• Source: Kigezi sub-region

Kigezi sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:

Kabale District
Kanungu District
Kisoro District
Rukungiri District
The area covered by the above districts constituted the former Kigezi District. The sub-region is further divided into the following counties:

Rukiga County in Kabale District
Ndorwa County in Kabale District
Rubanda County in Kabale District
Kinkizi County in Rukungiri District
Rujumbura County in Rukungiri District
Kisoro County in Kisoro District
The sub-region was home to approximately 1.2 million inhabitants, according to the 2002 national census. The majority of the inhabitants of the sub-region belong to three major ethnic groups: (a) the Bakiga, the Bahororo and Banyarwanda. Other ethnicities include(d) the Batwa, the Bafumbira and others. The inhabitants of the sub-region also collectively refer to themselves as Abanyakigezi (singular Omunyakigezi).




See also


Regions of Uganda
Districts of Uganda
Western Region, Uganda




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Yoweri Museveni
• Kigezi sub-region
• Ankole sub-region
• Kabale District
• Rukungiri District
• Kisoro District
• Mushanana
• Rukungiri
• Kisoro
• Federation of Uganda Football Associations
• Kanungu District