Mbarara District
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Mbarara District is a district in Western Uganda
. The district was named after its chief municipal centre, the city of Mbarara
, where the district headquarters are located.
to the north, Kiruhura District
to the east, Isingiro District to the southeast, Ntungamo District
to the southwest, Sheema District
to the west and Buhweju District
to the northwest. The district headquarters at Mbarara
, the largest city in the sub-region
, are located approximately 270 kilometres (167.8 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala
, Uganda's capital city, and largest metropolitan area. The coordinates of the district are:00 36S, 30 36E.
. The districts that comprise Ankole include:
The area covered by the above districts constituted the traditional Ankole Kingdom
. In 1967, Milton Obote
abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda. When Yoweri Museveni
re-established them in 1993, Ankole did not re-constitute itself.
Mbarara district consists of one municipality (Mbarara Municipality
), and nineteen (19) rural sub-counties, organized into two counties. Mbarara District covers an area of 1846.4 square kilometre, with an average elevation of about 1800 metres (5,905.5 ft) above sea level. The district receives an average annual rainfall of 1200 millimetres (47.2 in). Temperatures range between 17 °C (62.6 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F).
The administrative divisions of Mbarara District are the following:
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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||361,500
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|2003||372,300
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|2004||383,500
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|2005||395,000
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|2006||406,800
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|2007||419,000
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|2008||431,600
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|2009||444,500
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|2010||457,800
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The livestock raised in the district includes:
Western Region, Uganda
Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
. The district was named after its chief municipal centre, the city of Mbarara
Mbarara
Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Mbarara District is bordered by Ibanda DistrictIbanda District
Ibanda District is a district in Western Uganda. As is the case with most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Ibanda, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
to the north, Kiruhura District
Kiruhura District
Kiruhura District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town' of Kiruhura, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
to the east, Isingiro District to the southeast, Ntungamo District
Ntungamo District
Ntungamo District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it named after its 'chief town', Ntungamo, the location of the district headquarters.-Overview:...
to the southwest, Sheema District
Sheema District
Sheema District is a district in Western Uganda.-Location:Sheema District is bordered by Buhweju District to the north, Mbarara District to the east, Ntungamo District to the south, Mitooma District to the southwest and Bushenyi District to the west...
to the west and Buhweju District
Buhweju District
Buhweju District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Buhweju, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
to the northwest. The district headquarters at Mbarara
Mbarara
Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
, the largest city in the sub-region
Ankole sub-region
Ankole sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Buhweju District* Bushenyi District* Ibanda District* Isingiro District* Kiruhura District* Mitooma District* Ntungamo District* Rubirizi District...
, are located approximately 270 kilometres (167.8 mi), by road, southwest 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 city, and largest metropolitan area. The coordinates of the district are:00 36S, 30 36E.
Overview
Mbarara District is part of the Ankole sub-regionAnkole sub-region
Ankole sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Buhweju District* Bushenyi District* Ibanda District* Isingiro District* Kiruhura District* Mitooma District* Ntungamo District* Rubirizi District...
. The districts that comprise Ankole include:
- Buhweju DistrictBuhweju DistrictBuhweju District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Buhweju, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
- Bushenyi DistrictBushenyi DistrictBushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Ibanda DistrictIbanda DistrictIbanda District is a district in Western Uganda. As is the case with most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Ibanda, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Isingiro District
- Kiruhura DistrictKiruhura DistrictKiruhura District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town' of Kiruhura, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
- Mbarara District
- Mitooma DistrictMitooma DistrictMitooma District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its main municipal, administrative and commercial center, Mitooma.-Location:...
- Ntungamo DistrictNtungamo DistrictNtungamo District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it named after its 'chief town', Ntungamo, the location of the district headquarters.-Overview:...
- Rubirizi DistrictRubirizi DistrictRubirizi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, the district is named after its 'chief town', Rubirizi, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Sheema DistrictSheema DistrictSheema District is a district in Western Uganda.-Location:Sheema District is bordered by Buhweju District to the north, Mbarara District to the east, Ntungamo District to the south, Mitooma District to the southwest and Bushenyi District to the west...
The area covered by the above districts constituted the traditional Ankole Kingdom
Ankole
Ankole, also referred to as Nkore, is one of four traditional kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdom is located in the southwestern Uganda, east of Lake Edward. It was ruled by a monarch known as The Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole. The kingdom was formally abolished in 1967 by the government of President...
. In 1967, Milton Obote
Milton Obote
Apolo Milton Obote , Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971, then again from 1980 to 1985. He was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda towards independence from the British colonial administration in 1962.He was overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, but...
abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda. When Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is a Ugandan politician and statesman. He has been President of Uganda since 26 January 1986.Museveni was involved in the war that deposed Idi Amin Dada, ending his rule in 1979, and in the rebellion that subsequently led to the demise of the Milton Obote regime in 1985...
re-established them in 1993, Ankole did not re-constitute itself.
Mbarara district consists of one municipality (Mbarara Municipality
Mbarara
Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
), and nineteen (19) rural sub-counties, organized into two counties. Mbarara District covers an area of 1846.4 square kilometre, with an average elevation of about 1800 metres (5,905.5 ft) above sea level. The district receives an average annual rainfall of 1200 millimetres (47.2 in). Temperatures range between 17 °C (62.6 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F).
The administrative divisions of Mbarara District are the following:
- Kashari Sub-county
- Bubaare Subcounty
- Bukiro Sub-county
- Kagongi Sub-county
- Kakiika Sub-county
- Kashare Sub-county
- Rubaya Subcounty
- Rubindi Sub-county
- Rwanyamahembe Sub-county
- Biharwe Sub-county
- Mbarara MunicipalityMbararaMbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
- Kakoba Sub-county
- Kamukuzi Sub-county
- Nyamitanga Sub-county
- Rwampara Sub-county
- Bugamba Sub-county
- Mwizi Sub-county
- Ndaija Sub-county
- Nyakayojo Sub-county
- Rugando Sub-county
Population
The 2002 national census estimated the district population at about 361,500, with an estimated growth rate of about 3%. Of these, 51% were female and 49% were male. 55% of the district population are aged between 0 and 18 years. It is estimated that the district population in 2010 was approximately 457,800. See table below:{| style="font-size:100%;"
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" |Year !!Estimated Population
|-
|2002||361,500
|-
|2003||372,300
|-
|2004||383,500
|-
|2005||395,000
|-
|2006||406,800
|-
|2007||419,000
|-
|2008||431,600
|-
|2009||444,500
|-
|2010||457,800
|-
|}
Economic activities
As is the case with the majority of Ugandan districts, agriculture is the mainstay of the economy of Mbarara District. Both crops and livestock are raised in the district, primarily on a subsistence level, but several commercial farms are located in the district. Crops grown include:- Matooke
- Sweet Bananas
- Beans
- Sweet Potatoes
- Irish Potatoes
- MilletMilletThe millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one. Their essential similarities are that they are small-seeded grasses grown in difficult...
- CabbageCabbageCabbage is a popular cultivar of the species Brassica oleracea Linne of the Family Brassicaceae and is a leafy green vegetable...
- Tomatoes
- Pineapples
- AvocadoAvocadoThe avocado is a tree native to Central Mexico, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel...
- Passionfruit
- PapayaPapayaThe papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae...
- Mangoes
The livestock raised in the district includes:
- Ankole cattle
- Exotic cattle
- Hybrid cattle
- Goats
- Sheep
- PigsPIGSPIGS is a four letter acronym that can stand for:* PIGS , Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S, a human gene* PIGS , the economies of Portugal, Italy , Greece and Spain...
- Rabbits
- ChickenChickenThe chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
- Ducks
- GuineafowlGuineafowlThe guineafowl are a family of birds in the Galliformes order, although some authorities include the guineafowl as a subfamily, Numidinae, of the family Phasianidae...
- Turkeys
See also
- MbararaMbararaMbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
- Ankole sub-regionAnkole sub-regionAnkole sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Buhweju District* Bushenyi District* Ibanda District* Isingiro District* Kiruhura District* Mitooma District* Ntungamo District* Rubirizi District...
- Ankole KingdomAnkoleAnkole, also referred to as Nkore, is one of four traditional kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdom is located in the southwestern Uganda, east of Lake Edward. It was ruled by a monarch known as The Mugabe or Omugabe of Ankole. The kingdom was formally abolished in 1967 by the government of President...
- Mbarara University
- Bishop Stuart UniversityBishop Stuart UniversityBishop Stuart University is a private, not-for-profit, multi-campus university in Uganda.-Location:BSU has its main campus, measuring approximately , at Kakoba Hill, off of Buremba Road, approximately east of downtown Mbarara. This location is approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala,...
- Western Region, UgandaWestern Region, UgandaWestern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...