Busia District (Uganda)
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Capital | Busia (Uganda) |
Geographical center | 0 ° 26 ' N , 33 ° 58' E |
North South expansion | 45 km |
East-west expansion | 20 km |
surface | 743 km² |
population | 228,181 (as of 2002) |
Population density | 307.1 inhabitants / km² |
Medium height | 1150 m |
Time zone | UTC +3 |
ISO 3166-2 | UG-202 |
Busia is a district in southeast Uganda with 228,181 inhabitants. The capital is Busia of the same name .
The district was spun off from Tororo District on March 20, 1997 . It is subdivided into the Samia-Bugwe district, which in turn is divided into 10 sub-districts and one urban district. These in turn are divided into a total of 34 municipalities and 474 individual municipalities.
The main agricultural production goods are coffee , peanuts , cotton and soy . Millet , corn , sorghum , sweet potatoes and cassava are other goods that are mostly produced in subsistence farming . The average size of the farms is 2.5 ha .
The most common languages are Samia-Lugwe , Ateso , Swahili , Lugisu and Luganda .
traffic
The district has 710 kilometers of paved roads, 30 km of which are paved and 56 km paved.
Web links
- District Information Portal (English)