Busia District
District in Eastern Region of Uganda, Uganda
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Busia District is a district in the Eastern region of Uganda.
Busia District | |
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District location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°23′N 34°00′E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Region | Eastern Region of Uganda |
| Established | 20 March 1997 |
| Capital | Busia |
| Area | |
| • Land | 730.9 km2 (282.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Estimate) | |
• Total | 297,600 |
| • Density | 407.2/km2 (1,055/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www |
Location
Busia District borders Tororo District to the north, Busia County, Kenya to the east, Namayingo District to the south, and to the south-west, and Bugiri District to the west. Busia, Uganda, the site of the district headquarters, is approximately 35 km (22 mi) by road south of Tororo, the nearest large town.[1]
Busia district is made up of small administrative offices for example counties, Sub counties and Parishes as discussed bellow.[2]
Busia Municipality
Sub counties and their parishes:
- Eastern division; parishes here include: Central ward, Northern C ward, Northern East A ward, Northern East B ward, Southern East ward.
- Western division: North A ward, North B ward, and South West ward.
Samia Bugwe central county
Sub counties and their parishes include the following as discussed bellow:
- Buhehe; The following parishes include: Buhasaba, Buhehe, and Bulwenge Parish.
- Masaba; Butangasi, Masaba, and Mbehenyi parish form masaba sub county.
- Masafu; The parishes in masafu include: Buhatuba, Kubo, and Mawanga parish.
- Masafu town council. This town council has three parishes and they include: Butote ward, Masafu ward, and Mawanga ward.
- Masinya: Three parishes of masinya sub county are Buminji, Buskho, and Masinya parish.
Samia bugwe County
Sub counties and their parishes:
- Bulumbi; There are two parishes in Bulumbi sub county and these are Bubango, and Buhobe.
- Busime; The parishes here include: Busime, Bwaniha, Mundindi, and Rukaka.
- Busitema; Busitema, Chawo, Habuleke, and Syanyonja parishes for busitema sub county.
- Buteba; This sub county has over four parishes namely: Abochet, amonekakinei, Buteba, and Mawero parish.
- Buyanga; For this sub coounty its parishes include:Bukhubalo, Busibembe, Buwembe, and Buyunda parish.
- Dabani sub county has busia, Buwumba, Buyengo, Dabani and Nangwe parish.
- Lumino subcounty is made up of Budimo, Hasyule, and Lumino Parish.
- Lumino Majanji town council; The parishes include: Jinja ward and Lumino ward.
- Lunyo; This sub county has four parish and they include: Busiabala, Lunyo, Nalwire, and Nekuku parish.
- Majanji; The parish for majanji sub county include:Dadira, Junge, Majanji, Majanaji A, Majanaji B, Nagabita parish.
- Namungodi town council; This town council has Buhumi ward, Buhoya ward, Bulumbi ward, and Namugondi ward.
- Sikuda; There are two parish that form up this sub county and they are Buchicha, and sikuda parish.
- Tiira town council; for this town council, it has three sub county and they include: Abochet ward, Ajuket ward, and Tiira ward.
Population
Notable people
Notable people from Busia District include:
- Aggrey Awori -,Former Uganda Minister of Information Technology (2009-2011)
- Barbara Nekesa Oundo, former state minister for Karamoja affairs and the Busia District women's representative in the parliament (since 2011)
- Benjamin Joseph Odoki, former chief justice of Uganda
- James Munange Ogoola, former principal judge of Uganda
- Denis Onyango, Ugandan international association football goalkeeper
- Gabriel Opio, former minister of gender, culture and labour (2009-2011)
- Fred Wabwire-Mangen, professor of epidemiology, Makerere University School of Public Health
- Erasmus Desiderius Wandera, Roman Catholic bishop, Diocese of Soroti (1980-2007)
- Kevinah Taaka Wanaha Wandera, former Member of Parliament, Busia Municipality (2011-2016)
- Barnabas Nawangwe, Professor of Architecture and current Vice Chancellor of Makerere University
Points of interest
The following points of interest are in the district:
- Majanji landing site on Lake Victoria for fish, which is one of the main foods in the district.
- Busitema Forest is roughly 25 km2 (10 sq mi); it is bisected by the main highway between Uganda and Kenya in Busia.
- Busitema University is a Government University located within the district.
Economic activity
- fishing
- Wholesale and Retail sales
- Construction
- Metal repairs and fabrication
Livestock
- Cattle
- Goat
- Chicken