Mubende is a district in the Central Region of Uganda . The town of Mubende is the site of the district headquarters. The district was reduced in size in July 2005 with the creation of the Mityana District and reduced again in 2019 when Kassanda District was carved out of it.
24-430: Mubende District is bordered by Kyankwanzi District to the north, Kiboga District and Kassanda to the northeast and Mityana District to the east. Gomba District and Sembabule District lie to the south, Kyegegwa District to the southwest and Kibaale District to the northwest of Mubende District. Mubende , the district headquarters, is located approximately 172 kilometres (107 mi), by road, west of Kampala ,
48-642: Is also known as a producer of forest products, namely, timber and charcoal , both of which are tax revenue sources. The German company Global Woods AG has obtained a 50-year tree farming license from the National Forestry Authority for an area of 12,186 hectares on Ugandan state land in the Kikonda Forest Reserve. Global Woods plans to plant monocultures mainly of pine (Pinus caribaea, Pinus oocarpa) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis) trees on 8,000 hectares for later logging and to reserve
72-550: Is approximately 80.5 kilometres (50 mi), by road, east of Mubende , along the Kampala–Fort Portal Road . Mityana is about halfway between Kampala and Mubende, along an all-weather tarmac highway that links Uganda's capital with the city of Fort Portal in the Western Region . The geographical coordinates of Mityana are 0°23'58.0"N, 32°02'36.0"E (Latitude:0.399444, Longitude:32.043333). The average elevation of
96-583: Is most prominent in the Nsambya Sub-country area with maize, beans, and rice produced, as well as tobacco leaves. Nsambya crop produce is marketed in the regional town of Hoima and the capital Kampala , where traders from urban areas and as far as in South Sudan and Kenya make purchases. Food crops, both for cash and subsistence purposes, include the following: Utilizing the rich soil, the Kyankwanzi area
120-522: Is the northwestern frontier of the Buganda Kingdom, overseen from the Ssingo county seat of Mityana . Once belonging to Bunyoro , as Rugonjwa Sub-county, Nsambya Sub-county in the northwest was won by the Buganda Kingdom in the battles in the 1890s under Kabaka Mwanga II 's rule. In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 43,500. The next national census in 2002 estimated
144-625: The East African Rift running across the Hoima District. The altitude is roughly 1,000–1,200 meters above sea level. Kyankwanzi District was carved out of Kiboga District by Act of Parliament in July 2010, with eight sub-counties in Kiboga North County. Prior to the creation, district services operated from Kiboga Town , approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Butemba. Further in
168-541: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda–Mityana 4. Mityana General Hospital , a 120-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health 5. The headquarters of Kolping Mityana Women's Project, a Tier IV financial institution 6. Lake Wamala , with the northern shores located approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of downtown Mityana 7. Kampala − Mubende highway, passing through
192-694: The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) hired Energo Project Uganda Limited, a construction company, to improve the 86 kilometres (53 mi) Mityana–Mubende Road , at a cost of UGX:396 billion (approx. US$ 105 million). That contract includes the tarmacking of several urban roads in Mityana Town, some for the first time ever. The road length of the urban roads is reported as approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) and includes Katakara Road (7.8 kilometres (5 mi), Market Street (320 metres (1,050 ft) and Thorban road among others. Construction
216-664: The Ugandan Bush War of 1981-86 from cattle-herding Kyankwanzi under the direction of President Museveni . Up to this day, Kyankwanzi serves as the strong foothold of the NRM and hosts the National Leadership Institute that provides training to serving military troops and public servants of Uganda. Meanwhile, Butemba was chosen as the district seat for accessibility and land availability reasons. The district has only one county, Kiboga West County. Culturally, Kyankwanzi
240-554: The 1990s availability of land resources to attract farmers from around the country. It is now inhabited by the Soga and Masaba peoples in the east, and the Kiga and Fumbira peoples from Kigezi in the southwest, as well as indigenous Baganda , Banyoro , and the cattle-keeping Ankole people / Rwandans with some Congolese refugees. Almost all residents are at least bilingual. Crop husbandry , livestock keeping , logging / charcoal-making are
264-479: The National Leadership Institute who have direct shuttle services from Kampala. Mityana Mityana , is a town in the Central Region of Uganda . It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mityana District , as well as the location of the district headquarters. Mityana is approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi), by road, west of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. This
