Kyotera District
Kyotera District | |
|---|---|
 Map of Ugandan districts with Kyotera highlighted in red | |
| Coordinates:00°38′S31°33′E/ 0.633°S 31.550°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Central Region |
| Capital | Kasaali |
| Government | |
| • District Chairman (LCV Chairman) | Patrick Kisekulo Kintu |
| Time zone | UTC+3(EAT) |
| Website | www |
Kyotera Districtis a district in theCentral RegionofUganda.[1]Kyoterais the largest town in the district but the district headquarters are located atKasaali,a suburb of Kyotera.[1][2]
Location
[edit]The districts that surround Kyotera District includeRakai District,Lwengo District,Kalangala DistrictandMasaka District.Directly south of the new district is theMissenyi Districtin theKagera RegionofTanzania.[3]Kasaali,the location of the district headquarters, is a suburb ofKyotera,the largest town in the district.[1][2]The district headquarters are located approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi), by road, southwest ofMasaka,the nearest large city.[4]This is about 182 kilometres (113 mi), by road, southwest ofKampala,Uganda's capital and largest city.[5]
Overview
[edit]Created by in 2015, by Act of Parliament, Kyotera District became functional on 1 July 2017. Before that, it was part of the Rakai District.[1][6]The new district comprises two counties of Kakuuto and Kyotera.[7]The rationale given for the creation of the new district is "to bring government services closer to the people" and "improve service delivery".[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdBindhe, Edward (1 July 2017)."Kyotera District Starts Operations".Kampala:Uganda Radio Network.Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^abMCC (3 August 2017)."Map Showing Kasaali, Kyotera District, Central Region, Uganda".Mapcarta.com (MCC).Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^GTUN (3 August 2017)."Uganda District Map".Kampala: Guidetouganda.net (GTUN). Archived fromthe originalon 4 August 2017.Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^GFC (3 August 2017)."Distance between Masaka, Central Region, Uganda and Kyotera, Central Region, Uganda".Globefeed.com (GFC).Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^GFC (3 August 2017)."Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Kyotera, Central Region, Uganda".Globefeed.com (GFC).Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^abIvan Kimbowa, and Martins E Ssekweyama (22 May 2017)."Rakai, Kyotera locked in boundary wrangle".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved3 August2017.
- ^Kimbowa, Ivan (3 July 2017)."Campaigns kick off in Kyotera as new district takes shape".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved3 August2017.
