Mbarara District
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Mbarara District is a district in Western Uganda
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 District
Ibanda 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-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...

. The districts that comprise Ankole include:
  • 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:...

  • Bushenyi District
    Bushenyi District
    Bushenyi 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 District
    Ibanda 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:...

  • Isingiro District
  • 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:...

  • Mbarara District
  • Mitooma District
    Mitooma District
    Mitooma District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its main municipal, administrative and commercial center, Mitooma.-Location:...

  • 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:...

  • Rubirizi District
    Rubirizi District
    Rubirizi 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 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...



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:
  1. Kashari Sub-county
  2. Bubaare Subcounty
  3. Bukiro Sub-county
  4. Kagongi Sub-county
  5. Kakiika Sub-county
  6. Kashare Sub-county
  7. Rubaya Subcounty
  8. Rubindi Sub-county
  9. Rwanyamahembe Sub-county
  10. Biharwe Sub-county
  11. 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:...

  12. Kakoba Sub-county
  13. Kamukuzi Sub-county
  14. Nyamitanga Sub-county
  15. Rwampara Sub-county
  16. Bugamba Sub-county
  17. Mwizi Sub-county
  18. Ndaija Sub-county
  19. Nyakayojo Sub-county
  20. 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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| width="100%" align="center" | Mbarara 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||361,500
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|2003||372,300
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|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
  • Millet
    Millet
    The 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...

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

  • Tomatoes
  • Pineapples
  • Avocado
    Avocado
    The avocado is a tree native to Central Mexico, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel...

  • Passionfruit
  • Papaya
    Papaya
    The 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
  • Pigs
    PIGS
    PIGS 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
  • Chicken
    Chicken
    The 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
  • Guineafowl
    Guineafowl
    The 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

  • 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:...

  • Ankole 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...

  • 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...

  • Mbarara University
  • Bishop Stuart University
    Bishop Stuart University
    Bishop 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, Uganda
    Western Region, Uganda
    Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

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