Bugiri District

Bugiri District
District
District location in Uganda
Coordinates: 00°33′N 33°45′E / 0.550°N 33.750°E / 0.550; 33.750Coordinates: 00°33′N 33°45′E / 0.550°N 33.750°E / 0.550; 33.750
Country	Uganda
Region	Eastern Uganda
Sub-region	Busoga sub-region
Capital	Bugiri
Area
• Land	1,045.9 km2 (403.8 sq mi)
Population (2012 Estimate)
• Total	426,800
• Density	408.1/km2 (1,057/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	bugiri.go.ug

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.

Bugiri District is bordered by Namutumba District and Butaleja District to the north, Tororo District to the northeast, Busia District to the east, Namayingo District to the southeast, Mayuge District to the southwest and Iganga District to the west.Bugiri, the district headquarters is located approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, east of Jinja, the largest city in Busoga sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:00 33N, 33 45E (Latitude:0.5500; Longitude:33.7500).

Bugiri District was carved out of Iganga District, to which it used to belong. The land surface is characterized by gentle undulating hills with few higher residual features. Another feature of the district is its being located in a flat and rolling topographical zone with 90% of its landmass constituting the drainage basins of Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga. As a result, there are numerous swamps that criss-cross the road network, making the cost of the road improvement costly. In July 2010, the southern part of Bugiri District was split off to form Namayingo District. Bugiri District is part of Busoga sub-region, which is conterminous with Busoga Kingdom, one of the constitutionally recognised kingdoms in Uganda. According to the 2002 national census, the sub-region was home to an estimated 2.5 million people at that time. The districts that constitute Busoga sub-region include the following:

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