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#1732863145458288-498: The capital of Uganda , and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Mubende District are:00 36N, 31 24E. The district covers an area of approximately 4,620 square kilometres (1,780 sq mi). It comprises three counties, namely Buwekula , Kassanda and Kasambya . The district has eighteen sub-counties and one town council which include: Kassanda is no longer among its counties. It has been confirmed to be an independent district. The 1991 population census estimated
312-500: The center of town in a northwest/southeast direction 8. Mityana Secondary School, a public residential secondary school with 26 dormitories 9. William Mukasa Primary School, a mixed day and boarding primary school close to the district headquarters 10. LivingHope-Children Junior Academy, serving poor children in Buwalula, Kamuli, and Jezza 11. Mityana Modern Secondary School, a private secondary school, founded in 1994. In April 2021,
336-521: The district include: Kyankwanzi District Kyankwanzi District is the westernmost district in the Central Region of Uganda and Buganda Kingdom , bordering Bunyoro . The district headquarters are in Butemba Town. The Kyankwanzi District borders Nakaseke District to the east across the Mayanja River , Kiboga District to the south-east, Mubende District and Kibaale District to
360-496: The district population at about 277,500. In 2002 the national census estimated the population of the district to be about 423,450 people of whom (50.3%) were males and (49.7%) were female, with an annual population growth rate of 3.6%. It is estimated that in 2012, the population of the district was about 610,600. The major economic activity in Mubende District is agriculture with emphasis on food crops like: Cash crops grown in
384-523: The list of urban centers serviced by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation . Since then, NWSC has expanded service to other areas of Mityana District. In 2002, the national census estimated the population of Mityana town to be 34,100. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 38,700. In 2011, UBOS estimated the mid-year population at 39,300. In August 2014,
408-478: The national population census put the population of Mityana, as presently (February 2021), 95,428 people. In 2020, UBOS estimated the mid-year population of he town at 105,200. The population agency calculated the annual population growth rate of Mityana to average 1.68 percent, between 2014 and 2020. The following points of interest are located near or within the town limits: 1. The offices of Mityana Town Council 2. Mityana Central Market 3. The headquarters of
432-480: The past, Kyankwanzi District was carved out of Kiboga District. The reasons given for forming the district included the long distances that residents had to travel to access district services at Kiboga. The district name derives from Kyankwanzi Town , 20 km farther away from Kampala-Hoima Road, as the region is historically associated with the National Resistance Movement (NRM), which started
456-566: The population at 120,600. In 2012, the population was estimated at 182,900. In 2009, Kyankwanzi Sub-county, then under the Kiboga District, was recorded as the poorest administrative area in the Central Region, with 38 percent of the population living on less than US$ 1.00 a day. Kiboga and Kyankwanzi are popular destinations for rural-to-rural migration in Uganda. The government announced in
480-456: The rest "for conservation". Local farmers were driven from the land, ending the traditional practice of grazing cattle in the woods and making charcoal for cooking and the market. Global Woods sells carbon credits , which allow the purchaser to emit more greenhouse gases than the limit agreed in the Kyoto Protocol and later international climate conferences. Carbon certificates are also
504-590: The south-west across the Lugogo River , and Hoima and Masindi districts to the north across the River Kafu . The district headquarters in Butemba Town on the Bukwiri-Kyankwanzi Road are approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) by road from Kampala , the nation's capital. The district has lush green forests and prairies with only minor elevation differences as it is the plateau behind the western fork of
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#1732863145458528-469: The subject of a speculative financial market. Public transport to Kyankwanzi District is chiefly made up of long-distance bus services which connect Kampala with the Bunyoro capital of Hoima. Taxis, both in wagons and sedans, connect major trading centres such as Bukwiri, Ntwetwe, Kyenda, Ntunda, and Kikonda with Kiboga. Kyankwanzi is served by taxis from Bukwiri and Bukomero, beside the training participants at
552-544: The three major economic activities in the district. Because the Kyankwanzi District is located along the cattle corridor that crosses the country from south-west to north-east, many residents are of Banyankole / Banyarwanda origin who pasture Ankole cattle in the vast woodland. Cattle-keeping is mostly concentrated on Kapeke, Kyankwanzi, Nsambya Sub-county areas. In these areas, weekly or bi-monthly cattle markets are set up in major trading centers. Crop husbandry
576-407: The town is 1,209 metres (3,967 ft) above mean sea level . As of January 2020, Mityana town covers an area of 263 square kilometres (102 sq mi). The topography consists of gentle slopes with open, U-shaped valleys. The plateau landscape is advantageous to real estate developers because they do not incur many expenses for clearance of building sites. In July 2013, the town was added to
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