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Hoima District is a district in Western Uganda . Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal centre, Hoima .

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13-586: Hoima District is bordered by Buliisa District to the north, Masindi District to the northeast, Kyankwanzi District in the east, Kibaale District to the south, Ntoroko District to the southwest and the Democratic Republic of the Congo across Lake Albert to the west. Hoima , the location of the district headquarters, is located approximately 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of

26-511: Is at the corner of Colville Street and Nile Avenue. The coordinates of Statistics House are 0°18'58.0"N, 32°35'05.0"E (Latitude:0.316111; Longitude:32.584722). The agency is supervised by the Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development . UBOS is governed by a seven-person board of directors . Its scope of work includes conducting a national population census at least once every 10 years or so. The last national census

39-468: Is bordered by Pakwach District to the northwest, Nwoya District to the northeast, Masindi District to the east, Hoima District to the south and the Democratic Republic of the Congo , across Lake Albert , to the west. The 'main town' in the district, Buliisa , is located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, northwest of Masindi , the nearest large town. Buliisa Town is approximately 91 kilometres (57 mi), by road, north of Hoima ,

52-815: The Alur migration from Eastern DRC, and west nile into the district. |colwidth=15em| Uganda Bureau of Statistics The Uganda Bureau of Statistics ("UBOS") is an agency of the Ugandan government . Formed by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act, 1998, the agency is mandated to "coordinate, monitor and supervise Uganda's National Statistical System". The headquarters of UBOS are located in Statistics House, at Plot 9 Colville Street on Nakasero Hill , in Kampala , Uganda's capital and largest city. This

65-562: The district are:01 24N, 31 18E. Hoima District, Buliisa District , Kibaale District , Kiryandongo District , Kakumiro District , Kagadi District and Masindi District , constitute Bunyoro sub-region , which is coterminous with the Kingdom of Bunyoro . The palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro is located in Hoima . During the 1991 national population census, the population of Hoima District

78-663: The district is increasingly attracting people from the district in the many activities that the industry entails. The Hoima crude oil pipeline project has created over 10,000 job opportunities to people. Buliisa District Buliisa District is a district in Western Uganda . As with most Ugandan districts, Buliisa District is named after its "main town" Buliisa , where the district headquarters are located. Bugungu has 6 sub counties: Kigwera, Ngwedo , Buliisa, Butiaba, Kihungya, and Biiso. It also contain 3 town councils: Buliisa, Butiaba and Biiso. Buliisa District

91-439: The districts that comprise Bunyoro Kingdom include: 1. Buliisa District 2. Masindi District 3. Kiryandongo District 4. Hoima District 5. Kikuube District 6. Kakumiro District 7. Kibaale District and 8. Kagadi District . The 1991 national population census enumerated the population of the district at 47,709. In 2002, the national census conducted that year enumerated the district population at 63,363. On 27 August 2014,

104-578: The first 20 years of the 2000s, a considerable amount of crude oil deposits have been discovered in the district. The Ugandan Government is in the final stages of preparing to start extracting the oil discovered in Buliisa and the neighboring districts. The main central processing unit is located in Kasinyi ngwedo sub-county, this point will collect all the oil from Murchison falls national park barrels before forwarding it to Kaiso. A Polish refugee camp

117-546: The largest city in the Bunyoro sub-region . Buliisa District was created in 2006 by the Ugandan Parliament . Prior to that, Buliisa District was part of Masindi District . The district is primarily rural and most people in the district are either pastoralists, fisherpeople or subsistence agriculturalists. The district is part of Bunyoro sub-region, which is coterminous with Bunyoro Kingdom . As of October 2020,

130-531: The national population census and household survey enumerated the population of Buliisa District at 113,161. In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the mid-year population of the district at 149,300 people. Of these, approximately 78,300 (52.4 percent) were males and approximately 71,000 (47.6 percent) were females. UBOS estimates that the district population grew at an average annual rate of 4.86 percent, between 2014 and 2020. During

143-433: Was about 197,850. In 2002, the national census that year, estimated the population of the district at bout 343,620, with an annual population growth rate of 2.8%. In 2012, the mid-year district population was estimated at 548,800. Agriculture with emphasis on food crops is the backbone of the district economy. Crops grown include: Fishing on Lake Albert employs several hundred people. The recent discovery of petroleum in

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156-460: Was discovered in Ngwedo sub county bulisa district and believed that this might have made the greater migration of Alur settlement around Kabalega National park. Chonga was a great hunter who settled in Ngwedo sub county and the grave yard was discovered. They used to cross the lake Albert via Chogo Liech which is commonly located between Kisiabi and Kabolwa at chwa 11.The migration of Chonga had opened

169-672: Was established in the area of Nyabyeya (now part of the Nyabyeya Forestry College in the southern part of Buliisa District) as part of the Evacuation of Polish civilians from the USSR in World War II . The refugee camp existed from 1939 to 1948. The Our Lady Queen of Poland Catholic Church and its graveyard are maintained to this day. The prominent chief clan of Alur who migrated from Jagi in early 1921 grave yard

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