Kanungu District

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Location of Kanungu
Basic data
Capital	Kanungu
Geographical center	0 ° 57 '  N , 29 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 0 ° 57 '  N , 29 ° 47'  E
surface	1,274 km²
population	277,300 (as of 2020)
Population density	217.7 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

Kanungu is a district in western Uganda . The capital of the district is Kanungu .

location

The Kanungu District borders on the Rukungiri District in the north and east, the Kabale District in the southeast, the Kisoro District in the southwest and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the west .

history

Several mass murders and mass suicides have been carried out by the sect's Movement to Restore the Ten Commandments in Kanungu.

Demographics

The population is estimated to be 277,300 in 2020. In the same year, 20.2 percent of them lived in urban regions and 79.8 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	160.708
2002	204.732
2014	252.144

economy

Agriculture is the mainstay of the district's economy, as is most of the other regions in the country. The fertile soils and the good climate allow sufficient products for personal consumption and surpluses for sale. However, due to the remoteness of the district and mountainous terrain, bringing the products to market remains a challenge and an obstacle to increasing production.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kanungu (District, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .