Bundibugyo District

Bundibugyo District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The town of Bundibugyo is where the district headquarters are located.

Bundibugyo District
District
District location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°43′N 30°04′E
Country Uganda
RegionWestern Uganda
Sub-regionRwenzururu sub-region
CapitalBundibugyo
Area
 • Land848.2 km2 (327.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Estimate)
 • Total261,700
 • Density308.5/km2 (799/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitewww.bundibugyo.go.ug

Location
Bundibugyo road

Bundibugyo District is bordered by Ntoroko District to the northeast, Kibaale District to the east, Kabarole District to the south, and the DRC to the west and north. The district headquarters at Bundibugyo are located approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi), by road, west of Fort Portal.[1] This is about 72 kilometres (45 mi), by road, north of Kasese town.[2]

Overview

In the late 1990s, tens of thousands of civilians were displaced by the insurgency of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) who were operating in the district. In one such raid on 7 April 1999, rebels killed 11 civilians and looted property during an attack in the district. In a separate attack in the same month, the member of parliament for Buyangabo was shot and wounded in an attack in neighboring Kabarole District by ADF insurgents.[3]

Population

The 1991 national population census estimated the district population at 92,300. During the 2002 national census, the population of was put at about 158,900. The annual population growth rate in the district was estimated at 5.2 percent.[4]

In 2012, the population of the district was estimated at 261,700.[5]

Economic activities

Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the two major economic activities in the district. It is the largest producer of cocoa in Uganda, accounting for unprocessed beans worth UGX:90 billion annually.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Map Showing Fort Portal And Bundibugyo With Distance Marker". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. "Distance Between Kasese And Bundibugyo With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. "Horn of Africa, Monthly Review, March - April 1999" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, UN-OCHA Archive (accessed 23 February 2009)
  4. 2002 Ugandan Population By District
  5. "Estimated Population of Bundibugyo District In 1991, 2002 & 2012". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. Felix Basiime, and Ruth Katusabe (17 June 2014). "Changing Fortunes of Bundibugyo District". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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