Buhweju district

map
Location of Buhweju
Basic data
Capital	Nsiika
Geographical center	0 ° 18 ′  N , 30 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 18 ′  N , 30 ° 20 ′  E
surface	802 km²
population	144,100 (as of 2020)
Population density	179.7 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

Ibanda is a district in western Uganda . The capital of the district is Nsiika .

location

The Buhweju district is bordered to the west and northwest on the district Rubirizi , in the northeast on the district Ibanda , on the east by the district of Mbarara , to the southeast by the District Sheema and on the southwest by the District Bushenyi .

history

Buhweju once formed a small kingdom that was ruled by an Omukama . It was incorporated into the British protectorate of Ankole in 1901 .

Demographics

The population is estimated at 144,100 for 2020. In the same year, 4.6 percent of them lived in urban regions and 95.4 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	55,534
2002	82,881
2014	120,720

economy

Most of the workers work in agriculture. The Buhweju district has proven reserves of gold, lime and wood.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Buhweju (district, Uganda) - population statistics, graphics, map and location. Retrieved July 5, 2020 . 
2. ^ Politics of patronage: Gold-rich Buhweju struggling for revenue. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .