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The districts

Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 111 districts and one city across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....

 of Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

 are divided into 146 counties

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

, one city council, and thirteen municipalities

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

. The counties are listed below, by district:

Bushenyi District

Bushenyi District

Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

• Buhweju
  Buhweju
  Buhweju was a kingdom in what is Uganda today. It was incorporated into the British Ankole protectorate in 1901. It was ruled by an Omukama....
  
  
• Bunyaruguru
  Bunyaruguru
  Bunyaruguru was a kingdom in what is today Uganda. It became a part of the British Ankole protectorate in 1901.Bunyaruguru is one of the counties in Uganda endowered with many natural resources, there are many creater lakes in Uganda than any other part in Uganda.Bunyaruguru has now become a...
  
  
• Igara
• Ruhinda
• Sheema

Lira District

Lira District

Lira District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Lira.-Location:Lira District is bordered by Pader District to the north, Otuke District to the northeast, Alebtong District to the east, Dokolo District to the southeast, Apac...

• Erute
• Lira
  Lira, Uganda
  Lira is a city in Northern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Lira District. Lira was the main metropolitan center of the now defunct Lango District ....
  
  
• Moroto
• Otuke
  Otuke
  Otuke is a town in Otuke District, Lango sub-region, in Northern Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district and the district headquarters are located in the town. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
  
  

Moroto District

Moroto District

Moroto District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Moroto, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

• Bokora
• Matheniko
• Moroto
• Pian

Maracha District

Maracha District

Maracha District is a district in Northern Uganda. It was formed in 2006 from Arua District. Initially the county of Terego was also removed from Arua District, to be part of the new district...

• Kijmoro
• Oluvu
• Olufe
• Nyadri
• Oleba
• Tara
• Yivu

Maracha is one the new districts created out of the divide and rule policy of President Museveni. It was created by altering the boundary of Maracha-Terego district; a district formerly created out Maracha and Terego counties formerly opposition strong hold. The district is a one county district with seven Sub Counties.

Yumbe District

Yumbe District

Yumbe District is a district in Northern Region, Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Yumbe, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:Yumbe District is one of Uganda's most northern districts...

• Aringa

The counties are further divided into sub-counties.