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Coordinates: 00°39′S 030°41′E / 0.650°S 30.683°E | |
Country | Uganda |
Region | Western |
Regional capital | Mbarara |
Area | |
• 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) |
HDI (2019) | 0.524[3] low · 3rd |
The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of Uganda.[1] As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was 8,874,862.[2]
As of 2010, the Western Region contained 26 districts:[2]
District | Population (Census 1991) |
Population (Census 2002) |
Population (Census 2014) |
Map | Chief town |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buhweju | 55,534 | 82,881 | 120,720 | 81 | Nsiika |
Buliisa | 47,709 | 63,363 | 113,161 | 10 | Buliisa |
Bundibugyo | 92,311 | 158,909 | 224,387 | 11 | Bundibugyo |
Bushenyi | 160,982 | 205,671 | 234,440 | 12 | Bushenyi |
Hoima | 197,851 | 343,618 | 572,986 | 18 | Hoima |
Ibanda | 148,029 | 198,635 | 249,625 | 19 | Ibanda |
Isingiro | 226,365 | 316,025 | 486,360 | 26 | Isingiro |
Kabale | 417,218 | 458,318 | 528,231 | 23 | Kabale |
Kabarole | 299,573 | 356,914 | 469,236 | 24 | Fort Portal |
Kamwenge | 201,654 | 263,730 | 414,454 | 31 | Kamwenge |
Kanungu | 160,708 | 204,732 | 252,144 | 32 | Kanungu |
Kasese | 343,601 | 523,033 | 694,992 | 34 | Kasese |
Kibaale | 220,261 | 405,882 | 785,088 | 37 | Kibaale |
Kiruhura | 140,946 | 212,219 | 328,077 | 40 | Kiruhura |
Kiryandongo | 83,405 | 187,707 | 266,197 | 92 | Kiryandongo |
Kisoro | 186,681 | 220,312 | 281,705 | 41 | Kisoro |
Kyegegwa | 63,547 | 110,925 | 281,637 | 96 | Kyegegwa |
Kyenjojo | 182,026 | 266,246 | 422,204 | 46 | Kyenjojo |
Masindi | 129,682 | 208,420 | 291,113 | 52 | Masindi |
Mbarara | 267,457 | 361,477 | 472,629 | 55 | Mbarara |
Mitooma | 134,251 | 160,802 | 183,444 | 102 | Mitooma |
Ntoroko | 24,255 | 51,069 | 67,005 | 106 | Ntoroko |
Ntungamo | 305,199 | 379,987 | 483,841 | 66 | Ntungamo |
Rubirizi | 75,361 | 101,804 | 129,149 | 109 | Rubirizi |
Rukungiri | 230,072 | 275,162 | 314,694 | 71 | Rukungiri |
Sheema | 153,009 | 180,234 | 207,343 | 111 | Kibingo |
Total[1][2] | 4,547,687 | 6,298,075 | 8,874,862 | - | Mbarara |
The Western Region borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and the Northern tip of Rwanda as well as Tanzania in the South.
It is home to the Songora people.