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Wakiso District

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Wakiso District

| settlement_type = District

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| image_map = Wakiso 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 = Wakiso

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| area_total_km2 = 1906.7

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| population_as_of = 2020 Estimate

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| population_total = 2915200

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| coordinates = {{coord|00|24|N|32|29|E|region:UG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 1200

| website = {{URL|http://www.wakiso.go.ug}}

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}}File:A view of Nansana from Kabulengwa Hill in Wakiso district, Uganda.jpgWakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in the district.

Location

Wakiso District lies in the Central Region of the country, bordering Nakaseke District and Luweero District to the north, Mukono District to the east, Kalangala District in Lake Victoria to the south, Mpigi District to the southwest and Mityana District to the northwest.Uganda District Map Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located, lies approximately {{convert|20|km|mi}} northwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country.{{cite web|title=Road Distance Between Kampala And Wakiso With Map |url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Wakiso%20(Wakiso)&toplace=Kampala%20()&fromlat=0.4044444&tolat=0.3155556&fromlng=32.4594444&tolng=32.5655556 |publisher=Globefeed.com |access-date=14 April 2014}} The coordinates of the district are:00 24N, 32 29E.

Demographics

In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 562,887. According to the 2002 national census figures, Wakiso District had a population of 907,988, making it the second-most populated district in the country. At that time, 53 percent of the population were children below the age of 18 years and 17 percent of the population were orphans. The national census and household survey of 2014 enumerated 1,997,418 people in the district. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the total population in the district, as of mid-year 2020 at 2,915,000. UBOS also calculated that the district population increased at an average annual rate of 6.7 percent, between 2014 and 2020.{{cite web| url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/admin/central/052__wakiso/ |title=The population development of Wakiso District as well as related information and services |work=Citypopulation.de |date=12 June 2020 |author=Uganda Bureau of Statistics |

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Administrative units

File:Matugga Town - Mabanda.jpg

File:Drainage in Nansana Yesu Amala - Wakiso, Uganda.jpg

Wakiso District is made up of two counties and a municipality: Kyadondo County, Busiro County. Entebbe City was split off and granted city status in 2020. The district is further subdivided into the following administrative units:{{cite web| url=http://www.lcmt.org/uganda/wakiso|publisher=Land Conflict Mapping Tool (lcmt.com) |title=Sub-counties In Wakiso District | access-date=14 April 2014}}

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  1. Busukuma
  2. Gombe
  3. Kakiri Town
  4. Katabi
  5. Kasanje
  6. Kira Town
  7. Ssabagabo
  8. Masuliita
  9. Nabweru
  10. Namayumba
  11. Nangabo (includes Gayaza and Kasangati)
  12. Nansana Town
  13. Nsangi
  14. Ssisa
  15. Wakiso Town

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The district headquarters are located in Wakiso Town, approximately {{convert|20|km|mi}} northwest of Kampala on the highway to Hoima.{{cite web|first=Joshua |last=Kato |title=Challenges of Turning Wakiso |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/579/593597|publisher=New Vision| date=24 October 2007 |access-date=14 April 2014}} Wakiso District has a total area of {{convert|2704|km2|mi2}}.

District leadership

The leadership is entrusted in the District Executive Council, composed of:

  • District Chairman
  • District Vice Chairman
  • District Secretary for Finance
  • District Secretary for Production & Natural Resources
  • District Secretary for Works & Technical Services
  • District secretary Gender
  • Resident District Commissioner
  • Deputy Resident District Commissioner

Tourist attractions

The tourist attractions in the district include:

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/wakiso-district.html Wakiso District Profile at Ugandatravelguide.com]
  • [http://www.islandinthesun.biz/ Bulago Island Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018172343/http://www.islandinthesun.biz/ |date=2011-10-18 }}
  • [http://www.ngambaisland.org/ Ngamba Island Homepage]
  • [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wakiso,+Uganda/@0.2733039,32.1571923,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x177d9ec149a2c3f1:0xd96b92ee1eccb70a!8m2!3d0.063019!4d32.4467238?hl=en Google Map of the Wakiso District]

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Category:Central Region, Uganda

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