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Bugiri District

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The national population census conducted in 1991 estimated the district population at about 171,300. The 2002 national census estimated the population of the district at approximately 237,400. The annual population growth rate in the district is calculated at 6.1%. In 2012 the population of Bugiri
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Due to the abundance of freshwater bodies in the district, commercial fishing is actively practiced by many in Bugiri District. At one time, the district produced in excess of forty (40) metric tonnes of fish on a daily basis. Unfortunately, due to unregulated fishing, the fish reserves in
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Tilda Uganda Limited (TUL), a commercial agricultural company, grows rice on a commercial basis at Kibimba Rice Scheme, in the extreme east of Bugiri District. Private out growers also sell their produce to TUL.
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have been severely disrupted to near-depletion. The daily catch has since markedly fallen from those high numbers. At the height of the fish boom, 75% of the output was exported (mainly to
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Agriculture forms the backbone of the district, as it does in the majority of districts in the country. The main crops include:
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FDC Starts Housing Projects for Elderly In Bugiri District
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Bugiri District is part of 500:State Minister for Fisheries 168:408.1/km (1,057/sq mi) 46:District location in Uganda 1509: 51: 39: 30: 1488:Eastern Region, Uganda 276:, the largest city in 214: 206: 470:Phillip Wafula Oguttu 264:to the southwest and 212: 204: 476:Member of Parliament 165: • Density 1483:Districts of Uganda 718:Districts of Uganda 626:. Citypopulation.de 559:Uganda District Map 498:. He served as the 385:Economic activities 67: /  508:Ugandan Parliament 369:Namutumba District 364:Namayingo District 306:Namayingo District 260:to the southeast, 258:Namayingo District 252:to the northeast, 242:Namutumba District 215: 207: 157: • Total 1460: 1459: 474:was formerly the 310:Busoga sub-region 278:Busoga sub-region 246:Butaleja District 199: 198: 144: • Land 123:Busoga sub-region 1500: 716: 715: 704: 697: 690: 681: 662: 661: 659: 657: 642: 636: 635: 633: 631: 620: 614: 613: 611: 609: 600:. 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Index

District
District location in Uganda
00°33′N 33°45′E / 0.550°N 33.750°E / 0.550; 33.750
Uganda
Region
Eastern Uganda
Sub-region
Busoga sub-region
Bugiri
Time zone
UTC+3
EAT
bugiri.go.ug
Kasule, Justine Lumumba, District Woman, Bugiri
Truck loading at Bugiri District stores
district
Eastern Uganda
Bugiri
Namutumba District
Butaleja District
Tororo District
Busia District
Namayingo District
Mayuge District
Bugweri District
Bugiri
Jinja
Busoga sub-region
Iganga District
drainage basins

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