Official Name: | Kibale County |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kibale County in Uganda |
Coordinates: | 0.1803°N 30.4518°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uganda |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Region of Uganda |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kamwenge District |
Subdivision Type3: | Member of Parliament |
Subdivision Name3: | Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe[1] |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Kibale County is a county in Kamwenge District in the Western Region of Uganda.
Kibale county is north-east of Kitagwenda County (now in Kitagwenda District), west of Kibale East County, the two counties that form Kamwenge District. It is one of the counties that form the geographical area of Tooro Kingdom, one of the ancient traditional monarchies in Uganda. The county consists of six sub-counties: (a) Kamwenge sub-county (b) Kamwenge Town Council (c) Kahunge Town Council (d) Kahunge sub-county (e) Busiriba sub-county and (f) Kabambiro sub-county.Urban centres include Kamwenge, Kahunge, Bigodi, Rugonjo town and Kabuga Town Council.
Kibale County is predominantly a rural county within the heart of Kamwenge District. It is home to Kibale Forest, one of the biggest natural forests in Uganda. The major economic activities carried out in Kibale County are farming, tourism, industrialisation and trade.
This is the list of notable people from Kibale County.
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