FIPS Publication Change Notice No. 9, affecting FIPS PUB 10-4, was issued on 2004-10-01. It assigns FIPS codes to the eleven new districts. It also changes the FIPS codes of the old districts from which the new ones were formed. Details are below under Primary subdivisions and Change history.
Appendix 1 of Uganda's 2002 census Provisional Summary tables gives district populations that seem to be more official than the 2002 data formerly shown on this page, since they are described as "provisional" rather than "preliminary". The table below now shows population figures from this appendix. The data for 1980 and 1991 have been revised to reflect the current set of districts, rather than the districts as they stood at the census dates.
ISO 3166-2 Newsletter number I-5, dated 2003-09-05, adds eleven new districts to Uganda, and changes all ISO codes for districts. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics is cited as the source for the list of districts and the codes. All of the district names from the old list are still there, except that Kibale appears as Kibaale in the newsletter (and also on the UBoS page). Google finds a lot more hits for Kibale than Kibaale, so I stick with the old spelling.
Short name | UGANDA |
ISO code | UG |
FIPS code | UG |
Language | English (en) |
Time zone | +3 |
Capital | Kampala |
Uganda was a British protectorate at the beginning of the 20th century. On 1962-10-09 it became an independent member of the British Commonwealth.
Swahili for land of the Ganda, ethnic name
Uganda is divided into 56 districts.
District | HASC | ISO | FIPS | Pop-2002 | Pop-1991 | Pop-1980 | Reg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjumani | UG.AD |
301 |
UG65 |
201,493 | 96,264 | 48,789 | N |
Apac | UG.AP |
302 |
UG26 |
676,244 | 454,504 | 313,333 | N |
Arua | UG.AA |
303 |
UG77 |
855,055 | 538,147 | 394,303 | N |
Bugiri | UG.BG |
201 |
UG66 |
426,522 | 239,307 | 155,513 | E |
Bundibugyo | UG.BN |
401 |
UG28 |
212,884 | 116,566 | 112,216 | W |
Bushenyi | UG.BS |
402 |
UG29 |
723,427 | 579,137 | 408,663 | W |
Busia | UG.BU |
202 |
UG67 |
228,181 | 163,597 | 126,184 | E |
Gulu | UG.GU |
304 |
UG30 |
468,407 | 338,427 | 270,085 | N |
Hoima | UG.HO |
403 |
UG31 |
349,204 | 197,851 | 142,247 | W |
Iganga | UG.IA |
203 |
UG78 |
716,311 | 489,627 | 360,312 | E |
Jinja | UG.JI |
204 |
UG33 |
413,937 | 289,476 | 228,520 | E |
Kabale | UG.KA |
404 |
UG34 |
471,783 | 417,218 | 328,757 | W |
Kabarole | UG.BR |
405 |
UG79 |
359,180 | 299,573 | 224,638 | W |
Kaberamaido | UG.KD |
213 |
UG80 |
122,924 | 81,535 | 79,344 | E |
Kalangala | UG.KN |
101 |
UG36 |
36,661 | 16,371 | 8,575 | C |
Kampala | UG.KM |
102 |
UG37 |
1,208,544 | 774,241 | 458,503 | C |
Kamuli | UG.KL |
205 |
UG38 |
712,079 | 485,214 | 349,549 | E |
Kamwenge | UG.KE |
413 |
UG81 |
295,313 | 201,654 | 129,022 | W |
Kanungu | UG.UU |
414 |
UG82 |
205,095 | 160,708 | 118,658 | W |
Kapchorwa | UG.KC |
206 |
UG39 |
193,510 | 116,702 | 73,967 | E |
Kasese | UG.KS |
406 |
UG40 |
532,993 | 343,601 | 277,697 | W |
Katakwi | UG.KW |
207 |
UG69 |
307,032 | 144,597 | 177,447 | E |
Kayunga | UG.KY |
112 |
UG83 |
297,081 | 236,177 | 194,793 | C |
Kibale | UG.KI |
407 |
UG41 |
413,353 | 220,261 | 152,054 | W |
Kiboga | UG.KG |
103 |
UG42 |
231,718 | 141,607 | 138,676 | C |
Kisoro | UG.KR |
408 |
UG43 |
219,427 | 186,681 | 126,664 | W |
Kitgum | UG.TG |
305 |
UG84 |
286,122 | 175,587 | 145,821 | N |
Kotido | UG.KO |
306 |
UG45 |
596,130 | 196,006 | 161,445 | N |
Kumi | UG.KU |
208 |
UG46 |
388,015 | 236,694 | 239,539 | E |
Kyenjojo | UG.KJ |
415 |
UG85 |
380,362 | 245,573 | 166,161 | W |
Lira | UG.LI |
307 |
UG47 |
757,763 | 500,965 | 370,252 | N |
Luwero | UG.LU |
104 |
UG70 |
474,627 | 349,194 | 338,508 | C |
Masaka | UG.MA |
105 |
UG71 |
767,759 | 694,697 | 520,312 | C |
Masindi | UG.MS |
409 |
UG50 |
469,865 | 260,796 | 223,230 | W |
Mayuge | UG.MG |
214 |
UG86 |
326,567 | 216,849 | 128,056 | E |
Mbale | UG.MB |
209 |
UG87 |
720,925 | 498,675 | 372,169 | E |
Mbarara | UG.MR |
410 |
UG52 |
1,089,051 | 782,797 | 590,998 | W |
Moroto | UG.MT |
308 |
UG88 |
170,506 | 96,833 | 95,863 | N |
Moyo | UG.MY |
309 |
UG72 |
199,912 | 79,381 | 57,703 | N |
Mpigi | UG.MI |
106 |
UG89 |
414,757 | 350,980 | 271,775 | C |
Mubende | UG.MU |
107 |
UG56 |
706,256 | 500,976 | 371,584 | C |
Mukono | UG.MN |
108 |
UG90 |
807,923 | 588,427 | 439,482 | C |
Nakapiripirit | UG.NP |
311 |
UG91 |
153,862 | 77,584 | 92,778 | N |
Nakasongola | UG.NA |
109 |
UG73 |
125,297 | 100,497 | 73,966 | C |
Nebbi | UG.NE |
310 |
UG58 |
433,466 | 316,866 | 233,000 | N |
Ntungamo | UG.NT |
411 |
UG59 |
386,816 | 305,199 | 213,161 | W |
Pader | UG.PD |
312 |
UG92 |
293,679 | 181,597 | 162,890 | N |
Pallisa | UG.PA |
210 |
UG60 |
522,254 | 357,656 | 261,183 | E |
Rakai | UG.RA |
110 |
UG61 |
471,806 | 383,501 | 274,558 | C |
Rukungiri | UG.RK |
412 |
UG93 |
308,696 | 230,072 | 177,901 | W |
Sembabule | UG.SE |
111 |
UG74 |
184,178 | 144,039 | 102,269 | C |
Sironko | UG.SI |
215 |
UG94 |
291,906 | 212,305 | 184,772 | E |
Soroti | UG.SR |
211 |
UG95 |
371,986 | 204,258 | 219,838 | E |
Tororo | UG.TO |
212 |
UG76 |
559,528 | 391,977 | 281,043 | E |
Wakiso | UG.WA |
113 |
UG96 |
957,280 | 562,887 | 389,433 | C |
Yumbe | UG.YU |
313 |
UG97 |
253,325 | 99,794 | 77,980 | N |
56 districts | 24,748,977 | 16,671,705 | 12,636,179 | ||||
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The districts are divided into counties, which are subdivided into sub-counties. The old regions are still referred to, but no longer have any administrative status.
Province | 1948 | 1959 | 1969 | Area(km.²) | Capital |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buganda | 1,317,705 | 1,881,149 | 2,667,332 | 61,609 | Kampala |
Eastern | 1,514,428 | 1,902,697 | 2,817,066 | 63,018 | Jinja |
Northern | 945,104 | 1,249,310 | 1,631,899 | 57,320 | Gulu |
Western | 1,177,939 | 1,503,375 | 2,432,550 | 54,913 | Masindi |
4 provinces | 4,955,176 | 6,536,531 | 9,548,847 | 236,860 |
Division | Type | Capital |
---|---|---|
Acholi | d | Gulu |
Ankole | k | Mbarara |
Bombo | d | Bombo |
Bugisu | d | Mbale |
Bukedi | d | Mbale |
Bunyoro | k | Hoima |
Busoga | d | Jinja |
Karamoja | d | Moroto |
Kigezi | d | Kabale |
Lango | d | Lira |
Madi | d | Moyo |
Masaka | d | Masaka |
Mbale | t | Mbale |
Mpigi | d | Mpigi |
Mubende | d | Mubende |
Sebei | d | Kapchorwa |
Teso | d | Soroti |
Toro | k | Fort Portal |
West Nile | d | Arua |
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Atlas of Uganda (1967) has a table of districts with populations from the 1959 census. This list differs from the previous one in that Bombo, Mpigi, and Sebei disappear, to be replaced by Mengo. I'm not sure how to reconcile this with the information from the Geographic Notes. Based on the change reported in GE-40, Mengo represents the union of Bombo and Mpigi, but I don't know what happened to Sebei.
