Ibanda District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda . The town of Ibanda is the site of the district headquarters.
7-454: Ibanda District is bordered by Kitagwenda District to the west, Kamwenge District to the north, Kiruhura District to the east, Mbarara District and Buhweju District to the south, and Rubirizi District to the southwest. The district headquarters at Ibanda are located approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) northwest of Mbarara , the largest city in the Ankole sub-region . Ibanda District
14-479: Is coterminous with the Toro sub-region , home to an estimated 1 million inhabitants in 2002, according to the national population and housing census conducted that year. The districts that constitute the sub-region are: (a) Bunyangabu District (b) Kabarole District (c) Kamwenge District (d) Kyegegwa District (e) Kyenjojo District and (f) Kitagwenda District. Kitagwenda District is bordered by Kabarole District to
21-559: The district include the following: Prominent people from the district include the following: Kitagwenda District Kitagwenda District is a district in Western Uganda . The district is named after Kitagwenda County , which is coterminous with the district. Kitagwenda District is part of the Kingdom of Toro , one of the ancient traditional monarchies in Uganda. The kingdom
28-528: The national population census estimated the district population at 148,000. The 2002 census estimated the population at 198,700. The population has a calculated annual growth rate of 2.6 percent. The population in 2012 was about 255,500. Agriculture forms the backbone of the economy of the district. Most of the agriculture is on the subsistence level. The largest farm in the district is the Kiburara Prison Farm, located at Kiburara Prison. The crops grown in
35-604: The northwest and north, Kamwenge District to the northeast, Ibanda District to the east and southeast, Rubirizi District to the southwest and Kasese District to the west. Ntara , the district headquarters lies approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, south of Fort Portal , the largest city in Toro sub-region. This is 340 kilometres (211 mi), by road, west of Uganda 's capital city, Kampala . The coordinates of Kitagwenda District are: 0°01'43.0"S, 30°20'10.0"E (Latitude:-0.028611; Longitude:30.336111). The district
42-453: Was created in 2019 by an Act of Parliament. Prior to then, it was part of Kamwenge District . The district is coterminous with Kitagwenda County, after which it is named. It is predominantly a rural area district. Kitagwenda is made up of one county, two town councils and five sub-counties. The town councils are Ntara and Kabujogera . The sub-counties are Nyabbani, Ntara, Kanara, Kicheche and Mashyoro. There are numerous aquatic systems in
49-566: Was created on 1 July 2005, by elevating Ibanda County, formerly part of Mbarara District , to full district status. Ibanda is connected to the national electricity grid with a sub-station 4 miles (6.4 km) outside Mbarara town. A tarmac road connects via Mbarara to the capital Kampala . There is one major hospital, Ibanda Hospital , administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara . The hospital has an affiliated school for enrolled midwives and nurses . In 1991,
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