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[[Uganda]] is divided four administrative regions, 111 [[district]]s and one city: the capital city of [[Kampala]].<ref name="district">{{cite web | url = http://molg.go.ug/2010/08/02/status-of-local-govts/ | title = Status of Local Governments | publisher = Ministry of Local Government | date = 2 August 2010 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20100918143645/http://molg.go.ug/2010/08/02/status-of-local-govts/ | archivedate = 18 September 2010}}</ref>. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns, known as 'chief towns'. Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units, with the most recent change in August 2010. This decentralization is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/26/449320 | title = Can Uganda’s economy support more districts? | work = [[New Vision]] | first = Denis | last = Ocwich | date = 7 August 2005}}</ref> |
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Each district is further divided into [[Counties of Uganda|counties and municipalities]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/uug.html | title = Uganda Districts | publisher = statoids.com}}</ref> and each county is further divided into [[Sub-counties of Uganda|sub-counties]]. The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the [[Local Council]] five (usually written with a Roman numeral V). |
Each district is further divided into [[Counties of Uganda|counties and municipalities]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/uug.html | title = Uganda Districts | publisher = statoids.com}}</ref> and each county is further divided into [[Sub-counties of Uganda|sub-counties]]. The head elected official in a district is the chairperson of the [[Local Council]] five (usually written with a Roman numeral V). |
Revision as of 17:44, 13 October 2014
Uganda is divided into four administrative regions, 111 districts and one city: the capital city of Kampala.[1]. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns, known as 'chief towns'. Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units, with the most recent change in August 2010. This decentralization is intended to prevent resources from being distributed primarily to chief towns and leaving the remainder of each district neglected.[2]
Each district is further divided into counties and municipalities,[3] 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).
Below are population figures from the 2002 census. County and sub-county data was used to determine figures for the districts created or altered since this census, when there were only 56 districts.[4][5][6] However, some county and sub-county lines may have been altered, leading to slightly inaccurate figures.
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See also
- Regions of Uganda
- Counties of Uganda
- Sub-counties of Uganda
- Uganda Local Governments Association
- ISO 3166-2 codes for Ugandan regions and districts
References and notes
- ^ "Status of Local Governments". Ministry of Local Government. 2 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010.
- ^ Ocwich, Denis (7 August 2005). "Can Uganda's economy support more districts?". New Vision.
- ^ "Uganda Districts". statoids.com.
- ^ "2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census (uncorrected). Gives data by county and subcounty" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "2013 Statistical Abstract. Includes corrected 2002 census data by district, as of 2012" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Size of Sub-county/Town/Municipal Division Councils, 2011. Provides breakdown of new districts" (PDF). Electoral Commission Uganda.
External links
- Website of Ministry of Local Government
- Members of Parliament
- District Profile At Statoids.com
- Uganda Bureau of Statistics
- Uganda - UBOS Districts Shapefile