District | Population |
---|---|
Acholi | 286,846 |
Ankole | 531,335 |
Bugisu | 353,411 |
Bukedi | 400,432 |
Bunyoro | 128,198 |
Busoga | 677,410 |
Karamoja | 172,397 |
Kigezi | 494,488 |
Lango | 354,311 |
Madi | 50,737 |
Masaka | 443,877 |
Mbale Town | 13,569 |
Mengo | 1,337,895 |
Mubende | 99,377 |
Teso | 457,875 |
Toro | 349,354 |
West Nile | 385,019 |
17 districts | 6,536,531 |
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District | FIPS | Population | Area(km.²) | Reg | Capital |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Acholi | UG06 |
463,844 | 27,853 | N | Gulu |
West Acholi | UG17 |
N | |||
Ankole | UG01 |
861,145 | 16,182 | W | Mbarara |
Bugisu | UG02 |
421,433 | 2,546 | E | Mbale |
Bukedi | UG03 |
527,090 | 4,553 | E | Tororo |
Bunyoro | UG04 |
351,903 | 19,609 | W | Hoima |
Busoga | UG05 |
949,384 | 14,047 | E | Jinja |
East Mengo | UG07 |
851,583 | 23,440 | B | Bombo |
Karamoja | UG08 |
284,067 | 27,213 | E | Moroto |
Kigezi | UG09 |
647,988 | 5,218 | W | Kabale |
Lango | UG10 |
504,315 | 13,740 | N | Lira |
Madi | UG11 |
89,978 | 5,006 | N | Moyo |
Masaka | UG12 |
640,596 | 21,300 | B | Masaka |
Mubende | UG13 |
330,955 | 10,310 | B | Mubende |
Sebei | UG14 |
64,464 | 1,738 | E | Kapchorwa |
Teso | UG15 |
570,628 | 12,921 | E | Soroti |
Toro | UG16 |
571,514 | 13,904 | W | Fort Portal |
West Mengo | UG18 |
844,198 | 6,559 | B | Mpigi |
West Nile | UG19 |
573,762 | 10,721 | N | Arua |
19 districts | 9,548,847 | 236,860 | |||
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Province | FIPS | Population | Area(km.²) | Capital | Former | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Busoga | UG05 |
1,221,872 | 13,340 | Jinja | Busoga | ||
Central | UG18 |
1,117,648 | 6,270 | Kampala | West Mengo | ||
Eastern | UG20 |
2,015,530 | 22,260 | Mbale | Bugisu, Bukedi, Sebei, Teso | ||
Karamoja | UG08 |
350,908 | 26,960 | Moroto | Karamoja (North and South) | ||
Nile | UG21 |
811,755 | 15,730 | Arua | Madi, West Acholi (part), West Nile | ||
North Buganda | UG22 |
1,554,371 | 27,010 | Bombo | East Mengo, Mubende | ||
Northern | UG23 |
1,261,364 | 41,520 | Gulu | Acholi (East and part of West), Lango | ||
South Buganda | UG12 |
905,754 | 15,970 | Masaka | Masaka | ||
Southern | UG24 |
1,963,428 | 21,280 | Mbarara | Ankole, Kigezi | ||
Western | UG25 |
1,427,446 | 30,980 | Fort Portal | Bunyoro, Toro | ||
10 provinces | 12,630,076 | 221,320 | |||||
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District | HASC | ISO | FIPS | Population | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) | Reg | Former |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apac | AP |
APA |
UG26 |
460,700 | 6,488 | 2,505 | N | Northern |
Arua | AR |
ARU |
UG27 |
624,600 | 7,830 | 3,023 | N | Nile |
Bundibugyo | BN |
BUN |
UG28 |
116,000 | 2,338 | 903 | W | Western |
Bushenyi | BS |
BUS |
UG29 |
734,800 | 5,396 | 2,083 | W | Southern |
Gulu | GU |
GUL |
UG30 |
338,700 | 11,735 | 4,531 | N | Nile, Northern |
