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    Census 2024 · district in Bukedi sub-region

    Budaka

    People
    281,537
    60 of 146 by size
    Area
    400 km²
    People per km²
    704
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    5.4
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    49.1%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Budaka is

    Where Budaka does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 94.8% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 27.7% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 3.5% vs 6.7% nationally

    Where Budaka lags behind

    • Households in subsistence farming: 52.4% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 8.5% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 64.2% vs 50.9% nationally

    Budaka compared

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    • Uganda

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    Inside Budaka: 20 sub-counties

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Source: UBOS, National Population and Housing Census 2024 (sub-county profiles)
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    AreaValue
    Kamonkoli Town Council45.2%
    Budaka Town Council20.2%
    Mugiti19.0%
    Kamonkoli16.4%
    Kadimukoli8.6%
    Iki-iki Town Council6.9%
    Kakoli6.5%
    Kachomo Town Council6.1%
    Naboa Town Council5.6%
    Iki-iki3.7%
    Katira3.1%
    Kameruka2.1%
    Lyama Town Council2.0%
    Tademeri1.9%
    Budaka1.5%
    Kakule1.4%
    Kabuna1.2%
    Kaderuna1.1%
    Nansanga0.8%
    Kachomo0.5%

    Who has power from the grid? Budaka overall: 8.5%

    Highest: Kamonkoli Town Council (45.2%). Lowest: Kachomo (0.5%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kamonkoli Town CouncilIki-iki County45.2%
    Budaka Town CouncilBudaka County20.2%
    MugitiIki-iki County19.0%
    KamonkoliIki-iki County16.4%
    KadimukoliIki-iki County8.6%
    Iki-iki Town CouncilIki-iki County6.9%
    KakoliIki-iki County6.5%
    Kachomo Town CouncilBudaka County6.1%
    Naboa Town CouncilBudaka County5.6%
    Iki-ikiIki-iki County3.7%
    KatiraIki-iki County3.1%
    KamerukaIki-iki County2.1%
    Lyama Town CouncilBudaka County2.0%
    TademeriBudaka County1.9%
    BudakaBudaka County1.5%
    KakuleBudaka County1.4%
    KabunaBudaka County1.2%
    KaderunaBudaka County1.1%
    NansangaBudaka County0.8%
    KachomoBudaka County0.5%

    Farming in Budaka

    BudakaBukediUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock72.5%81.8%72.8%90th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people9.5 per 100 people19.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people124th of 135
    Goats per 100 people14.6 per 100 people21.4 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people131st of 135
    Chickens per 100 people59.1 per 100 people95.6 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people115th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people2.4 per 100 people9.6 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people123rd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred3.9%2.9%23.0%77th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,213 kg72,448 kg2,567,298 kg116th of 135

    Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population.

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    About these numbers

    From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Budaka. The Bukedi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Budaka sits among all districts and cities, from highest value down. For some indicators, a high rank is good news; for others it isn’t.

    Note: UBOS's mobile phone ownership table currently repeats the internet-use figures, so phone ownership is left out.