Rubirizi District
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rubirizi District
| settlement_type = District
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| image_map = Rubirizi District in Uganda.svg
| map_caption = District location in Uganda
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Uganda}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Western Uganda
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = Ankole sub-region
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Rubirizi
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| established_date ={{start date and years ago|2010|07|01| df=yes}}
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 = 985
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| population_as_of = 2014 Census
| population_note =
| population_total = 129,149
| population_metro =
| population_density_km2 = 143.6
| timezone = EAT
| utc_offset = +3
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| coordinates = {{coord|00|16|S|30|06|E|region:UG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m = 1764
| area_code = 112
| website = {{URL|http://www.rubirizi.go.ug}}
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Rubirizi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, the district is named after its 'chief town', Rubirizi, where the district headquarters are located.{{cite web|title=Rubirizi District: Overview | url=https://rubirizi.go.ug/lg/overview |date=2019 | publisher=Rubirizi District |author=Rubirizi District |
access-date=26 March 2019}}
Location
Rubirizi District is bordered by Kasese District to the north, Kitagwenda District to the northeast, Ibanda District to the east, Buhweju District to the southeast, Bushenyi District to the south, Rukungiri District to the southwest and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. The district headquarters at Rubirizi are located approximately {{convert|97|km|0}} northwest of Mbarara, the largest city in Ankole sub-region.{{cite web|
url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Distance+between+Mbarara+Post+Office%2C+Uganda+and+Rubirizi%2C+Uganda |title=Road Distance Between Mbarara, Uganda And Rubirizi, Uganda |access-date=24 July 2022}} This is approximately {{convert|364|km|0}}, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kampala/Rubirizi/@0.0376633,30.1692499,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbc0f9d74b39b:0x4538903dd96b6fec!2m2!1d32.5825197!2d0.3475964!1m5!1m1!1s0x19df35847cc17921:0x2d4fcb0f2c0816aa!2m2!1d30.1084033!2d-0.264241!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Rubirizi, Uganda
|access-date=24 July 2022}} The coordinates of the district are: 00 16S, 30 06E.{{google maps|
url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B016'00.0%22S+30%C2%B006'00.0%22E/@-0.1271584,29.8070141,8.17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-0.2666667!4d30.1 |title=Location of Rubirizi District, Western Region, Uganda |access-date=26 March 2019}}
Overview
File:Twin crater lakes Kyema and Kamweru.jpg
Rubirizi District was carved out of Bushenyi District in July 2010. Prior to then, the district was known as Bunyaruguru County.{{cite web|title=Government Names 14 New Districts |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/717188 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200044/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/717188 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2013 |newspaper=New Vision | format=Archived from he original on 29 October 2013 |
author=Newvision Archives/Vision Reporters |date=22 April 2010 | access-date=26 March 2019}}
It is one of the districts that constitute Ankole sub-region, home to an estimated 3.9 million Banyankole, in 2018, according to CIA Factbook. The full list of districts in the sub-region include: 1. Buhweju District 2. Bushenyi District 3. Ibanda District 4. Isingiro District 5. Kiruhura District 6. Mitooma District
7. Ntungamo District 8. Rubirizi District 9. Sheema District
About 50% of Queen Elizabeth National Park lies in Rubirizi District. The key tourist areas of the park in the district include:
- The Kyambura Gorge
- Parts of Lake Edward and Lake George
- The Kazinga Channel connects Lake Edward and Lake George and is popular for the boat ride.
- Over 50 crater lakes.{{cite web| url=https://rubirizi.go.ug/news/rubirizi-district-nature%E2%80%99s-paradise |title=Rubirizi District Is Nature's Paradise |publisher=Rubirizi District |author=Rubirizi District | date=4 June 2018 |access-date=26 March 2019}}File:Lake Nkugute also known as Lake Rutoto.jpg
Population
In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at about 75,400. The national census in 2002 estimated the population in the district at about 101,800. The Rubirizi District population was enumerated at 129,149 in 2014.{{cite web|work=Citypopulation.de |date=11 March 2019 | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php?adm2id=112 |title=The population development of Rubirizi District | author=Citypopulation.de |access-date=26 March 2019}} In 2020, the mid-year population of the district was projected at 144,100 people. The annual rate of population growth in the district was calculated to average 1.9 percent, between 2014 and 2020.{{cite web|work=Citypopulation.de | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/admin/ |date=12 June 2020 |title=Rubirizi District: Population Projection 2020 |
author=Citypopulation.de |access-date=24 July 2022}}
{{Historical populations|1991|75,400|2002|101,800|2014|129,149|2020|144,100|||align=none|footnote=source:}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Rubirizi District}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130619000900/http://rubirizi.go.ug/ Rubirizi District Homepage]
{{Districts of Uganda}}
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