Western Region, Uganda

Western
Region
Location of Mbarara in Western region, Uganda
Coordinates: 00°39′S 030°41′E / 0.650°S 30.683°E / -0.650; 30.683Coordinates: 00°39′S 030°41′E / 0.650°S 30.683°E / -0.650; 30.683
Country Uganda
Region Western
Regional capital Mbarara
Area[1]
 • Total 55,276.6 km2 (21,342.4 sq mi)
Elevation 1,473 m (4,833 ft)
Population (2014 census)[2]
 • Total 8,874,862
 • Estimate (2011) 8,229,800
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

The Western region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda.[1] As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was 8,874,862.[2]

Districts

As of 2010, the Western Region contained 26 districts:[2]

Western region in blue.
DistrictPopulation
(Census 1991)		Population
(Census 2002)		Population
(Census 2014)		MapChief town
Buhweju55,53482,881120,72081Buhweju
Buliisa47,70963,363113,16110Buliisa
Bundibugyo92,311158,909224,38711Bundibugyo
Bushenyi160,982205,671234,44012Bushenyi
Hoima197,851343,618572,98618Hoima
Ibanda148,029198,635249,62519Ibanda
Isingiro226,365316,025486,36026Isingiro
Kabale417,218458,318528,23123Kabale
Kabarole299,573356,914469,23624Fort Portal
Kamwenge201,654263,730414,45431Kamwenge
Kanungu160,708204,732252,14432Kanungu
Kasese343,601523,033694,99234Kasese
Kibaale220,261405,882785,08837Kibaale
Kiruhura140,946212,219328,07740Kiruhura
Kiryandongo83,405187,707266,19792Kiryandongo
Kisoro186,681220,312281,70541Kisoro
Kyegegwa63,547110,925281,63796Kyegegwa
Kyenjojo182,026266,246422,20446Kyenjojo
Masindi129,682208,420291,11352Masindi
Mbarara267,457361,477472,62955Mbarara
Mitooma134,251160,802183,444102Mitooma
Ntoroko24,25551,06967,005106Ntoroko
Ntungamo305,199379,987483,84166Ntungamo
Rubirizi75,361101,804129,149109Rubirizi
Rukungiri230,072275,162314,69471Rukungiri
Sheema153,009180,234207,343111Kibingo

Demographics

Population History [1][2]
Cencus
Year		Population
19914,547,687
20026,298,075
20148,874,862

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Uganda: Administrative units (source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics)". GeoHive. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Uganda: Administrative Division". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 November 2016.


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