Kibaale District
| Kibaale District | |
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| District | |
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 District location in Uganda |
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| Coordinates: 00°47′00″N 31°05′00″E / 0.78333°N 31.08333°ECoordinates: 00°47′00″N 31°05′00″E / 0.78333°N 31.08333°E | |
| Country |
 Uganda
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| Region | Western Region |
| Sub-region | Bunyoro sub-region |
| Capital | Kibaale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,100.8 km2 (1,969.4 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,245.8 km2 (1,639.3 sq mi) |
| • Water | 855 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • Total | 681,300 |
| • Density | 160.5/km2 (416/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Website | www |
Kibaale District, is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are in the town of Kibaale.
Kibaale District is bordered by Hoima District to the north, Kyankwanzi District to the north-east, Mubende District to the east, Kyegegwa District to the south-east, Kyenjojo District and Kabarole District to the south-west, and Ntoroko District to the west. The district headquarters at Kibaale are approximately 219 kilometres (136 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are 00°47'00.0"N, 31°05'00.0"E (Latitude:0.783333; Longitude:31.083333).
The largest town in the district is Kagadi, in Buyaga County, followed by Karuguuza in Buyanja County. A main trunk road was built in 1997, the result of co-operation between the governments of Uganda and Ireland. The road connects the towns of Mubende, Kakumiro, Kibaale, and Kagadi.
The Ugandan government had plans in 2012 to split the district into three smaller districts. Those plans, however, are on hold because of funding constraints.
Kibaale District is part of the Kingdom of Bunyoro, one of the traditional monarchies in Uganda. The kingdom is coterminus with the Bunyoro sub-region. Kibaale District is part of an area known as the "Lost Counties”. The 1900 Uganda Agreement defined the boundaries of the Buganda Kingdom, including the important areas of Bunyoro south and east of the Kafu River. The “Lost Counties” were included as a sub-national territorial element of Buganda. The administration of the Lost Counties as well as Bunyoro itself was modelled on the Buganda political system and under the leadership of Baganda chiefs. In a referendum held in November 1964, the residents in the two lost counties voted to return to the Kingdom of Bunyoro.
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