Rakai District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda . The town of Rakai is the site of the district's headquarters.
8-514: Rakai District borders Lyantonde District to the northwest, Lwengo District to the north, Kyotera District to the northeast, Kalangala District to the east, the Kagera Region in the Republic of Tanzania to the south, Isingiro District to the southwest, and Kiruhura District to the northwest. The town of Rakai is approximately 65.5 kilometres (40.7 mi) southwest of Masaka ,
16-404: The district population was estimated at 484,400. The national household and population census conducted on 27 August 2014, enumerated the population of the district at 518,008. The town of Rakai is the chief municipal, political, and administrative center in the district. The district is divided into the following administrative units: (1) Kakuuto County (2) Kooki County. Rakai is the main town in
24-418: The district, Lyantonde , where the district headquarters are located. Lyantonde District is bordered by Sembabule District to the north and northeast, Lwengo District to the east, Rakai District to the south, and Kiruhura District to the west. The 'chief town' of the district, Lyantonde , is located approximately 78 kilometres (48 mi) west of the city of Masaka , the largest metropolitan area in
32-470: The district. Other urban centers in Rakai District include Kiziba, Mweruka, Lwentulege. The main health issues in the district include malaria, childhood malnutrition, diarrheal diseases, HIV/AIDS, obstetric complications, respiratory infections, and skin diseases. Lyantonde District Lyantonde District is a district in southern Central Uganda . It is named after the 'chief town' of
40-475: The largest city in the sub-region. On 1 July 2006, the northern part of the district known as Kabula County was split off to form Lyantonde District . Because of its proximity to Uganda's border with Tanzania , the district experiences cross-border commercial traffic to and from Bukoba . The Masaka–Mutukula Road traverses the district in a north to south direction. The first recorded case of HIV/AIDS in Uganda,
48-564: The population of Lyantonde District was estimated at 66,000 with an annual population growth rate of 1.9%. In 2012 the district population was estimated at 80,200. Agriculture being the major source of livelihood for the population in Lyantonde District. A variety of crops are grown in the district, both for subsistence and economic purposes. The crops grown include: Cattle are the main livestock kept by farmers in Lyantonde. It
56-417: The sub-region. The coordinates of the district are: 00 25S, 31 10E. The district is composed of on one county, Kabula County . Prior to 2007, Kabula County was part of Rakai District . In 2007, the county was split off from Rakai District and given autonomous district status. In 1991, the national population census estimated the population of the district at about 53,100. During the next census in 2002,
64-429: Was at Kasensero Landing Site , on the shores of Lake Victoria , in Rakai District. The disease has ravaged the district population, where prevalence rates were as high as 12 percent, as recently as 2014. The 1991 national population census put the district population at about 330,400. In 2002, the next national census estimated the population of the district at 404,330, with an annual growth rate of 1.8 percent. In 2012,
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