Buliisa Districtis adistrictinWestern Uganda.As with mostUgandandistricts, Buliisa District is named after its "main town"Buliisa,where the district headquarters are located.[1] Bugungu has 6 sub counties: Kigwera,Ngwedo,Buliisa, Butiaba, Kihungya, and Biiso. It also contain 3 town councils: Buliisa, Butiaba and Biiso.
Buliisa District | |
|---|---|
 District location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates:02°11′N31°24′E/ 2.183°N 31.400°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| Sub-region | Bunyoro sub-region |
| Capital | Buliisa |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,141 km2(441 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Estimate) | |
• Total | 149,300 |
| • Density | 130.9/km2(339/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3(EAT) |
| Website | www |
Location
editBuliisa District is bordered byPakwach Districtto the northwest,Nwoya Districtto the northeast,Masindi Districtto the east,Hoima Districtto the south and theDemocratic Republic of the Congo,acrossLake Albert,to the west. The 'main town' in the district,Buliisa,is located approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, northwest ofMasindi,the nearest large town.[2]Buliisa Town is approximately 91 kilometres (57 mi), by road, north ofHoima,the largest city in theBunyoro sub-region.[3]
Overview
editBuliisa District was created in 2006 by theUgandan Parliament.Prior to that, Buliisa District was part ofMasindi District.The district is primarily rural and most people in the district are either pastoralists,fisherpeopleor subsistence agriculturalists. The district is part of Bunyoro sub-region, which is coterminous withBunyoro Kingdom.As of October 2020, the districts that comprise Bunyoro Kingdom include: 1. Buliisa District 2.Masindi District3.Kiryandongo District4.Hoima District5.Kikuube District6.Kakumiro District7.Kibaale Districtand 8.Kagadi District.[4]
Population
editThe 1991 national population census enumerated the population of the district at 47,709. In 2002, the national census conducted that year enumerated the district population at 63,363. On 27 August 2014, the national population census and household survey enumerated the population of Buliisa District at 113,161. In July 2020, theUganda Bureau of Statistics(UBOS) estimated the mid-year population of the district at 149,300 people. Of these, approximately 78,300 (52.4 percent) were males and approximately 71,000 (47.6 percent) were females. UBOS estimates that the district population grew at an average annual rate of 4.86 percent, between 2014 and 2020.[5]
During the first 20 years of the 2000s, a considerable amount of crude oil deposits have been discovered in the district.[6]TheUgandan Governmentis in the final stages of preparing to start extracting the oil discovered in Buliisa and the neighboring districts.[7]The main central processing unit is located in Kasinyi ngwedo sub-county, this point will collect all the oil fromMurchison falls national parkbarrels before forwarding it to Kaiso.
Polish Refugee Camp
editA Polish refugee camp was established in the area of Nyabyeya (now part of the Nyabyeya Forestry College in the southern part of Buliisa District) as part of theEvacuation of Polish civilians from the USSR in World War II.The refugee camp existed from 1939 to 1948. TheOur Lady Queen of Poland Catholic Churchand its graveyard are maintained to this day.
The Tribes in Buliisa
editThe prominent chief clan of Alur who migrated from Jagi in early 1921 grave yard was discovered in Ngwedo sub county bulisa district and believed that this might have made the greater migration of Alur settlement around Kabalega National park. Chonga was a great hunter who settled in Ngwedo sub county and the grave yard was discovered. They used to cross the lake Albert via Chogo Liech which is commonly located between Kisiabi and Kabolwa at chwa 11.The migration of Chonga had opened the Alur migration from Eastern DRC, and west nile into the district. |colwidth=15em|
- Alur
- Bagungu
- Bunyoro
- Western Uganda
- Uganda Districts
References
edit- ^Hilary O. Onek (2016)."Buliisa District: Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Profile"(PDF).Kampala:Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda.Retrieved7 October2020.
- ^"Road Distance From Masindi To Buliisa"(Map).Google Maps.Retrieved7 October2020.
- ^"Road Distance Between Hoima And Buliisa"(Map).Google Maps.Retrieved7 October2020.
- ^Bwindi Gorilla (6 May 2020)."The People and Culture of Bunyoro".Kampala: Bwindi Uganda Gorilla.Retrieved7 October2020.
- ^Uganda Bureau of Statistics (1 July 2020)."The population development of Buliisa as well as related information and services".Kampala: Citypopulation.de.Retrieved7 October2020.
- ^Martin Kaahwa (5 March 2009)."Massive oil well tested in Buliisa".New Vision.Kampala.Retrieved7 October2020.
- ^Gwen Thompkins (3 February 2010)."Oil Find in Uganda Cause For Hope, Caution".Washington, DC:NPR.Retrieved7 October2020.