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Kyotera District
Kyotera District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. Kyotera is the largest town in the district but the district headquarters are located at Kasaali, a suburb of Kyotera. Location The districts that surround Kyotera District include Rakai District, Lwengo District, Kalangala District and Masaka District. Directly south of the new district is the Missenyi District in the Kagera Region of Tanzania. Kasaali, the location of the district headquarters, is a suburb of Kyotera, the largest town in the district. The district headquarters are located approximately , by road, southwest of Masaka, the nearest large city. This is about , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Overview Created by in 2015, by Act of Parliament, Kyotera District became functional on 1 July 2017. Before that, it was part of the Rakai District. The new district comprises two counties of Kakuuto and Kyotera. The rationale given for the creation of the new district is " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Regions of Uganda, geographic regions. 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. Each district is further divided into Counties of Uganda, counties and municipalities, and each county is further divided into Sub-counties of Uganda, sub-counties. The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the Local Council (Uganda), Local Council five (usually written with a Roman numeral V). Districts created since 2015 In September 2015, the Parliament of Uganda created 23 new districts, to be phased in over the next four years. ;Notes: See also * List of constituencies in Uganda * Regions of Uganda * Uganda Local Governments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaka District
Masaka District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Buganda, Buganda Kingdom in Uganda. Its main town is Masaka City, whose estimated population in 2011 was 74,100. Location The district is bordered by Masaka, Masaka City to the north-west and west, Kalungu District to the north, Kalangala District to the east, and Kyotera District to the south-west and south. The town of Masaka, where the district headquarters are located, is approximately south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The coordinates of the district are 00 30S, 31 45E. The average altitude of the district is above sea level. Overview Masaka District was established in the 1900s, composed of the Buganda Kingdom's former counties of Buddu, Kooki, Kabula, Mawogola, and Ssese Islands. Kooki and Kabula were peeled off to form Rakai District. Later, the northern part of Rakai District was removed to form Lyantonde District. The Ssese Islands were removed to form Kalangala District. In 1997, Mawogola County w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Monitor
The ''Daily Monitor'' is an independent daily newspaper in Uganda. Launched in 1992 as ''The Monitor'', it established itself as a leading voice critical of the government and is one of the two largest national newspapers, alongside the state-owned '' New Vision''. The paper is published by Monitor Publications Limited, which is majority-owned by the Nairobi-based Nation Media Group (NMG). History Founding (1992) ''The Monitor'' was founded on 24 July 1992 by a group of six journalists who had resigned from the government-owned newspaper, ''The Weekly Topic''. The founders included Wafula Oguttu, Charles Onyango-Obbo, James Serugo, David Ouma Balikowa, Richard Tebere, and Kevin O'Connor. Their objective was to create a newspaper that was independent of government control and could provide critical, in-depth coverage of politics and current affairs at a time when the media landscape was heavily dominated by state-run outlets. The newspaper quickly gained a reputation for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindye Division, Makindye, Nakawa Division, Nakawa, and Rubaga Division, Rubaga. Kampala's metropolitan area consists of the city proper and the neighboring Wakiso District, Mukono District, Mpigi District, Buikwe District and Luweero District. It has a rapidly growing population that is estimated at 6,709,900 people in 2019 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in an area of . Other estimates estimate put the size of the metropolitan area at around four million people. In 2015, this metropolitan area generated an estimated nominal GDP of $13.80221 billion (constant US dollars of 2011), which was more than half of Uganda's GDP for that year, indicating the importance of Kampala to Uganda's economy. Kampala is reported to be among the fastes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaka
Masaka is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region in Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The city is close to the Equator. The coordinates of Masaka are 0°20'28.0"S, 31°44'10.0"E (Latitude:-0.341111; Longitude:31.736111). Masaka lies at an average elevation of above sea level. History Masaka was founded as a township in 1953. It became a town council in 1958 and a municipality in 1968. Masaka was a strategically important location during the Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–79), and was accordingly garrisoned by Uganda Army (1971–1980), Uganda Army troops. These soldiers terrorized the local civilians, prompting most to flee the town. On 23–24 February 1979, the Tanzania People's Defence Force and allied Ugandan rebels attacked the settlement, resulting in the Battle of Masaka. The town was bombarded with artillery, and fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagera Region
