Tooro sub-region is a region in
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 ...
that is coterminous with
Tooro Kingdom in
Western Uganda.
Administrative divisions
As of 2019, the districts that constitute the Tooro sub-region include the following:
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Bunyangabu District (formerly part of Kabarole District until 2017)
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Kabarole District
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Kamwenge District (formerly part of Kabarole District until 2000)
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Kyegegwa District (formerly part of Kyenjojo District until 2009)
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Kyenjojo District (formerly part of Kabarole District until 2000)
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Kitagwenda District (formerly part of Kamwenge District until 2019)
Prior to 1993, the Tooro sub-region also included the following, which are now part of
Rwenzururu sub-region:
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Bundibugyo District
Bundibugyo District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The town of Bundibugyo is where both the district headquarters and the Bwamba Kin ...
(formerly part of Kabarole District
hen known as Tooro Districtuntil 1974)
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Kasese District (formerly part of Kabarole District
hen known as Tooro Districtuntil 1974)
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Ntoroko District
Ntoroko District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are in the Kibbuuku town council. It is the second least populated district in Uganda.
Location
Ntoroko Distric ...
(formerly part of Bundibugyo District until 2010)
History
In 1967,
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 Uganda traditional monarchies. 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 ...
restored them in 1993, the sub-region had shrunk to its present size after Obudhingiya bwa Bwamba in
Bundibugyo
Bundibugyo is a town in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Bundibugyo District and the district headquarters are located there.
Location
Bundibugyo is located approximately , by road, west of For ...
district and Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu in
Kasese
Kasese is a town in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. It is the capital of Kasese District. Kasese is also the largest town in the Rwenzururu region. In 2020 it had an estimated population 115,400. It lies north of Lake Georg ...
district became independent. The sub-region was home to an estimated 2 million people in 2002.
References
Sub-regions of Uganda
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