Butaleja district
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Location of Butaleja |
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Capital | Butaleja |
Geographical center | 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.
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1991 | 106,678 |
2002 | 157.489 |
2014 | 244.153 |
economy
Subsistence farming is the main economic activity in the district.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Butaleja (district, Uganda) - Statistics, graphics, map and location. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .