Namayingo District is a district in Eastern Uganda. The district is named after its 'chief town', Namayingo, where the district headquarters are located.
Administration The district is made up of three county and these county are further divided into 11 sub county and town council. The three county include the following as bellow.
Bukooli island county. The county has three sub county which include.
Bukana. The parish in this sub county are: biisa, Buduma, and Bugana. Lolwe. This sub county has three parish and these include Hama, Lolwe east, and Lolwe west. Sigulu. the five parish in this sub county are Bumalenge, Nampongwe, Rubachi, Sigulu manga, and lastly Sigulu mukani.
Bukooli south county. sub county and town council in this county include.
Buswale sub county. this sub county has over six parish that make up buswale sub county.
Bubango Bungeche Buswale Nansuma Namayuge Madowa
Buyinja. the five parish include the following.
Gondohera Syanyonja Lwangosia Kifuyo Nsono
Namayingo town council. the ward in this town council are:
Budidi Bulamba Namayingo central Nasinu Nambuyu
Namayingo south county. This county is made up ogf five sub county and town council.
Bunda. Buchumba, Bunjanga and Lugala are the three parish in bunda sub county. Bunda town council. this town council has six ward and they include: Bukeda, Buwoya, Bayombo, Lutolo, Magoli and Nanggera. Buhemba. This sub county is made up of five parish namely; Buhemba, Bukewa, Buwongo, Dohwe and Sinde. Mutumba sub county is one of the sub county in namayingo with three parish only and these include: Buchimo, Lubango and Mwema. Mutumba town council. Bulule, Hatumba banja, Lubira, Mawa, Mutumba north and Mutumba south. These are the six ward in mutumba town council.
Location Namayingo District is located along the Equator. It is bordered by Bugiri District to the northwest, Busia District to the northeast, the Republic of Kenya to the east and southeast, the Republic of Tanzania to the south and Mayuge District to the west and southwest. Namayingo, where the district headquarters are located, is approximately , by road, southeast of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region. This location lies approximately , by road, south of Bugiri, the nearest large town. The coordinates of the district are:00 17N, 33 51E.
Overview The district was established by an Act of Parliament and began functioning on 1 July 2010. Prior to that it was part of Bugiri District. Namayingo District is part of Busoga sub-region. Other districts in Busoga include: Buyende District, Iganga District, Jinja District, Kaliro District, Kamuli District, Luuka District, Mayuge District, Namutumba District.
Prior to 2000, the two main activities in the district were (a) subsistence agriculture on the mainland and (b) commercial fishing on the lakeshores and on the islands in Lake Victoria. During the 21st century, gold deposits have been discovered in the district. This has attracted many new residents to the area, performing such activities as: miners, washers, grinders, middlemen, buyers as well as salesmen of the hardware used in the artisanal gold mining industry, such as pick axes, shovels, pails, basins, ropes and ladders.
Population The 1991 national population census estimated the district population at about 68,000. In 2002, the next national census put the population of the district at approximately 175,000. The district annual population growth rate was calculated at 2.9%. It is estimated that the population of Namayingo District was approximately 232,300 in 2012. It is also estimated that the population of Namayingo District was approximately 215443 in 2014. It is estimated that the population of Namayingo District was approximately 266716 in 2024.
Economic activity
Sugar Canes Maize Cassava Potatoes Beans Irish Potatoes
Livestock kept by the population
Cattle Goats Chicken
See also Namayingo Lake Victoria Kingdom of Busoga Districts of Uganda Busoga sub-region Parliament of Uganda Eastern Region, Uganda 2011 Ugandan general election
References
External links Namayingo District Information Portal The Evolution of Ugandan Districts