Kagera Region (''Mkoa wa Kagera'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 Regions of Tanzania, administrative regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the land area of the Netherlands. Kagera Region is bordered to the east by Lake Victoria, Mwanza Region and Mara Region. The region is bordered to the south by Geita Region and Kigoma Region. Lastly, Kagera borders Rwanda to the west, Uganda to the north and Burundi to the south west. The regional capital city is Bukoba. According to the 2022 national census, the region had a population of 2,989,299, an increase from 2,458,023 recorded in 2012. Etymology The region derives its name from the Kagera River. Geography Kagera borders Uganda to the north, Rwanda and Burundi to the west, and the Tanzanian regions Kigoma Region, Kigoma to the south and Geita to the east. The Kagera River forms the region's border with Rwanda. The region lies in the middle of 30°25' and 32°40' east, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missenyi District
Missenyi District is one of the eight districts of the Kagera Region of Tanzania. The district was created in 2007 out of Bukoba District. It is bordered to the north by Uganda, to the east by Bukoba Rural District, to the south by Karagwe District and to the west by Kyerwa District. According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Missenyi District was 202,632, with a population density of . By 2022, the population had grown to 245,394. Administrative subdivisions As of 2012, Missenyi District was administratively divided into 20 wards with 77 villages. Wards * Bugandika * Bugorora * Buyango * Bwanjai * Gera * Ishozi * Ishunju * Kakunyu * Kanyigo * Kashenye * Kassambya * Kilimilile * Kitobo * Kyaka * Mabale * Minziro * Mushasha * Mutukula * Nsunga * Ruzinga Transport Paved trunk road T4 from Mwanza to the Ugandan border passes through Missenyi District. Unpaved trunk road T38 to Ngara District, through Karagwe District, branches off from T4 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalangala District
Kalangala, also known as Ssesse, is a Districts of Uganda, district in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda. The district is coterminous with the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria and does not have territory on mainland Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kalangala which is located on Bugala Island, the largest of the Ssese Islands. To reach Kalangala town on Bugala island one has to board a boat at specified points (ports/landing sites) or use one of the MV Ssese, Ferries sailing through the Bukakata-Luku route that joins the town with the mainland in Masaka District. There is also a relatively longer route that passes via Nakiwogo in Wakiso district to connect to Lutoboka on Bugala Island. Location Kalangala District is bordered by Mpigi District and Wakiso District to the north, Mukono District to the northeast and east, the Republic of Tanzania to the south, Rakai District to the southwest, Masaka District to the west and Kalungu District t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Uganda
The regions of Uganda are known as Central Region, Uganda, Central, Western Region, Uganda, Western, Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern, and Northern Region, Uganda, Northern. These four regions are in turn divided into Districts of Uganda, districts. There were 56 districts in 2002, which expanded into 111 districts plus one city (Kampala) by 2010. The national government interacts directly with the districts, so regions do not have any definite role in administration. Under British rule before 1962, the regions were functional administrative units and were called provinces, headed by a Provincial Commissioner. The central region is the kingdom of Buganda, which then had a semi-autonomous government headed by the Kabaka (king). The equivalent of the Provincial Commissioner for Buganda was called the Resident.Uganda Protectorate annual report, Government Printer, Entebbe, 1959 At Uganda's 2002 census, the Central region (It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakai District
Rakai District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda. The town of Rakai is the site of the district's headquarters. Location Rakai District borders Lyantonde District to the northwest, Lwengo District to the north, Kyotera District to the northeast, Kalangala District to the east, the Kagera Region in the Republic of Tanzania to the south, Isingiro District to the southwest, and Kiruhura District to the northwest. The town of Rakai is approximately southwest of Masaka, the largest city in the sub-region. Overview On 1 July 2006, the northern part of the district known as Kabula County was split off to form Lyantonde District. Because of its proximity to Uganda's border with Tanzania, the district experiences cross-border commercial traffic to and from Bukoba. The Masaka–Mutukula Road traverses the district in a north to south direction. The first recorded case of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, was at ''Kasensero Landing Site'', on the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyotera
Kyotera is a town in the southern part of the Central Region of Uganda. It is a municipality in Kyotera District. However, the district headquarters are located at Kasaali. Location Kyotera is located in the newly created Kyotera District. It lies approximately southwest of Masaka, the largest city in the sub-region. This is approximately , by road, northeast of Rakai, where the district headquarters are located. The coordinates of the town are 0°37'54.0"S, 31°32'36.0"E (Latitude:-0.631667; Longitude:31.543333). Population During the 2002 Uganda National Census, Kyotera's population was enumerated at 7,590. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 8,800. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of at 9,000. During the national census and household survey of August 2014, the population of Kyotera was enumerated at 12,789 people. Points of interest The following additional points of interest are located inside or near Kyotera: (a) the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
