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The districts of Uganda are divided into 167 counties, 1 city council, and 23 municipal councils. Counties are divided into sub-counties. [1] The counties are listed below, by district: [2] [1]
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The districts of Uganda are divided into 167 counties, 1 city council, and 23 municipal councils. Counties are divided into sub-counties. [1] The counties are listed below, by district: [2] [1]
As of 1 July 2020, Uganda is divided into 135 districts plus the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four administrative regions.
Rakai District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Rakai is the site of the district's headquarters.
Sembabule District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Sembabule is the site of the district headquarters. Other urban centers in the district include Lwemiyaga and Ntuusi.
Sironko District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2000 and had previously been part of Mbale District. Sironko is the main commercial town in the district.
Kanungu District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kanungu is the site of the district headquarters. The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Kanungu District is among the sites shown in aerial footage in the movie Black Panther.
Budaka District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Budaka serves as the district headquarters.
Koboko District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Koboko is the site of the district headquarters.
Kaabong District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are in the similarly named town of Kaabong.
Amuria District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Amuria serves as the district headquarters.
Amolatar District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal and administrative centre, Amolatar Town.
The counties of Uganda are divided into sub-counties, which are further divided into parishes and villages. The head elected official in a district is the Chairperson of the Local Council V.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uganda:
Namutumba District, sometimes referred to as Busiki District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Namutumba, where the district headquarters are located.
Maracha District is a district in the West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It was formed in 2006 from Arua District.
Kyankwanzi District is the westernmost district in the Buganda Region of Uganda and Buganda Kingdom, bordering Bunyoro. The district headquarters are in Butemba Town.
Alebtong District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Alebtong serves as the district headquarters.
Bunyangabu District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kibiito is the political and administrative center of the district. However, the town of Rwimi, is the largest and main commercial center of Bunyangabu.
Obongi District is a district in Northern Uganda. It is a cosmopolitan district originally inhabited by the Gimara, Madi, Reli and the Aliba tribes. Overtime, many tribes including the lugbara,Alur,Rigbo and Kakwa immigrated in to the district. The district currently hosts a sizeable number of refugees from South Sudan.The district headquarters are located in Obongi town. It was carved out of Moyo District and its operations started on Monday 1 July 2019. The population is 49,100, divided over five subcounties of Palorinya, Gimara, Itula, Aliba, Ewafa and one town council. It stretches from Odraji in Palorinya Sub County upto Alibabito in Ewafa Sub County. It sends two MPs to the Parliament of Uganda who are Honorable Bhoka George Didi, the directly elected MP, and Maneno Zumura the Woman Member of Parliament and the current Local Council Five (LC) Chairman is Hon. Hajj Abib Khemis Buga.
Terego is a district in Uganda's Northern Region. It is located approximately 360 kilometres (220 mi) northwest of Uganda's capital Kampala. The administrative centre of the district is the trading centre of Leju in Aii-Vu Sub-County. Terego District covers an area of 1,102 square kilometres (425 sq mi) and the areas now making up the district recorded a non-refugee population of 199,303 in the 2014 Ugandan census. Terego District also hosts an estimated 168,000 refugees, mostly from South Sudan, in the Imvepi Refugee Settlement and the western zones of the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in the district.
