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The regions of 
In 2002, approximately 3 million people, or 12 percent of the country's population, lived in
The regions of Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
are known as Central, Western
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, Eastern
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, and Northern
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. These four regions are in turn divided into districts
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. There were 56 districts in 2002, which expanded into 111 districts plus one city (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, Makindy ...
) 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
Buganda is a Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Uganda's Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 ...
, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda) contained 27 percent of the country's population, the Western region contained 26 percent, the Eastern region 25 percent, and the Northern region 22 percent.
The country's population density
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by region was 226 persons per square kilometre (km2) in the Eastern region, 176 per km2 in the Central region, 126 per km2 in the Western region, and 65 per km2 in the Northern region.
In 2002, approximately 3 million people, or 12 percent of the country's population, lived in urban area
An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...
s. The Central region had 54 percent of the urban population (mostly in the city of Kampala), the Northern region 17 percent, the Western region 14 percent, and the Eastern region 13 percent.
See also
*List of regions of Uganda by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions of Uganda by Human Development Index as of 2022.
See also
* List of East African Community sub regions by Human Development Index
* List of countries by Human Development Index
References
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* Counties of Uganda
The Districts of Uganda, districts of Uganda are divided into 167 county, counties, 1 city council, and 23 municipality, municipal councils. Counties are divided into Sub-counties of Uganda, sub-counties. The counties are listed below, by distric ...
* Sub-counties of Uganda
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.
See also
* Regions of Uganda
* Districts of Uganda
* ...
* Uganda Local Governments Association
The Uganda Local Governments’ Association (ULGA) is the National Association of Local Governments of Uganda. It is a private, voluntary and non-profit body.
History
ULGA was originally established as the Uganda Local Authorities Association (U ...
* ISO 3166-2:UG
References
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