Rukiga district

Basic data
Capital	Mparo
Geographical center	1 ° 11 ′  N , 30 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 11 ′  N , 30 ° 6 ′  E
surface	426.3 km²
population	105,400 (as of 2020)
Population density	247.2 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

Rukiga is a district in western Uganda . The capital of the district is Mparo .

location

The district of Rukiga borders in the east on the district Ntungamo , in the southeast on Rwanda , in the southwest on the district Kabale , in the northwest on the district Rubanda and in the north on the district Rukungiri .

history

The district was created in 2017.

Demographics

The population is estimated to be 105,400 in 2020. In the same year, 13.4 percent of them lived in urban regions and 86.6 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
2002	90,599
2014	100,726

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Rukiga (district, Uganda) - population statistics, graphics, map and location. Retrieved July 4, 2020 .