Mitooma District

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Location of Mitooma
Basic data
Capital	Mitooma
Geographical center	0 ° 36 ′  N , 30 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 36 ′  N , 30 ° 0 ′  E
surface	542.8 km²
population	194,300 (as of 2020)
Population density	358 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

Mitooma is a district in western Uganda . The capital of the district is Mitooma . It belongs to the historical kingdom of Ankole .

location

The Mitooma district is bordered by the Bushenyi district to the north, the Sheema district to the east, the Ntungamo district to the south and the Rukungiri district to the west .

history

The Mitooma district was brought into being by a law of the Ugandan parliament and was established on July 1, 2010 in. Previously, the district was known as Ruhinda County and was part of Bushenyi District.

Demographics

The population is estimated to be 194,300 in 2020. In the same year 6.2 percent of them lived in urban regions and 93.8 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	134.251
2002	160.802
2014	183,444

economy

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

Individual evidence

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