Eastern Region (Uganda)
The Eastern Region is one of four regions in Uganda . According to the 2014 census in Uganda, the population of the region was 9,042,420 in an area of 39,478.8 km². The regional capital is located in the city of Mbale . The region is divided into several districts .
Demographics
The population is estimated to be 10,836,500 in 2020. In the same year, 12.8 percent of them lived in urban regions and 87.2 percent in rural regions.
| Census year | population |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 4,128,469 |
| 2002 | 6,204,915 |
| 2014 | 9,042,420 |
Districts
In 2020 the Eastern Region will consist of 37 districts :
| District | Population (1991 census) |
Population (2002 census) |
Population (2014 census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amuria District | 183,348 | ||
| Budaka District | 100,348 | 136,489 | 207,597 |
| Bududa district | 79,218 | 123.103 | 210.173 |
| Bugiri district | 171,269 | 266,944 | 382.913 |
| Bugweri district | 164,886 | ||
| Bukedea district | 75.272 | 122,433 | 203,600 |
| Bukwa District | 30,692 | 48,952 | 89,356 |
| Bulambuli district | 64,576 | 97.273 | 174.508 |
| Busia district | 163,597 | 225.008 | 323,662 |
| Butaleja district | 106,678 | 157.489 | 244.153 |
| Butebo District | 111,762 | ||
| Buyende district | 130,775 | 191.266 | 323.067 |
| Iganga district | 339.311 | ||
| Jinja District | 289.476 | 387,573 | 471.242 |
| Kaberamaido District | 105.152 | ||
| Kalaki District | 109,874 | ||
| Kaliro District | 236.199 | ||
| Kamuli district | 249.317 | 361,399 | 486.319 |
| Kapchorwa District | 48,667 | 74,268 | 105.186 |
| Kapelebyong District | 87,580 | ||
| Katakwi District | 75,244 | 118,928 | 166.231 |
| Kibuku District | 91,216 | 128.219 | 202.033 |
| Kumi District | 102.030 | 165.365 | 239.268 |
| Kween district | 37,343 | 67.171 | 93,667 |
| Luuka district | 130,408 | 185,526 | 238.020 |
| Manafwa District | 115,451 | 149,544 | |
| Mayuge District | 216,849 | 324,674 | 473.239 |
| Mbale district | 240.929 | 332,571 | 488.960 |
| Namayingo District | 68.038 | 145.451 | 215,442 |
| Namisindwa District | 204.281 | ||
| Namutumba District | 123.871 | 167,691 | 252,562 |
| Ngora District | 59,392 | 101,867 | 141,919 |
| Pallisa district | 147.115 | 275.127 | |
| Serere District | 90.386 | 176.479 | 285.903 |
| Sironko district | 147,729 | 97.273 | 242,422 |
| Soroti district | 113,872 | 193.310 | 296,833 |
| Tororo District | 285.299 | 379.399 | 517.082 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Uganda: Administrative division (regions and districts) - population figures, graphics and map. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
- ^ Eastern (Region, Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .