Bundibugyo District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda , bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The town of Bundibugyo is where both the district headquarters and the Bwamba Kingdom seat ( Obudhingiya Bwa Bwamba ) are located. Before July 2010, the districts of Ntoroko and Bundibugyo were one. These districts are the only two in Uganda that lie west of the Rwenzori mountains. Bundibugyo (With Ntoroko) was first named Semuliki district on separating it from the Greator Kabarole district alongside Rwenzori district (Kasese) in 1974.
7-522: Bundibugyo District is bordered by Ntoroko District to the northeast, Kabarole District to the east, Bunyangabu District to the southeast, Kasese District to the south and the D.R.C to the west and north. The district headquarters at Bundibugyo are located approximately 83.6 kilometres (51.9 mi), by road, west of Fort Portal city the capital of Rwenzori Sub-region . This is about 72 kilometres (45 mi), north of Kasese town but no motorable roads link Kasese and Bundibugyo districts because of
14-729: Is a district in the Western Region of Uganda . The district headquarters are in the Kibbuuku town council. It is the second least populated district in Uganda. Ntoroko District is one of the two Ugandan districts west of the Rwenzori Mountains , the other being Bundibugyo District . The Ntoroko District is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west and north, separated by
21-419: The district. In one such raid on 7 April 1999, rebels killed 11 civilians and looted property during an attack in the district. In a separate attack in the same month, the member of parliament for Bunyangabu county was shot and wounded in an attack in neighboring Kabarole District by ADF insurgents. The 1991 national population census estimated the district population at 92,300. During the 2002 national census,
28-573: The other larger towns in the Rwenzori sub-region This location is approximately 376 kilometres (234 mi), by road, west of Kampala , the capital and largest city of Uganda. The Ntoroko District was created by the Ugandan Parliament and became operational on 1 July 2010. Before that, the district was part of the Bundibugyo District. In 1991, the national population census estimated
35-544: The over 4 km high Rwenzori Mountains . Travellers between the two districts must go around the mountains via Bunyangabu, Kabarole, and Ntoroko districts, an approximate diastance of 155 kilometres (96 mi). Or via the D.R.C if they don't fly or walk over the Mountains. In the late 1990s, tens of thousands of civilians were displaced by the insurgency of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) who were operating in
42-454: The population of was put at about 158,900. The annual population growth rate in the district was estimated at 5.2 percent. In 2012, the population of the district was estimated at 261,700. Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the two major economic activities in the district. It is the largest producer of cocoa in Uganda, accounting for unprocessed beans worth UGX:90 billion annually. Ntoroko District Ntoroko District
49-463: The winding Semuliki River, has a maritime boundary with two Bunyoro districts; Kikuube District to the north-north-east and Kagadi District to the north-east. Kabarole District to the south and east, and Bundibugyo District to the south. The town of Ntoroko (officially Kanara Town Council is approximately 84 km north-west of Fort Portal City, the regional capital by road, 111 from Bundibugyo and approximately 162 km by road, north-east of Kasese ,
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