Butaleja district

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Location of Butaleja
Basic data
Capital	Butaleja
Geographical center	0 ° 56 '  N , 33 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 0 ° 56 '  N , 33 ° 57'  E
surface	653.1 km²
population	300,500 (as of 2020)
Population density	460.1 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

Butaleja is a district in eastern Uganda . The capital of the district is Butaleja .

location

The district of Butaleja borders in the north with the district Budaka , in the east with the district Mbale , in the southeast with the district Tororo , in the south with the district Bugiri and in the west with the district Namutumba .

Demographics

The population is estimated to be 300,500 in 2020. In the same year, 13.6 percent of them lived in urban regions and 86.4 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	106,678
2002	157.489
2014	244.153

economy

Subsistence farming is the main economic activity in the district.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Butaleja (district, Uganda) - Statistics, graphics, map and location. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .