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Regions of Uganda - Wikipedia

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Regions of Uganda (with district borders as they were in 2006)

The regions of Uganda are known as Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern. These four regions are in turn divided into districts. There were 56 districts in 2002,^[1] which expanded into 111 districts plus one city (Kampala) by 2010.^[2]

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.^[3]

At Uganda's 2002 census, the Central region (It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, 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.^[1]

The country's population density 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.^[1]

In 2002, approximately 3 million people, or 12 percent of the country's population, lived in urban areas. 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.^[1]

Population and area of regions in Uganda ^[4]^[5]
Region	Population (Census)			Chief Town	Districts	Area
Region	1991	2002	2014	Chief Town	Districts	km²	mi²
Central	4,843,594	6,575,425	9,529,227	Kampala	24	61,403.2	23,707.9
Western	4,547,687	6,298,075	8,874,862	Mbarara	26	55,276.6	21,342.4
Eastern	4,128,469	6,204,915	9,042,422	Mbale	32	39,478.8	15,242.8
Northern	3,151,955	5,148,882	7,188,139	Gulu	30	85,391.7	32,969.9
Total	16,761,705	24,227,297	34,634,650		112	241,550.3	93,263.1

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Status of Local Governments". Ministry of Local Government. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010.
^ Uganda Protectorate annual report, Government Printer, Entebbe, 1959
^ "Uganda: Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Uganda: Administrative Division". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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v t e Districts of Uganda by region
Central	Buikwe Bukomansimbi Butambala Buvuma Gomba Kalangala Kalungu Kampala Kassanda Kayunga Kiboga Kyankwanzi Kyotera Luweero Lwengo Lyantonde Masaka Mityana Mpigi Mubende Mukono Nakaseke Nakasongola Rakai Sembabule Wakiso
Eastern	Amuria Budaka Bududa Bugiri Bugweri Bukedea Bukwo Bulambuli Busia Butaleja Butebo Buyende Iganga Jinja Kaberamaido Kalaki Kaliro Kamuli Kapchorwa Kapelebyong Katakwi Kibuku Kumi Kween Luuka Manafwa Mayuge Mbale Namayingo Namisindwa Namutumba Ngora Pallisa Serere Sironko Soroti Tororo
Northern	Abim Adjumani Agago Alebtong Amolatar Amudat Amuru Apac Arua Dokolo Gulu Kaabong Karenga Kitgum Koboko Kole Kotido Kwania Lamwo Lira Madi-Okollo Maracha Moroto Moyo Nabilatuk Nakapiripirit Napak Nebbi Nwoya Obongi Omoro Otuke Oyam Pader Pakwach Terego Yumbe Zombo
Western	Buhweju Buliisa Bundibugyo Bunyangabu Bushenyi Hoima Ibanda Isingiro Kabale Kabarole Kagadi Kakumiro Kamwenge Kanungu Kasese Kazo Kibaale Kikuube Kiruhura Kiryandongo Kisoro Kitagwenda Kyegegwa Kyenjojo Masindi Mbarara Mitooma Ntoroko Ntungamo Rubanda Rubirizi Rukiga Rukungiri Rwampara Sheema

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