Busoga sub-region is found in Eastern Uganda occupying an area of over 10,000 square kilometers and according to the 2014 national census
about 40 percent of the people in the eastern region live in this sub-region.
Administrative divisions
As of 2018, the districts that constitute the Busoga sub-region include the following:
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Bugiri District
Bugiri District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bugiri, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Bugiri District is bordered by Namutumba District and Butaleja ...
(formerly part of Iganga District until 1997)
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Bugweri District (formerly part of Iganga District until 2018)
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Buyende District
Buyende District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Uganda. It is named after Buyende, the 'chief town' in the district and the location of the district headquarters.
Location
Buyende District is bordered by Amo ...
(formerly part of Kamuli District until 2010)
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Iganga District (formerly part of Jinja District until 1980)
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Jinja District
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Kaliro District (formerly part of Kamuli District until 2006)
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Kamuli District (formerly part of Jinja District until 1980)
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Luuka District (formerly part of Iganga District until 2010)
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Mayuge District (formerly part of Iganga District until 2000)
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Namayingo District
Namayingo District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Uganda. The district is named after its 'chief town', Namayingo, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Namayingo District is located along t ...
(formerly part of Bugiri District until 2010)
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Namutumba District
Namutumba District, sometimes referred to as Busiki District is a district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly ...
(formerly part of Iganga District until 2006)
History
The area covered by the above districts constitutes the traditional
Busoga Kingdom
Busoga ( Lusoga: Obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga) is a kingdom and one of four constitutional monarchies in present-day Uganda. The kingdom is a cultural institution which promotes popular participation and unity among the people of the region throug ...
.
Milton Obote
Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan politician who served as the second prime minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and the second president of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and later from 1980 to 1985.
A Lango, ...
abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. When
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and Officer (armed forces), military officer who is the ninth and current president of Uganda since 1986. As of 2025, he is the third-List of current state lead ...
re-established them in 1993, Busoga re-constituted itself.
Ethnicity and language
The sub-region is home mainly to the Basoga ethnic group. The people of Busoga are called Basoga (singular: Musoga). The Basoga speak
Lusoga, a Bantu language. Lusoga is similar to
Luganda
Ganda or Luganda ( ; ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 5.56 million Ganda people, Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda, includ ...
, spoken by the people of the neighboring
Buganda Region, which is also referred to as
Central Uganda.
See also
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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, distric ...
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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 sm ...
References
Sub-regions of Uganda
Eastern Region, Uganda
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