Sheema District

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Location of Sheema
Basic data
Capital	Kibingo
Geographical center	0 ° 32 '  N , 30 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 0 ° 32 '  N , 30 ° 24'  E
surface	699.1 km²
population	220,500 (as of 2020)
Population density	315.4 inhabitants / km²
Time zone	UTC +3

Sheema is a district in western Uganda . The capital of the district is Kibingo .

location

The district of Sheema borders in the north with the district Buhweju , in the east with the district Mbarara , in the south with the district Ntungamo , in the southwest with the district Mitooma and in the west with the district Bushenyi .

history

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

Demographics

The population is estimated at 220,500 for 2020. In the same year, 64.8 percent of them lived in urban regions and 35.2 percent in rural regions.

Population development

Census year	population
1991	153.009
2002	180.234
2014	207.343

economy

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

Individual evidence

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