Kiboga District
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Kiboga District is a district
Districts of Uganda
Uganda is divided into 111 districts and one city across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....

 in Central Uganda
Central Region, Uganda
Central Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. Like many other Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

n districts, the district is named after its 'chief town', Kiboga
Kiboga
Kiboga is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kiboga District and the district headquarters are located there...

, the location of the district headquarters.

Location

Kiboga District is bordered by Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after Nakaseke, the largest town in the district and the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...

 to the northeast and east, Mityana District
Mityana District
Mityana District is a district in Central Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District...

 to the south, Mubende District
Mubende District
Mubende is a district in Central Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mubende. Mubende District was reduced in size in July 2005 with the creation of Mityana District.-Location:...

 to the southeast and Kyankwanzi District
Kyankwanzi District
Kyankwanzi District is a district in Central Uganda. The district is named after its 'chief town' of Kyankwanzi.-Location:Kyankwanzi District is bordered by Masindi District to the north, Nakaseke District to the east, Kiboga District to the southeast, Mubende District to the south, Kibaale...

 to the northwest. The district headquarters at Kiboga
Kiboga
Kiboga is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kiboga District and the district headquarters are located there...

 are located approximately 135 kilometres (83.9 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are:01 00N, 31 46E (Latitude:1.0000; Longitude:31.7667).

Overview

Kiboga district was formed in 1991. It is predominantly a rural district. The district is traversed by a major highway linking Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda's capital city with Hoima
Hoima
Hoima is a town in Western Uganda. It is main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Hoima District in Uganda. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro.-Location:...

, the base of Uganda's petrochemical industry. The district is administered by the Kiboga District Administration, with headquarters at Kiboga
Kiboga
Kiboga is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kiboga District and the district headquarters are located there...

. In 2010, the district was split into two, the western part being set up as a separate district, Kyankwanzi District
Kyankwanzi District
Kyankwanzi District is a district in Central Uganda. The district is named after its 'chief town' of Kyankwanzi.-Location:Kyankwanzi District is bordered by Masindi District to the north, Nakaseke District to the east, Kiboga District to the southeast, Mubende District to the south, Kibaale...

. The district is sub-divided into the following administrative units:
  • Kiboga Town
    Kiboga
    Kiboga is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Kiboga District and the district headquarters are located there...

  • Kibiga
  • Lwamata
  • Bukomero
  • Muwanga
  • Kapeke
  • Dwaniro

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the district at about 108,900, with an estimated annual population growth rate of 3.2%. It is estimated that the population of the district in 2010 was about 140,100. See table below:

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| width="100%" align="center" | Kiboga District Population Trends
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" |Year !!Estimated Population
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|2002||108,900
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|2003||112,400
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|2004||116,000
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|2005||119,800
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|2006||123,600
|-
|2007||127,500
|-
|2008||131,600
|-
|2009||135,800
|-
|2010||140,100
|-
|}

Economic activities

Agriculture is the mainstay of the district economy. It is estimated that 80% of the district labor force are engaged in agriculture. Agriculture involves both crop
Crop (agriculture)
A crop is a non-animal species or variety that is grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose. Major world crops include maize , wheat, rice, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton. While the term "crop" most commonly refers to plants, it can also include...

 and animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....

. Livestock agriculture
Livestock
Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

 is common in the western side of the district, known as the cattle corridor. Residents are engaged in subsistence agriculture
Subsistence agriculture
Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat and clothe themselves during the year. Planting decisions are made with an eye...

, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the district. Crops grown include:
  • Banana
    Banana
    Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....

    s - matooke (for food), menvu (as fruit) and mbidde (for alcohol)
  • Potato
    Potato
    The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...

    es (Irish and sweet potatoes)
  • Cassava
    Cassava
    Cassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...

  • Maize
    Maize
    Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...

  • Upland rice
    Upland rice
    Upland rice is rice grown on dry soil. Most rice is grown in flooded rice paddies.- Introduction :Nearly 100 million people now depend on upland rice as their daily staple food. Almost two-thirds of the upland rice area is in Asia...

  • Cabbage
    Cabbage
    Cabbage is a popular cultivar of the species Brassica oleracea Linne of the Family Brassicaceae and is a leafy green vegetable...

    s
  • Tomato
    Tomato
    The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...

    es
  • Mango
    Mango
    The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...

    es
  • Pineapple
    Pineapple
    Pineapple is the common name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. It was given the name pineapple due to its resemblance to a pine cone. The pineapple is by far the most economically important plant in the Bromeliaceae...

    s
  • Passion fruit
  • Coffee
    Coffee
    Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...


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