Kyegegwa District

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Location of Kyegegwa
Basic data
Capital	Kyegegwa
Geographical center	0 ° 29 ′  N , 31 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 29 ′  N , 31 ° 3 ′  E
surface	1,747 km²
population	441,000 (as of 2020)
Population density	252.4 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

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

location

The district of Kyegegwa borders in the north on the district Kibaale , in the east on the district Mubende , in the south on the district Kiruhura , in the southwest on the district Kamwenge and in the northwest on the district Kyenjojo .

history

Kyegegwa District was established on July 1, 2009 by an act of the Ugandan Parliament. Previously, the district was part of the Kyenjojo District. The Kyegegwa District is part of the Toro sub-region, which is synonymous with the Toro Kingdom .

Demographics

The population is estimated at 441,000 for 2020. In the same year, 6.7 percent of them lived in urban regions and 93.3 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	63,547
2002	110,925
2014	281,637

economy

Agriculture is the mainstay of the district's economy, as is most of the other regions in the country.

Individual evidence

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