Bugisu sub-region explained

Bugisu sub-region is a region in Eastern Uganda that consists of the following districts:

• Bududa District
  • • Bulambuli District Manafwa District Mbale District
• Namisindwa District
• Sironko District

The sub-region is home mainly to the Gisu people, also called Bagisu, (singular is Mugisu). The Bagisu speak Lugisu, a dialect of Lumasaba, a Bantu language. Lugisu is very similar to the Bukusu language spoken of the Bukusu people of Kenya.

According to the 2002 national census, the Bugisu sub-region was home to an estimated 1 million people at that time.^[1]

See also

• Regions of Uganda
• Districts of Uganda

References

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Notes and References

1. [Districts of Uganda|Estimated Population of Bugisu Sub-region In 2002]