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 administrative regions.^[1][2]

Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units. This decentralization is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected.^[3]

Each district is further divided into counties and municipalities,^[4] and each county is further divided into sub-counties. The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the Local Council five (usually written with a Roman numeral V).

Map of Uganda showing Districts as of 2020

Central Region^[5]^[6] (pink) Map District Pop (2014) Pop(2023 est.) 77 Buikwe 422,771 499,800 90 Bukomansimbi 151,413 158,400 92 Butambala 100,840 110,900 78 Buvuma 89,890 154,200 93 Gomba 159,922 180,300 83 Kalangala 54,293 74,500 91 Kalungu 183,232 189,200 80 Kampala 1,507,080 1,766,500 95 Kasanda 271,544 334,100 76 Kayunga 368,062 427,100 97 Kiboga 148,218 183,300 98 Kyankwanzi 214,693 323,900 85 Kyotera 224,878 271,100 100 Luweero 456,958 558,100 87 Lwengo 274,953 297,200 88 Lyantonde 93,753 119,600 84 Masaka 297,004 364,800 96 Mityana 328,964 378,800 82 Mpigi 250,548 305,300 94 Mubende 412,804 641,800 79 Mukono 596,804 757,500 99 Nakaseke 197,373 254,900 101 Nakasongola 181,795 233,400 86 Rakai 291,431 338,900 89 Sembabule 252,597 319,300 81 Wakiso 1,997,418 3,519,300 Total 9,529,238 12,762,200

Eastern Region^[7]^[6] (green) Map District Pop (2014) Pop(2023 est.) 42 Amuria 183,348 248,500 64 Budaka 207,597 278,600 52 Bududa 210,173 307,200 58 Bugiri 382,913 536,400 60 Bugweri 164,886 205,600 46 Bukedea 203,600 291,800 50 Bukwa 89,356 137,200 47 Bulambuli 174,513 264,500 56 Busia 323,662 416,700 62 Butaleja 244,153 332,200 65 Butebo 144,971 125,700 70 Buyende 323,067 468,400 72 Iganga 339,311 436,800 74 Jinja 471,242 535,800 39 Kaberamaido 105,152 148,700 40 Kalaki 109,874 155,400 71 Kaliro 236,199 317,900 75 Kamuli 486,319 596,100 48 Kapchorwa 105,186 133,900 43 Kapelebyong 87,580 112,500 44 Katakwi 166,231 209,700 66 Kibuku 202,033 278,200 45 Kumi 239,268 309,500 49 Kween 93,667 118,000 73 Luuka 238,020 281,600 54 Manafwa 153,447 186,300 59 Mayuge 473,239 615,200 63 Mbale 488,960 639,700 57 Namayingo 215,443 247,400 53 Namisindwa 200,378 247,900 61 Namutumba 252,557 336,400 68 Ngora 141,919 178,400 67 Pallisa 241,919 399,500 69 Serere 285,903 401,800 51 Sironko 242,421 290,500 41 Soroti 296,833 401,000 55 Tororo 517,080 639,700 Total 9,042,420 11,830,700

Northern Region^[8]^[6] (yellow) Map District Pop (2014) Pop(2023 est.) 27 Abim 107,966 182,800 12 Adjumani 225,251 240,000 28 Agago 227,792 262,500 31 Alebtong 227,541 286,400 38 Amolatar 147,166 182,000 23 Amudat 105,769 151,900 13 Amuru 186,696 232,500 35 Apac 185,322 249,600 3 Arua 442,586 557,900 37 Dokolo 183,093 232,900 16 Gulu 275,613 352,500 20 Kaabong 116,346 134,400 19 Karenga 51,533 73,100 18 Kitgum 204,048 232,900 1 Koboko 206,495 287,500 33 Kole 239,327 308,800 21 Kotido 181,050 219,700 36 Kwania 183,304 234,600 17 Lamwo 134,371 148,100 32 Lira 408,043 516,000 7 Madi-Okollo 140,188 176,800 2 Maracha 186,134 219,500 22 Moroto 103,432 126,300 10 Moyo 95,951 116,400 25 Nabilatuk 68,409 102,500 24 Nakapiripirit 88,281 128,100 26 Napak 142,224 166,200 5 Nebbi 238,757 306,300 14 Nwoya 133,506 314,300 11 Obongi 43,061 52,300 15 Omoro 160,732 216,400 30 Otuke 104,254 150,600 34 Oyam 383,644 491,600 29 Pader 178,004 206,700 6 Pakwach 158,037 219,000 8 Terego 199,303 251,500 9 Yumbe 484,822 775,000 4 Zombo 240,081 306,100 Total 7,188,132 9,411,700