Hoima | HO |
HOI |
UG31 |
197,800 | 5,492 | 2,120 | W | Western |
Iganga | IG |
IGA |
UG32 |
944,000 | 13,113 | 5,063 | E | Busoga |
Jinja | JI |
JIN |
UG33 |
284,900 | 734 | 283 | E | Busoga |
Kabale | KA |
KBL |
UG34 |
412,800 | 1,827 | 705 | W | Southern |
Kabarole | KB |
KBR |
UG35 |
741,400 | 8,361 | 3,228 | W | Western |
Kalangala | KN |
KLG |
UG36 |
16,400 | 5,716 | 2,207 | C | South Buganda |
Kampala | KM |
KLA |
UG37 |
773,500 | 238 | 92 | C | Central |
Kamuli | KL |
KLI |
UG38 |
480,700 | 4,348 | 1,679 | E | Busoga |
Kapchorwa | KC |
KAP |
UG39 |
116,300 | 1,738 | 671 | E | Eastern |
Kasese | KS |
KAS |
UG40 |
343,000 | 3,205 | 1,237 | W | Western |
Kibale | KI |
KLE |
UG41 |
219,300 | 4,718 | 1,822 | W | Western |
Kiboga | KG |
KIB |
UG42 |
140,800 | 3,774 | 1,457 | C | North Buganda |
Kisoro | KR |
KIS |
UG43 |
184,900 | 662 | 256 | W | Southern |
Kitgum | KT |
KIT |
UG44 |
350,300 | 16,136 | 6,230 | N | Northern |
Kotido | KO |
KOT |
UG45 |
190,700 | 13,208 | 5,100 | N | Karamoja |
Kumi | KU |
KUM |
UG46 |
237,000 | 2,861 | 1,105 | E | Eastern |
Lira | LI |
LIR |
UG47 |
498,300 | 7,251 | 2,800 | N | Northern |
Luwero | LU |
LUW |
UG48 |
449,200 | 9,198 | 3,551 | C | North Buganda |
Masaka | MA |
MSK |
UG49 |
831,300 | 10,611 | 4,097 | C | South Buganda |
Masindi | MS |
MSI |
UG50 |
253,500 | 9,326 | 3,601 | W | Western |
Mbale | ML |
MBL |
UG51 |
706,600 | 2,546 | 983 | E | Eastern |
Mbarara | MR |
MBR |
UG52 |
929,600 | 10,839 | 4,185 | W | Southern |
Moroto | MO |
MOR |
UG53 |
171,500 | 14,113 | 5,449 | N | Karamoja |
Moyo | MY |
MOY |
UG54 |
178,500 | 5,006 | 1,933 | N | Nile |
Mpigi | MP |
MPI |
UG55 |
915,400 | 6,222 | 2,402 | C | Central |
Mubende | MU |
MUB |
UG56 |
497,500 | 6,536 | 2,524 | C | North Buganda |
Mukono | MK |
MUK |
UG57 |
816,200 | 14,242 | 5,499 | C | North Buganda |
Nebbi | NE |
NEB |
UG58 |
315,900 | 2,891 | 1,116 | N | Nile |
Ntungamo | NT |
NTU |
UG59 |
---- | ---- | ---- | W | Southern |
Pallisa | PA |
PAL |
UG60 |
356,000 | 1,919 | 741 | E | Eastern |
Rakai | RA |
RAK |
UG61 |
382,000 | 4,973 | 1,920 | C | South Buganda |
Rukungiri | RU |
RUK |
UG62 |
388,000 | 2,753 | 1,063 | W | Southern |
Soroti | SO |
SOR |
UG63 |
430,900 | 10,060 | 3,884 | E | Eastern |
Tororo | TO |
TOR |
UG64 |
554,000 | 2,634 | 1,017 | E | Eastern |
39 districts | 16,583,000 | 241,038 | 93,065 | |||||
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UG54
); Bugiri split from Iganga (UG32
); Busia split from Tororo (UG64
); Katakwi split from Soroti (UG63
); Nakasongola split from Luwero (UG48
); Sembabule split from Masaka (UG49
). Change Notice 7 to FIPS PUB 10-4, published 2002-01-10 assigns FIPS codes to the six new districts. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-3, published 2002-08-20 assigns ISO codes to the six new districts. The following table shows the resulting situation. Thanks to Stefan Helders for providing data in this table, mostly taken from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Web page.District | HASC | ISO | FIPS | Population | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) | Reg |
