Kikuube District
Kikuube District | |
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 Water sampling in Kikuube District | |
| Coordinates:01°13′N31°08′E/ 1.217°N 31.133°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| Sub-region | Bunyoro sub-region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,097 km2(810 sq mi) |
| Population (1 July 2020) | |
| • Total | 358,700 Estimate |
| • Density | 171.1/km2(443/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3(EAT) |
Kikuube Districtis adistrictin theWestern RegionofUganda.It is named after its main municipal centre,Kikuube.[1]
Location
[edit]Kikuube District is bordered byHoima Districtto the north and east,Kakumiro Districtto the southeast,Kibaale DistrictandKagadi Districtto the south,Ntoroko Districtto the southwest andLake Albertand theDemocratic Republic of the Congoto the west. The district headquarters are located at Kikuube, about 25 kilometres (16 mi), southwest of the city ofHoima,the largest urban centre in theBunyoro sub-region.[2]Kikuube is located about 215 kilometres (134 mi), by road, northwest ofKampala,Uganda's capital and largest city.[3]
Overview
[edit]Up until 30 June 2018, Kikuube District was part of Hoima District. On 1 July 2018, the southwestern portion of Hoima District was hived off to create Kikuube District.[4]As of October 2020, Bunyoro sub-region comprises the districts of 1.Hoima2.Buliisa3.Masindi4.Kiryandongo5.Kakumiro6.Kibaale,7.Kagadiand 8. the district of Kikuube. The establishment of Kikuube District led to the creation of an estimated 700 new jobs.[5]
Population
[edit]The national population census and household survey held on 27 August 2014 enumerated 267,455 people in the district. In 2020, theUganda Bureau of Statistics(UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of the district at approximately 358,700 people, with about 184,200 (51.4 percent) males and 174,500 (48.6 percent) females. The district population grew at an estimated 5.15 percent average annual rate, between 2014 and 2020. Approximately 89.5 percent of the district population is rural and 10.5 percent of the population is urban.[6]
Economic activities
[edit]In 2006, the Kingfisher oil field was discovered in Kikuube District. Oil production, processing facilities will be located on the Buhuka Flats at the shores of Lake Albert with the start of theEast African Crude Oil Pipeline.[7]Kikuube district in common with Hoima District, from which it was created, has considerable undeveloped oil and natural gas deposits.[8]
With the establishment ofHoima Sugar Limited,manysmallholderfarmers have taken up growling sugarcane. As of September 2020, in excess of 3,500 smallholder farmers, had signed out-grower contracts with the sugar factory and collectively had over 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) under sugarcane cultivation.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Robert Atuhairwe (1 April 2018)."Sh15.3b Budget for proposed Kikuube district passed".New Vision.Kampala.Retrieved6 October2020.
- ^"Road Distance Between Hoima And Kikuube, Western Uganda"(Map).Google Maps.Retrieved6 October2020.
- ^"Road Distance Between Kampala And Kikuube"(Map).Google Maps.Retrieved6 October2020.
- ^George Okello (4 August 2018)."NRM releases roadmap for primaries in New districts".Kampala: PML Daily.Retrieved6 October2020.
- ^Edward Ssekika (16 May 2010)."Hoima split to create 700 jobs".The Observer (Uganda).Kampala.Retrieved6 October2020.
- ^Uganda Bureau of Statistics (12 June 2020)."The population development of Kikuube District as well as related information and services".Citypopulation.de.Retrieved6 October2020.
- ^"Kingfisher Oil Field Development, Lake Albert Rift Basin, Uganda".Retrieved8 March2023.
- ^abMoses Kyeyune (26 September 2020)."Kikuube turns to sugarcane growing as they wait for oil".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved6 October2020.
External links
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- Eight feared dead in Lake Albert water accidentAs of 25 May 2020.
Capital:Kikuube | |
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