9-740: 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
18-400: 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 about 52% of
27-619: 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
36-475: Is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected. Each district is further divided into counties and municipalities , and each county is further divided into sub-counties . The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the Local Council five (usually written with a Roman numeral V). In September 2015,
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54-467: The district, and in 2005, there were over 300 fish ponds stocked with tilapia and mirror carp species. Districts of Uganda As of 1 July 2020, Uganda is divided into 135 districts plus the capital city of Kampala , which are grouped into four geographic regions . Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units. This decentralization
63-428: 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
72-490: The district. Commercial fishing occurs on about 30 of the 52 crater lakes , scattered in Kabarole District. The main fish species harvested from the crater lakes is the small Haplochromines (Nkejje). Fishing, mainly of Protopterus aethiopicus (Lung fish), is also carried out in a number of wetlands . Some fishing also goes on in the area rivers including: Aquaculture is practiced with increasing frequency in
81-776: The population. The Bakiga constitute 28%, followed by the Bakonjo and the Bamba . The major languages spoken in the district are Rutooro , Rukiga and Runyankore . Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the main economic activities in Kabarole District. The crops grown in Kabarole District include: Livestock is the second economic activity practiced in the district. In 2005, there were approximately 18,695 heads of exotic/cross bred cattle , 35,199 indigenous cattle, 75,897 goats , 6,442 sheep , 12,162 pigs , 9,776 exotic/cross bred chicken, 131,255 local chicken , 4,467 ducks , 1,040 turkeys , 326 guinea fowl , and 122 geese in
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