Districts of Uganda explained

As of 1 July 2020, Uganda is divided into 135 districts plus the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four geographic regions.^{[1] [2]}

Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units. This decentralization is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected.^[3]

Each district is further divided into counties and municipalities,^[4] and each county is further divided into sub-counties. The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the Local Council five (usually written with a Roman numeral V).

Central Region^{[5] [6]}
(pink)!Map!!District!!Pop (2014)!!Pop(2023 est.)!!Area (km²)

77		422,771	499,800	574.7
90		151,413	158,400	600.2
92	Butambala	100,840	110,900	405.6
78		89,890	154,200	218.3
93	Gomba	159,922	180,300	1,679.3
83		54,293	74,500	468.3
91		183,232	189,200	811.6
80	Kampala	1,507,080	1,766,500	811.6
95		271,544	334,100	1,919
76		368,062	427,100	1,587.8
97		148,218	183,300	1,586.9
98		214,693	323,900	2,455.3
85		224,878	271,100	1,752
100		456,958	558,100	2,217.6
87		274,953	297,200	914.7
88		93,753	119,600	888.1
84		297,004	364,800	1,295.6
96		328,964	378,800	1,579.3
82		250,548	305,300	1,207.8
94		412,804	641,800	2,711
79		596,804	757,500	1,875.1
99		197,373	254,900	3,477.3
101		181,795	233,400	3,511.8
86		291,431	338,900	1,592
89		252,597	319,300	2,318.4
81		1,997,418	3,519,300	1,906.7
Total		9,529,238	12,762,200	40,413.4

Eastern Region^[7]
(green)!Map!!District!!Pop (2014)!!Pop(2023 est.)!!Area (km²)

42		183,348	248,500	1,382
64		207,597	278,600	410.4
52		210,173	307,200	250.8
58		382,913	536,400	1,045.9
60		164,886	205,600	379.1
46		203,600	291,800	1,051.7
50		89,356	137,200	524.9
47	Bulambuli	174,513	264,500	651.8
56		323,662	416,700	730.9
62		244,153	332,200	653.1
65		144,971	125,700	237.9
70		323,067	468,400	1,880.7
72		339,311	436,800	638.6
74		471,242	535,800	673
39		105,152	148,700	887.5
40		109,874	155,400	737.1
71		236,199	317,900	869.9
75		486,319	596,100	1,557
48		105,186	133,900	354.6
43		87,580	112,500	1,202
44		166,231	209,700	2,428.8
66		202,033	278,200	490.2
45		239,268	309,500	1074.6
49		93,667	118,000	851.4
73		238,020	281,600	650.1
54		153,447	186,300	237.7
59		473,239	615,200	1082.5
63		488,960	639,700	518.8
57	Namayingo	215,443	247,400	532.9
53		200,378	247,900	299.7
61		252,557	336,400	814.3
68	Ngora	141,919	178,400	721.4
67		241,919	399,500	859.3
69		285,903	401,800	1965.4
51		242,421	290,500	446.1
41		296,833	401,000	1411.9
55		517,080	639,700	1196.4
Total		9,042,420	11,830,700	31,700.4

Northern Region^[8]
(yellow)!Map!!District!!Pop (2014)!!Pop(2023 est.)!!Area (km²)

27		107,966	182,800	2,752
12		225,251	240,000	3,030.9
28		227,792	262,500	3,496.8
31		227,541	286,400	1,527.5
38		147,166	182,000	1,758
23		105,769	151,900	1,615.4
13		186,696	232,500	3,625.9
35		185,322	249,600	1,791
3		442,586	557,900	1,217
37		183,093	232,900	1,072.8
16		275,613	352,500	1,872
20		116,346	134,400	4,104
19		51,533	73,100	3,193
18		204,048	232,900	3,960
1		206,495	287,500	759.7
33		239,327	308,800	1,071
21		181,050	219,700	3,618
36		183,304	234,600	1,408
17		134,371	148,100	5,595.8
32		408,043	516,000	1,328.9
7		140,188	176,800	2,019
2		186,134	219,500	439.1
22		103,432	126,300	3,537.6
10		95,951	116,400	1,041
25		68,409	102,500	1,805
24		88,281	128,100	2,379
26	Napak	142,224	166,200	4,978.4
5	Nebbi	238,757	306,300	994.2
14	Nwoya	133,506	314,300	4,736.2
11		43,061	52,300	847.1
15		160,732	216,400	1,556
30	Otuke	104,254	150,600	1,549.8
34		383,644	491,600	2,190.8
29		178,004	206,700	3,362.5
6		158,037	219,000	981.7
8		199,303	251,500	1,102
9		484,822	775,000	2,393
4		240,081	306,100	897.6
Total		7,188,132	9,411,700	85,607.7

