Districts_of_Uganda

Districts of Uganda

Districts of Uganda

First-level administrative divisions 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.[1][2]

Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units. This decentralization is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected.[3]

Each district is further divided into counties and municipalities,[4] 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).

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Districts created since 2015

In September 2015, the Parliament of Uganda created 23 new districts, to be phased in over the next four years.[10]

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Notes
  1. In May 2020, Parliament approved the creation of Terego District, which went into effect on 1 July 2020.[11]
Ugandan districts as of 2006, when there were 77 districts.

See also


References

  1. "UG – Uganda". ISO 3166. ISO. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "Ministry of Local Government Fact Sheet" (PDF). MOLG. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. "Uganda Districts". statoids.com.
  4. "Central Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. "Eastern Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. "Northern Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. "Western Region - Parish Level Profiles (Census 2014)". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  8. Nakatudde, Olive (4 September 2015). "Parliament Approves 23 New Districts". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

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