Western Region^[9]^[6] (purple) Map District Pop (2014) Pop(2023 est.) 122 Buhweju 120,720 156,900 104 Buliisa 113,161 171,300 111 Bundibugyo 224,387 285,000 112 Bunyangabu 170,247 208,000 123 Bushenyi 234,443 254,200 105 Hoima 305,531 413,100 118 Ibanda 249,625 290,900 127 Isingiro 486,360 658,100 136 Kabale 230,609 256,900 113 Kabarole 298,989 357,500 109 Kagadi 351,033 474,700 107 Kakumiro 293,108 601,900 116 Kamwenge 270,668 372,000 132 Kanungu 252,144 235,400 120 Kasese 694,987 843,900 117 Kazo 151,023 240,400 108 Kibaale 140,947 234,800 106 Kikuube 267,455 414,400 126 Kiruhura 177,054 205,300 102 Kiryandongo 266,197 339,200 133 Kisoro 281,705 332,200 119 Kitagwenda 143,786 197,800 115 Kyegegwa 281,637 551,900 114 Kyenjojo 422,204 584,400 103 Masindi 291,113 366,900 125 Mbarara 344,904 414,000 130 Mitooma 183,444 198,900 110 Ntoroko 67,005 80,700 129 Ntungamo 483,841 569,200 134 Rubanda 196,896 213,400 121 Rubirizi 129,149 151,500 135 Rukiga 100,726 107,200 131 Rukungiri 314,694 342,000 128 Rwampara 127,725 153,100 124 Sheema 207,343 226,300 Total 8,874,860 11,503,400

Districts created since 2015

In September 2015, the Parliament of Uganda created 23 new districts, to be phased in over the next four years.^[10]

Date effective	New district	Parent district
1 July 2016	Kagadi	Kibaale
	Kakumiro	Kibaale
	Omoro	Gulu
	Rubanda	Kabale
1 July 2017	Namisindwa	Manafwa
	Pakwach	Nebbi
	Butebo	Pallisa
	Rukiga	Kabale
	Kyotera	Rakai
	Bunyangabu	Kabarole
1 July 2018	Nabilatuk	Nakapiripirit
	Bugweri	Iganga
	Kasanda	Mubende
	Kwania	Apac
	Kapelebyong	Amuria
	Kikuube	Hoima
1 July 2019	Obongi	Moyo
	Kazo	Kiruhura
	Rwampara	Mbarara
	Kitagwenda	Kamwenge
	Madi-Okollo	Arua
	Karenga	Kaabong
	Kalaki	Kaberamaido

In May 2020, Parliament approved the creation of Terego District, which went into effect on 1 July 2020.^[11]

 

Ugandan districts as of 2006, when there were 77 districts.

See also

• Regions of Uganda
• Uganda Local Governments Association
• ISO 3166-2 codes for Ugandan regions and districts

References

1. "UG – Uganda". ISO 3166. ISO. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
2. "Ministry of Local Government Fact Sheet" (PDF). MOLG. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
3. Ocwich, Denis (7 August 2005). "Can Uganda's economy support more districts?". New Vision.
4. "Uganda Districts". statoids.com.
5. "Central Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
6. "Revised Subcounty Population Projections 2015 to 2030 For 146 Districts". 2 June 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
7. "Eastern Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
8. "Northern Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
9. "Western Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
10. Nakatudde, Olive (4 September 2015). "Parliament Approves 23 New Districts". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
11. "Parliament approves creation of Terego district". The Independent. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

External links

• Website of Ministry of Local Government
• Members of Parliament
• District Profile At Statoids.com
• Uganda Bureau of Statistics