Kanungu District: Difference between revisions

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| subdivision_type2subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Uganda|Region]]

| subdivision_name2subdivision_name1 = [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]]

| subdivision_type3subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-region]]

| subdivision_name3subdivision_name2 = [[Kigezi District|Kigezi sub-region]]

Kanungu District is bordered by [[Rukungiri District]] to the north and east, [[Kabale District]] to the south-east, [[Kisoro District]] to the south-west, and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the west. The district headquarters are approximately {{convert|60|km|mi}}, by road, north-west of [[Kabale]], the largest town in the sub-region.<ref>{{cite web | accessdateaccess-date=21 May 2014 | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kanungu%20(Kanungu)&toplace=Kabale%20(Kabale)&fromlat=-0.9575&tolat=-1.3261111&fromlng=29.7897222&tolng=30.0038889 | title=Road Distance Between Kanungu And Kabale With Map | publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref> This location is approximately {{convert|420|km|mi}}, by road, south-west of [[Kampala]], Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref>{{cite web|accessdateaccess-date=21 May 2014

Kanungu District was created by the sixth [[Parliament of Uganda]] in July 2001. The district comprises onetwo countycounties;Kinkiizi East and Kinkiizi west with the twelve sub-counties of Kihihi, Kambuga, Nyamirama, Rugyeyo, Rutenga, Kayonza, Mpungu, Kinaaba, Katetete, Nyakinoni, Nyanga, and Kanyantorogo, and the four town councils of Kanungu, Kihihi, Butogota, and Kambuga.

The charitable organisation CHIFCOD operates schools, colleges, and [[health centre]]s in the district.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2729%3Akanungu-now-has-%20electricity-eagle-air&Itemid=96 | title=Kanungu Now Has Electricity, Eagle Air | first=Cris | last=Baryomunsi | date=30 March 2009 | publisher=[[The Observer (Uganda)]] | accessdateaccess-date=21 May 2014}}</ref>

In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 160,700. The 2002 national census estimated the population at 204,700. The annual population growth rate for the district was calculated at 2.1 percent. It has been estimated that the population in 2012 was 252,100.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php?adm2id=055 | title=Estimated Populationlevelnungu District In 1991, 2002 & 2012 | publisher=Citypopulation.de | accessdateaccess-date=21 May 2014}}</ref>

In September 2002, residents of the district self-reported their religious affiliations as follows: Christianity 95.3 percent, Islam 2.7 percent, Other 1.7 percent, and [[Irreligion|None]] 0.3 percent.<ref>{{cite web | date=2002 | url=http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/census_tabulations/centableB7.pdf | access-date=21 May 2014 | publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) | last=UBOS | title=Religious Affiliations Among Ugandans In 2002, By District | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930005436/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/census_tabulations/centableB7.pdf | archive-date=30 September 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Kayonza Tea Factory]] and the [[Kigezi Development Tea Factories]], one in Butogota Town Council and the other in Rugyeyo Subcounty, purchase and process the tea grown locally. The CHIFCOD Coffee Factory supports 1,000 farmers, training them to create high-value produce then processing and exporting it. The high altitude and fertile soils allow production of temperate fruits like [[grapesgrape]]s, [[applesapple]]s, and [[pear]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ugpulse.com/travel-and-tourism/the-beautiful-side-of-kanungu/591/ug.aspx#mat1 | accessdateaccess-date=21 May 2014 | date=27 March 2007 | publisher=Ugpulse.com | first=Gerald | last=Businge | title=The Beautiful Side of Kanungu}}</ref>

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