Bunyoro sub-region is a region in Eastern Uganda

Western Region, Uganda

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 that consists of the following districts:

• Buliisa District
• Hoima District
  Hoima District
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• Kibaale District
  Kibaale District
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• Kiryandongo District
  Kiryandongo District
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• Masindi District
  Masindi District
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The area covered by the above districts is coterminous with the traditional Bunyoro Kingdom

Bunyoro

Bunyoro is a kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in East Africa from the 16th to the 19th century. It is ruled by the Omukama of Bunyoro...

. Milton Obote

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 abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. When Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni

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 re-established them in 1993, Bunyoro re-constituted itself.

The sub-region is home mainly to the Banyoro ethnic group. The people of Bunyoro are called Banyoro (singular: Munyoro). The Banyoro speak Runyoro, a Bantu language. Runyoro closely related to Rutooro, spoken by the people of the neighboring Toro sub-region

Toro sub-region

Toro sub-region is a region in Uganda that is coterminous with Toro Kingdom in Western Uganda. The districts that constitute the sub-region include the following:* Kabarole District* Kamwenge District* Kyegegwa District* Kyenjojo District...

. The language is often referred to as Runyoro/Rutooro.

According to the 2002 national census, the Bunyoro sub-region was home to an estimated 0.75 million people at that time.