Namutumba District
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Namutumba District, sometimes referred to as Busiki District is a district
in Eastern Uganda
. It's named after its 'chief town', Namutumba
, where the district headquarters are located.
to the north, Kibuku District
to the northeast, Butaleja District
to the southeast, Bugiri District
to the south, Iganga District
to the southwest and Kaliro District
to the northwest. The district headquarters at Namutumba
are located approximately 88 kilometres (54.7 mi), by road, northwest of Jinja
, the largest city in the sub-region
. The coordinates of the district are:00 51N, 33 41E.
and was known as Busiki County. Namutumba District is part of Busoga sub-region
. The districts that constitute the sub-region include the following:
According to the 2002 national census, the Busoga sub-region was home to an estimated 2.5 million people at that time.
Namutumba District is divided into the following administrative divisions:
{| style="font-size:100%;"
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" |Year!! Estimated Population
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|2002||169,200
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|2003||177,600
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|2004||186,500
|-
|2005||195,800%
|-
|2006||205,600
|-
|2007||215,900
|-
|2008||226,700
|-
|2009||238,000
|-
|2010||249,900
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|}
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....
in Eastern Uganda
Eastern Region, Uganda
Eastern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
. It's named after its 'chief town', Namutumba
Namutumba
Namutumba is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Namutumba District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Namutumba District is bordered by Pallisa DistrictPallisa District
Pallisa District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Pallisa, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
to the north, Kibuku District
Kibuku District
Kibuku District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Kibuku, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
to the northeast, Butaleja District
Butaleja District
Butaleja District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Its named after its 'chief town', Butaleja, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
to the southeast, Bugiri District
Bugiri District
Bugiri District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bugiri, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
to the south, Iganga District
Iganga District
Iganga District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Iganga, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
to the southwest and Kaliro District
Kaliro District
Kaliro District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It was created out of the eastern part of Kamuli District in 2006, and is now a fully fledged district...
to the northwest. The district headquarters at Namutumba
Namutumba
Namutumba is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Namutumba District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
are located approximately 88 kilometres (54.7 mi), by road, northwest of Jinja
Jinja, Uganda
Jinja is the largest town in Uganda, Africa. It is the second busiest commercial center in the country, after Kampala, Uganda's capital and only city. Jinja was established in 1907.-Location:...
, the largest city in the sub-region
Busoga sub-region
Busoga sub-region is a region in Eastern Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Bugiri District* Buyende District* Iganga District* Jinja District* Kaliro District* Kamuli District* Luuka District* Mayuge District* Namayingo District...
. The coordinates of the district are:00 51N, 33 41E.
Overview
Namutumba District was created by Act of the Ugandan Parliament in 2005 and became operational on 1 July 2006. Prior to that the district was part of Iganga DistrictIganga District
Iganga District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Iganga, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
and was known as Busiki County. Namutumba District is part of Busoga sub-region
Busoga sub-region
Busoga sub-region is a region in Eastern Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Bugiri District* Buyende District* Iganga District* Jinja District* Kaliro District* Kamuli District* Luuka District* Mayuge District* Namayingo District...
. The districts that constitute the sub-region include the following:
- Bugiri DistrictBugiri DistrictBugiri District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bugiri, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Buyende DistrictBuyende DistrictBuyende District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after Buyende, the 'chief town' in the district and the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
- Iganga DistrictIganga DistrictIganga District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Iganga, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Jinja DistrictJinja DistrictJinja District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal and commercial center, Jinja.-Location:...
- Kaliro DistrictKaliro DistrictKaliro District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It was created out of the eastern part of Kamuli District in 2006, and is now a fully fledged district...
- Kamuli DistrictKamuli DistrictKamuli District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Kamuli.-Location:Kamuli District is bordered by Buyende Districtto the north, Luuka District to the east, Jinja District to the south and Kayunga District to the west...
- Luuka DistrictLuuka DistrictLuuka District is a district in Eastern Uganda.-Location:Luuka District is bordered by Buyende District in the north, Kaliro District to the northeast, Iganga District to the southeast, Mayuge District to the south, Jinja District to the southwest and Kamuli District to the northwest...
- Mayuge DistrictMayuge DistrictMayuge District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mayuge, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Namayingo DistrictNamayingo DistrictNamayingo District is a district in Eastern Uganda. The district is named after its 'chief town', Namayingo, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:Namayingo District is located along the Equator...
- Namutumba District
According to the 2002 national census, the Busoga sub-region was home to an estimated 2.5 million people at that time.
Namutumba District is divided into the following administrative divisions:
- Bulange Sub-county
- Ivukula Sub-county
- Kibaale Sub-county
- Magada Sub-county
- Namutumba Sub-county
- Namutumba Town CouncilNamutumbaNamutumba is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial centre of Namutumba District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
- Nsinze Sub-county
Population
The national census in 2002 estimated the population of the district at about 169,200. The annual population growth rate in the district is estimated at about 5%. It is estimated that the population of Namutumba District in 2010 was approximately 249,900. See table below:{| style="font-size:100%;"
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| width="100%" align="center" | Namutumba District Population Trends
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" |Year!! Estimated Population
|-
|2002||169,200
|-
|2003||177,600
|-
|2004||186,500
|-
|2005||195,800%
|-
|2006||205,600
|-
|2007||215,900
|-
|2008||226,700
|-
|2009||238,000
|-
|2010||249,900
|-
|}
Economic activities
Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the two main economic activities in the district.- RiceRiceRice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
- Groundnuts
- SorghumSorghumSorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...
- MilletMilletThe millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal crops or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a taxonomic group, but rather a functional or agronomic one. Their essential similarities are that they are small-seeded grasses grown in difficult...
- CassavaCassavaCassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...