List of central forest reserves of Uganda explained

In Uganda, a Central Forest Reserve is a body of forest or woodland managed by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) under the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 8/2003.^[1]

The NFA is mandated to manage all 506 Central Forest Reserves in Uganda.^{[2] [3] [4]} These reserves are part of the protected areas of Uganda. The total area of land covered is 12,657.47 km² or 6.3% of the total land area of Uganda.^[5] They compose of natural forest like moist semi-deciduous forests and forest plantations mainly of pine and eucalyptus species. Legal activities done under the NFA are harvesting timber, re-planting and tourism.

List of Central Forest Reserves in Uganda:^{[6] [7]}

Rank	Name	Geodata	Size in km^2		Notes
1	Budongo	1.8061°N 31.5783°W	817
2	Bugoma	1.2556°N 30.9667°W	400	Kikuube District
3	Buhungiro	0.4842°N 30.9333°W	11	Kyegegwa
4			50	Hoima
5			5	Bundibugyo
6	Bwambara	-0.68°N 29.8239°W	0.4
7	Echuya	-1.2981°N 29.25°W	36	Kisoro
8	Fort Portal		0.7	Kabarole
9			4	Masindi
10			15	Kibale
11			3	Hoima
12			37	Kabarole
13		-0.68°N 29.8239°W	5	Rukungiri
14			87	Kabarole
15			1.3	Kabale
16	Kabango-Mutandi		3.6	Bundibugyo
17			0.12	Kibaale
18			178	Kibaale
19			43	Kabarole
20			11	Hoima
21			7.8	Kabarole
22	Kalinzu	-0.4119°N 30.08°W	140	Bushenyi
23	Kananga		6.6	Kibaale
24			27	Hoima
25			0.39	Rukungiri
26			0.06	Kapchorwa
27
28	Kasato		26	Kibale
29	Kasokwa		0.69	Masindi
30	Kasongoire		12	Masindi
31	Kashoya-Kitomi	-0.2464°N 30.2503°W	384	Bushenyi/Mbarara
32	Kibego		13	Kabarole
33	Kibeka		96	Masindi
34	Kigulya Hill		4.11	Masindi
35	Kihaimira		5.5	Kibale
36	Kijuna		12	Kibale
37	Kikumiro		7.2	Kabarole
38	Kitechura		53	Kabarole
39			2.99	Masindi
39			4.27	Hoima
40			1.19	Hoima
41			4.22	Kibale
42			2.03	Rukungiri
43			4.81	Kabarole
44		0.4633°N 33.0081°W	300	Buikwe
45			37	Kabarole
46			9.37	Masindi
47			1.06	Bundibugyo
48			55	Kabarole
49			5.04	Rukungiri
50			4.53	Mpigi
51			17	Kasese
52			19	Kabarole
53			4.12	Kibale
54			37	Hoima
55			1.67	Kabale
56			2.7	Masindi
57			3.48	Kibale
58			7.5	Kabarole
59	North Rwenzori		35	Bundibugyo/Ntoroko
60			1.3	Masindi
61			4.77	Kibale
62	Nyabiku		3.73	Kibale
63	Nyburongo		1.72	Bundibugyo
64	Nyabyeya		3.55	Masindi
65	Nyakarongo		35	Kibale
66	Nyakunyu		4.6	Masindi
67	Nyamakere		39
68	Oruha		3.45	Kabarole
69	Rukara		4.5	Kibale
70			0.24	Rukungiri
71	Kasyoha – Kitomi		433	Bushenyi	433
72	Rushaya		0.29	Rukungiri
73	Ruzaire		12	Kibale
74	Rwengeye		3.23	Kibale	329
75	Rwengiri		1.55	Rukungiri
76	Rwensama		1.21	Masindi
77	Rwensambya		6.72	Kabarole
78			34	Hoima
79				Kibaale
80	Kapimpini			Nakaseke
81	Zoka
82	Nyamwasa			Mubende
83	Kasenyi			Mubende
84	Kaweri			Mubende
85	Kisombwa			Mubende
86	Namatale			Mbale
87	Soroto			Kapelebyong
88	Kasaato			Kibaale
89	Bweizigoro			Kiboga and Kyankwanzi
90	Taala			Kiboga and Kyankwanzi
91	Luwunga			Kiboga and Kyankwanzi
92	Nkeera			Kyenjojo
93	Kitekyura			Kyenjojo
94	South Imaramagambo			Rukungiri	Jointly managed by NFA and UWA
95	Rubabo			Rukungiri
96	Kebisoni			Rukungiri
97	Kagogo			Rukungiri
98	Rumira
99	Kasagala			Nakasongola
100	Gulu			Gulu
101				Kitgum
102	Kaduku			Masindi
103	Bukaleba			Mayuge
104	Kimaka			Jinja
105	West Bugwe			Mbale
106	Mbale			Mbale
107	Soroti			Soroti
108	Gangu			Butambala
109	Kitubulu			Entebbe
110	Kyewaga			Entebbe
111	Kajansi			Wakiso
112	Kasana			Mubende
113	Kadam			Nakapiripirit
114	Mt Moroto			Moroto
115	Nyangea Napore			Kabong
116	Akur			Abim
117	Lutoboka			Kalangala
118	Kampala			Kalangala
119	Mujuzi			Masaka
120	Kumbu			Masaka
121	Mbarara			Mbarara
122	Ntugamo			Ntugamo
123	Arua			Arua
124	Laura			Arua
125	Mt Kei			Koboko
126	Mwenge			Kyenjojo
127	North Maramagambo		29294.34	Bushenyi	Jointly managed by NFA and UWA
128	Rwoho		91	Rwampara and Isingiro
129	Bugamba		1210 ha	Rwampara
130			142 ha	Wakiso

See also

• Albertine Rift montane forests
• Bwamba Forest
• Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
• Kibale Forest
• List of Local Forest Reserves of Uganda

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Forest and Tree Planting Act, 2003 (No. 8 of 2003) . ECOLEX . 2003 . Ecolex . 27 April 2020.
2. Web site: Forest reserves lack land titles â€" NFA . 2023-06-02 . New Vision . en.
3. Web site: National Forestry Authority . Nfa.org.ug . 2011-11-08 . 2013-07-21.
4. Web site: NFA needs sh21b to mark forest boundaries . 2023-05-26 . New Vision . en.
5. http://www.nfa.org.ug/docs/forests_functions_and_classification.pdf "Forests Functions and Classification," National Forest Augthority of Uganda
6. Web site: AlbertinaRift.org . 2013-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062227/http://albertinerift.org/portals/49/media/file/Biodiversity-7.pdf . 2016-03-04 . dead .
7. Book: Andrew, Plumptre . Extent and Status of the Forests in the Ugandan Albertine Rift . 2002 . Uganda . 43 . en.