Kalungu District
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kalungu District
| settlement_type = District
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| image_map = Kalungu District in Uganda.svg
| map_caption = District location in Uganda
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Uganda
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Kalungu
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| area_land_km2 = 811.6
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| population_as_of = 2012 Estimate
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| population_total = 177200
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| population_density_km2 = 218.3
| timezone = EAT
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| coordinates = {{coord|00|06|S|31|49|E|region:UG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
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| website = {{URL|http://www.kalungu.go.ug}}
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Kalungu District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after the main town of the district, Kalungu, where the district headquarters are located.
Location Mukoko North
Kalungu District is bordered by Gomba District to the north, Butambala District to the north-east, Mpigi District to the east, Masaka District to the south, and Bukomansimbi District to the west. The district headquarters, Kalungu, are {{convert|21|km|mi}}, by road, north-east of the city of Masaka, the largest metropolitan area in the sub-region.{{cite web | title=Road Distance Between Masaka And Kalungu With Map | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Masaka%20(Masaka)&toplace=Kalungu%20(Masaka)&fromlat=-0.3127778&tolat=-0.1666667&fromlng=31.7130556&tolng=31.7569444 | access-date=14 May 2014 | publisher=Globefeed.com}}
Overview
Kalungu District was created by an Act of Parliament, carved from Masaka District.{{cite web | first=Ali | last=Mambule | title=Uganda: Two Districts to be Carved from Masaka | publisher=All Africa | date=12 January 2010 | access-date=5 March 2016 | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201001130468.html}} The district began functioning on 1 July 2010.{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Kalungu District|url=http://kalungu.go.ug/content/history|website=kalungu.go.ug|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703152750/http://kalungu.go.ug/content/history|url-status=dead}}
Population
In 1991, the national census estimated the district population at 152,030. The 2002 national census put the population at approximately 160,700. As of July 2012, the population was estimated at 177,200.{{cite web | url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php?adm2id=100 | title=Estimated Population of Kalungu District In 1991, 2002 & 2012 | publisher=Citypopulation.de | access-date=14 May 2014}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130813034944/http://kalungu.go.ug/ Kalungu District Homepage]
- [http://kalungu.go.ug/content/population Kalungu District Population] Government Website
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