Western Region^[9]
(purple)!Map!!District!!Pop (2014)!!Pop(2023 est.)!!Area (km²)

122		120,720	156,900	687.1
104		113,161	171,300	1,141
111		224,387	285,000	848.2
112		170,247	208,000	498.3
123		234,443	254,200	942.3
105		305,531	413,100	1,566
118		249,625	290,900	964.8
127		486,360	658,100	2,655.6
136		230,609	256,900	620
113		298,989	357,500	1,312
109		351,033	474,700	1,411
107		293,108	601,900	1,668
116		270,668	372,000	1,693
132		252,144	235,400	1,274
120		694,987	843,900	3,199
117		151,023	240,400	1,556
108		140,947	234,800	1,165
106		267,455	414,400	2,097
126		177,054	205,300	3,043
102		266,197	339,200	3,624.1
133		281,705	332,200	644.6
119		143,786	197,800	715.6
115		281,637	551,900	1,747
114		422,204	584,400	2,350.1
103		291,113	366,900	3,923
125		344,904	414,000	1,242
130		183,444	198,900	542.8
110		67,005	80,700	1,236
129		483,841	569,200	2,051
134		196,896	213,400	689.8
121		129,149	151,500	985
135		100,726	107,200	426.3
131		314,694	342,000	1,444.9
128		127,725	153,100	574.7
124		207,343	226,300	699.1
Total		8,874,860	11,503,400	50,550.2

Districts created since 2015

In September 2015, the Parliament of Uganda created 23 new districts, to be phased in over the next four years.^[10]

Date effective	New district	Parent district
1 July 2016		Kibaale
		Kibaale
		Gulu
		Kabale
1 July 2017		Manafwa
		Nebbi
		Pallisa
		Kabale
		Rakai
		Kabarole
1 July 2018		Nakapiripirit
		Iganga
		Mubende
		Apac
		Amuria
		Hoima
1 July 2019		Moyo
		Kiruhura
		Mbarara
		Kamwenge
		Arua
		Kaabong
		Kaberamaido
1 July 2020		Arua

Notes:

See also

• Regions of Uganda
• Uganda Local Governments Association
• ISO 3166-2 codes for Ugandan regions and districts

External links

• Website of Ministry of Local Government
• Members of Parliament
• District Profile At Statoids.com
• Uganda Bureau of Statistics
• Uganda - UBOS Districts Shapefile

Notes and References

1. Web site: UG – Uganda . . . 23 November 2017 . 1 December 2017.
2. Web site: Ministry of Local Government Fact Sheet . . 1 July 2017 . 1 December 2017.
3. News: Can Uganda's economy support more districts? . . Denis . Ocwich . 7 August 2005.
4. Web site: Uganda Districts . statoids.com.
5. Web site: Central Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014). 5 April 2019. 30 January 2023.
6. Web site: Revised Subcounty Population Projections 2015 to 2030 For 146 Districts. 2 June 2022. 30 January 2023.
7. Web site: Eastern Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014). 5 April 2019. 30 January 2023.
8. Web site: Northern Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014). 5 April 2019. 30 January 2023.
9. Web site: Western Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014). 5 April 2019. 30 January 2023.
10. News: Nakatudde . Olive . Parliament Approves 23 New Districts . 4 September 2015 . . 25 December 2020.