Wakiso District

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Location of Wakiso
Location of Wakiso
Basic data
Capital Wakiso
Geographical center 0 ° 21 ′  N , 32 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 21 ′  N , 32 ° 29 ′  E
surface 2,704 km²
population 2,915,200 (as of 2020)
Population density 1,078.1 inhabitants / km²
Time zone UTC +3
ISO 3166-2 UG-113

Wakiso is a district in central Uganda. Like almost all districts of Uganda , it is named after its capital.

location

In the north Wakiso borders on the districts of Luwero and Nakaseke , in the east on Mukono and the capital district Kampala - which is largely enclosed by Wakiso - in the west on Mpigi and Mityana and in the south on Lake Victoria , whose islands belong to the Kalangala district.

population

The Wakiso district is located in the area of ​​the Baganda people . With 2,915,200 inhabitants, it is the most populous district in Uganda off Kampala.

Population development
Census year population
1994 562,887
2002 907.988
2014 1,997,418

Individual evidence

  1. Wakiso (district, Uganda) - population statistics, charts, map and location. Retrieved July 8, 2020 .