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Adjumani | UG.AD |
ADJ |
UG65 |
96,264 | 2,888 | 1,115 | N |
Apac | UG.AP |
APA |
UG26 |
454,504 | 5,887 | 2,273 | N |
Arua | UG.AR |
ARU |
UG27 |
637,941 | 7,595 | 2,932 | N |
Bugiri | UG.BG |
BUG |
UG66 |
239,307 | 1,453 | 561 | E |
Bundibugyo | UG.BN |
BUN |
UG28 |
116,566 | 2,097 | 810 | W |
Bushenyi | UG.BS |
BUS |
UG29 |
579,137 | 3,827 | 1,478 | W |
Busia | UG.BU |
BUA |
UG67 |
163,597 | 705 | 272 | E |
Gulu | UG.GU |
GUL |
UG30 |
338,427 | 11,560 | 4,463 | N |
Hoima | UG.HO |
HOI |
UG31 |
197,851 | 3,563 | 1,376 | W |
Iganga | UG.IG |
IGA |
UG68 |
706,476 | 3,370 | 1,301 | E |
Jinja | UG.JI |
JIN |
UG33 |
289,476 | 677 | 261 | E |
Kabale | UG.KA |
KBL |
UG34 |
417,218 | 1,695 | 654 | W |
Kabarole | UG.KB |
KBR |
UG35 |
746,800 | 8,109 | 3,131 | W |
Kalangala | UG.KN |
KLG |
UG36 |
16,371 | 432 | 167 | C |
Kampala | UG.KM |
KLA |
UG37 |
774,241 | 169 | 65 | C |
Kamuli | UG.KL |
KLI |
UG38 |
485,214 | 3,332 | 1,286 | E |
Kapchorwa | UG.KC |
KAP |
UG39 |
116,702 | 1,738 | 671 | E |
Kasese | UG.KS |
KAS |
UG40 |
343,601 | 2,724 | 1,052 | W |
Katakwi | UG.KW |
KAT |
UG69 |
144,597 | 4,647 | 1,794 | E |
Kibale | UG.KI |
KLE |
UG41 |
220,261 | 4,208 | 1,625 | W |
Kiboga | UG.KG |
KIB |
UG42 |
141,607 | 3,872 | 1,495 | C |
Kisoro | UG.KR |
KIS |
UG43 |
186,681 | 620 | 239 | W |
Kitgum | UG.KT |
KIT |
UG44 |
357,184 | 16,136 | 6,230 | N |
Kotido | UG.KO |
KOT |
UG45 |
196,006 | 13,208 | 5,100 | N |
Kumi | UG.KU |
KUM |
UG46 |
236,694 | 2,457 | 949 | E |
Lira | UG.LI |
LIR |
UG47 |
500,965 | 6,151 | 2,375 | N |
Luwero | UG.LU |
LUW |
UG70 |
349,194 | 5,360 | 2,070 | C |
Masaka | UG.MA |
MSK |
UG71 |
694,697 | 3,214 | 1,241 | C |
Masindi | UG.MS |
MSI |
UG50 |
260,796 | 8,458 | 3,266 | W |
Mbale | UG.ML |
MBL |
UG51 |
710,980 | 2,504 | 967 | E |
Mbarara | UG.MR |
MBR |
UG52 |
798,774 | 9,733 | 3,758 | W |
Moroto | UG.MO |
MOR |
UG53 |
174,417 | 14,113 | 5,449 | N |
Moyo | UG.MY |
MOY |
UG72 |
79,381 | 1,780 | 687 | N |
Mpigi | UG.MP |
MPI |
UG55 |
913,867 | 4,514 | 1,743 | C |
Mubende | UG.MU |
MUB |
UG56 |
500,976 | 5,949 | 2,297 | C |
Mukono | UG.MK |
MUK |
UG57 |
824,604 | 4,594 | 1,774 | C |
Nakasongola | UG.NA |
NAK |
UG73 |
100,497 | 3,179 | 1,227 | C |
Nebbi | UG.NE |
NEB |
UG58 |
316,866 | 2,781 | 1,074 | N |
Ntungamo | UG.NT |
NTU |
UG59 |
289,222 | 1,981 | 765 | W |
Pallisa | UG.PA |
PAL |
UG60 |
357,656 | 1,564 | 604 | E |
Rakai | UG.RA |
RAK |
UG61 |
383,501 | 2,317 | 895 | C |
Rukungiri | UG.RU |
RUK |
UG62 |
390,780 | 2,584 | 998 | W |
Sembabule | UG.SE |
SEM |
UG74 |
144,039 | 3,889 | 1,502 | C |
Soroti | UG.SO |
SOR |
UG75 |
285,793 | 3,879 | 1,498 | E |
Tororo | UG.TO |
TOR |
UG76 |
391,977 | 1,631 | 630 | E |
45 districts | 16,671,705 | 236,036 | 91,134 | ||||
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