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Kabarole District
Kabarole District is a district in Western Uganda. Kabarole District is part of the Tooro Kingdom. Its main town was Fort Portal before 1 July 2020 when it was elevated to a city, separating it from Kabarole district. The new Kabarole district seat is proporsed in Busoro Town Council. Kabarole remains with only one county (Burahya). Bunyangabu county was curved out to form Bunyangabu district in 2017. Fort Portal Municipality constituency became Fort Portal City in 2020 with an independent local Government.
Kabarole District is bordered by Ntoroko District to the north, Kibaale District to the northeast, Kyenjojo District to the east, Kamwenge District to the southeast, Bunyangabu District (which was formerly a county of Kabarole District) to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Bundibugyo District, across the Rwenzori Mountains to the west. Fort Portal, the 'chief town' (Uganda's Tourism City) in the district, lies approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi), by road, west of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The coordinates of the district are: 00 36N, 30 18E (Latitude:0.6000; Longitude:30.3000). The surface area is 1,814 km2.
Kabarole Districts consists of one city and one county:
(a) Fort Portal City and (b) Buryahya County. Bunyangabu District which was one of the three counties of Kabarole District got a district started effective 1 July 2017 leaving Kabarole District with just two counties.
In 1991, the national census put the population of the district at about 299,600. During the 2002 national census, the district population was about 357,000. In 2012, the population of Kabarole District was estimated at 415,600.
The Batooro, Batuku, and Basongora ethnicities constitute the majority of the population. The Bakiga, Bakonjo and the Bamba form the minority of the population. The primary language spoken in the district is Rutooro.
Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the main economic activities in Kabarole District.
The crops grown in Kabarole District include:
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Kabarole District
Kabarole District is a district in Western Uganda. Kabarole District is part of the Tooro Kingdom. Its main town was Fort Portal before 1 July 2020 when it was elevated to a city, separating it from Kabarole district. The new Kabarole district seat is proporsed in Busoro Town Council. Kabarole remains with only one county (Burahya). Bunyangabu county was curved out to form Bunyangabu district in 2017. Fort Portal Municipality constituency became Fort Portal City in 2020 with an independent local Government.
Kabarole District is bordered by Ntoroko District to the north, Kibaale District to the northeast, Kyenjojo District to the east, Kamwenge District to the southeast, Bunyangabu District (which was formerly a county of Kabarole District) to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Bundibugyo District, across the Rwenzori Mountains to the west. Fort Portal, the 'chief town' (Uganda's Tourism City) in the district, lies approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi), by road, west of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The coordinates of the district are: 00 36N, 30 18E (Latitude:0.6000; Longitude:30.3000). The surface area is 1,814 km2.
Kabarole Districts consists of one city and one county:
(a) Fort Portal City and (b) Buryahya County. Bunyangabu District which was one of the three counties of Kabarole District got a district started effective 1 July 2017 leaving Kabarole District with just two counties.
In 1991, the national census put the population of the district at about 299,600. During the 2002 national census, the district population was about 357,000. In 2012, the population of Kabarole District was estimated at 415,600.
The Batooro, Batuku, and Basongora ethnicities constitute the majority of the population. The Bakiga, Bakonjo and the Bamba form the minority of the population. The primary language spoken in the district is Rutooro.
Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the main economic activities in Kabarole District.
The crops grown in Kabarole District include: