-2011)
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Barbara Nekesa Oundo, former
state minister for Karamoja affairs and the Busia District women's representative in the parliament (since 2011)
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Benjamin Joseph Odoki, former chief justice of Uganda
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James Munange Ogoola, former principal judge of Uganda
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Denis Onyango, Ugandan international association football goalkeeper
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Gabriel Opio, former minister of gender, culture and labour (2009-2011)
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Fred Wabwire-Mangen, professor of
epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and Risk factor (epidemiology), determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population, and application of this knowledge to prevent dise ...
,
Makerere University School of Public Health
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Erasmus Desiderius Wandera, Roman Catholic bishop, Diocese of Soroti (1980-2007)
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Kevinah Taaka Wanaha Wandera, former Member of Parliament, Busia Municipality (2011-2016)
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Barnabas Nawangwe, Professor of Architecture and current Vice Chancellor of
Makerere University
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Points of interest
The following points of interest are in the district:
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Majanji landing site on
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately , Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropics, tropical lake, and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface are ...
for fish, which is one of the main foods in the district.
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Busitema Forest is roughly ; it is bisected by the main highway between Uganda and Kenya in Busia.
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Busitema University is a Government University located within the district.
See also
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Busia County
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Districts of Uganda
As of 1 July 2020, Uganda is divided into 135 districts plus the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four Regions of Uganda, geographic regions.
Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into sm ...
References
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Districts of Uganda
Eastern Region, Uganda