Kyotera District
District
Coordinates: 00°38′S 31°33′E / 0.633°S 31.550°E / -0.633; 31.550
Country Uganda
RegionCentral Region
CapitalKasaali
Government
 • District Chairman (LCV Chairman)Patrick Kisekulo Kintu
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitewww.kyotera.go.ug

Kyotera District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda.[1] Kyotera is the largest town in the district but the district headquarters are located at Kasaali, a suburb of Kyotera.[1][2]

Location

The districts that surround Kyotera District include Rakai District, Lwengo District, Kalangala District and Masaka District. Directly south of the new district is the Missenyi District in the Kagera Region of Tanzania.[3] Kasaali, the location of the district headquarters, is a suburb of Kyotera, the largest town n the district.[1][2] The district headquarters are located approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), by road, southwest of Masaka, the nearest large city.[4] This is about 182 kilometres (113 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[5]

Overview

Created by in 2015, by Act of Parliament, Kyotera District became functional on 1 July 2017. Before that, it was part of the Rakai District.[1][6] The new district comprises two counties of Kakuuto and Kyotera.[7] The rationale given for the creation of the new district is "to bring government services closer to the people" and "improve service delivery".[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bindhe, Edward (1 July 2017). "Kyotera District Starts Operations". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b MCC (3 August 2017). "Map Showing Kasaali, Kyotera District, Central Region, Uganda". Mapcarta.com (MCC). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ GTUN (3 August 2017). "Uganda District Map". Kampala: Guidetouganda.net (GTUN). Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ GFC (3 August 2017). "Distance between Masaka, Central Region, Uganda and Kyotera, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ GFC (3 August 2017). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Kyotera, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b Ivan Kimbowa, and Martins E Ssekweyama (22 May 2017). "Rakai, Kyotera locked in boundary wrangle". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. ^ Kimbowa, Ivan (3 July 2017). "Campaigns kick off in Kyotera as new district takes shape". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

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