Kibuku District
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Kibuku District | |
|---|---|
 District location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 01°02′N 33°50′E / 1.033°N 33.833°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Eastern Uganda |
| Established | 1 July 2010 |
| Capital | Kibuku |
| Area | |
| • Land | 490.2 km2 (189.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Estimate) | |
• Total | 181,700 |
| • Density | 370.7/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www |
Kibuku District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Kibuku, where the district headquarters are located.
Kibuku District is bordered by Pallisa District to the north, Budaka District to the east, Butaleja District to the south, and Namutumba District to the west. The district headquarters at Kibuku, are located approximately 53 kilometres (33 mi), by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in the sub-region.[1] The coordinates of the district are:01 02N, 33 50E.
Kibuku district is made up of two county namely:[2]
- Kabweri county. This County has over 12 sub couties which include: Bulangira, Bulangira town council, Goli Goli, Kabweri, Kadama, Kadama town council, Kagumu, Kakutu, Kenkebu, Kirika, Nabiswa, and lastly Nandere
- Kibuku county: Ten sub counties are found in kibuku county and they are as follow: Buseta, Kasasira, Kasasira Town council, Kibuku, Kibuku town council, Kituti, Lwatama, Nankodo, Tirinyi and Tirinyi town council.
Overview
Kibuku District was created by Act of the Ugandan Parliament, on 1 July 2010. Prior to that the district was part of Pallisa District.
Population
Economic activity
Agriculture (subsistence and commercial), is the mainstay of the district economy. crop agriculture involves the following crops:[5]
Religious Persecution
On 23 September 2015, 59 year old evangelist Samson Nfunyeku was murdered by Islamists in the village of Kalampete, Kibuku District. Nfunyeku's attackers were opposed to his attempts to convert Muslims to Christianity. One month later, Nfunyeku's sister, Mamwikomba Mwanika, a mother of eight, was also killed.[6]
Then, in August 2021, a Muslim father of a 20-year-old convert to Christianity killed him in Bupalama village for refusing to recant his Christian faith.[7]
