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Kagadi District

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Kagadi District
District
Map
Interactive map of Kagadi District
Coordinates: 00°56′N 30°49′E / 0.933°N 30.817°E / 0.933; 30.817
CountryUganda
RegionWestern Region
Sub-regionBunyoro sub-region
CapitalKagadi
Elevation
1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitewww.kagadi.go.ug

Kagadi District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda.[1][2]

Location

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The district is bordered by Ntoroko District to the west, Hoima District to the north, Kibaale District to the east, and Kyenjojo District to the south.[3] The town of Kagadi, where the district headquarters are located, is approximately 250 kilometres (155 mi) north-west of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.[4] This is about 92 kilometres (57 mi) south-west of Hoima, the nearest large city.[5]

This district has over two county namely:[6]

Buyaga East County

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This county is further divided into 16 sub counties and they include:

  1. Isunga
  2. Kabamba
  3. Kagadi
  4. Kagadi Town Council
  5. Kamuroza
  6. Kicucura
  7. Kinyarugonjo
  8. Kiryanga
  9. Kyanaisoke
  10. Kyenzige
  11. Kyenzige Town Council
  12. Mabaale
  13. Mabaale Town Council
  14. Nyabutanzi
  15. Pachwa
  16. Pachwa town Council

Buyaga West county

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The 19 sub counties under Buyaga west county include.

  1. Buhumuliro
  2. Burora
  3. Bwikara
  4. Galiboleka
  5. Kanyabeebe
  6. Kyakabadiima
  7. Kyaterekera
  8. Kyaterekera Town Council
  9. Mairirwe
  10. Mpeefu
  11. Mpeefu Ya Sande Town Council
  12. Muhorro
  13. Muhorro Town Council
  14. Ndaiga
  15. Nyakarongo
  16. Rugashari
  17. Rugashari Town Council
  18. Ruteete
  19. Ruteete Town Council

Population

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The estimated population of Kagadi District was 351,033 from 2014, and in 2024 the estimated population was 471,111 .[7]

Overview

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staff of Kagadi General hospital during Ebola Outbreak in summer

The district was created on 1 July 2012 when Kibaale District was subdivided to create the current Kagadi, Kakumiro, and Kibaale districts.[8] The district administration began to function on 1 July 2016.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Fred Kiva, and Patrick Zimurinda (15 January 2011). "Museveni Grants Kakumiro and Kagadi District status". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Tumuhimbise, Alex (28 July 2017). "Kagadi, Kakumiro districts struggle to deliver services". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ↑ GUN (28 July 2017). "Guide To Uganda: Uganda District Map". Kampala: Guidetouganda.net (GUN). Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ↑ GFC (28 July 2017). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Kagadi, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ↑ GFC (28 July 2017). "Distance between Kagadi, Western Region, Uganda and Hoima, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Statistics, Uganda Bureau of. "BUYAGA WEST COUNTY - Census Data Dashboard". NPHC 2024 Dashboard. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Uganda: Administrative Division (Subregions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  8. ↑ John Odyek, Mary Karugaba and Moses Walubiri (19 July 2012). "25 more districts created". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Kasooha, Ismael (2 July 2016). "Kagadi residents celebrate district status". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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