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    Census 2024 · district in Bugisu sub-region

    Bududa

    People
    268,970
    66 of 146 by size
    Area
    319 km²
    People per km²
    843
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    3.5
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    48.4%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Bududa is

    Where Bududa does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 17.7% vs 7.8% nationally
    • People with a birth certificate: 16.5% vs 11.4% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 2.8% vs 6.7% nationally

    Where Bududa lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 5.6% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 47.1% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 21.4% vs 12.6% nationally

    Bududa compared

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    • Bugisu
    • Uganda

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    Inside Bududa: 28 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
    Bududa Town Council28.6%
    Kikholo Town Council14.6%
    Nangako Town Council12.9%
    Kuushu Town Council12.8%
    Bukigai Town Council11.2%
    Bunatsami10.6%
    Bukibino8.5%
    Bulucheke7.9%
    Bukigai7.3%
    Nakatsi6.3%
    Nabweya5.6%
    Buwali4.0%
    Bumwalukani3.3%
    Bubiita3.1%
    Bumasheti2.7%
    Bushiyi2.3%
    Bushiribo1.5%
    Bududa1.3%
    Bunabutiti1.1%
    Bukibokolo1.1%
    Bushika1.0%
    Bufuma0.5%
    Bumayoka0.5%
    Bundesi0.5%
    Busiriwa0.5%
    Mabono0.4%
    Bukalasi0.2%
    Nalwanza0.2%

    Who has power from the grid? Bududa overall: 5.6%

    Highest: Bududa Town Council (28.6%). Lowest: Nalwanza (0.2%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Bududa Town CouncilManjiya County28.6%
    Kikholo Town CouncilBushigai County14.6%
    Nangako Town CouncilManjiya County12.9%
    Kuushu Town CouncilLutseshe County12.8%
    Bukigai Town CouncilBushigai County11.2%
    BunatsamiBushigai County10.6%
    BukibinoManjiya County8.5%
    BuluchekeLutseshe County7.9%
    BukigaiBushigai County7.3%
    NakatsiManjiya County6.3%
    NabweyaBushigai County5.6%
    BuwaliLutseshe County4.0%
    BumwalukaniLutseshe County3.3%
    BubiitaLutseshe County3.1%
    BumashetiManjiya County2.7%
    BushiyiLutseshe County2.3%
    BushiriboBushigai County1.5%
    BududaManjiya County1.3%
    BukibokoloManjiya County1.1%
    BunabutitiManjiya County1.1%
    BushikaManjiya County1.0%
    BufumaLutseshe County0.5%
    BumayokaLutseshe County0.5%
    BundesiLutseshe County0.5%
    BusiriwaLutseshe County0.5%
    MabonoLutseshe County0.4%
    BukalasiLutseshe County0.2%
    NalwanzaLutseshe County0.2%

    Farming in Bududa

    BududaBugisuUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock83.8%79.1%72.8%41st of 135
    Cattle per 100 people31.6 per 100 people25.7 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people55th of 135
    Goats per 100 people17.1 per 100 people23.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people124th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people165.4 per 100 people165.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people29th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people13.5 per 100 people12.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people71st of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred92.4%56.4%23.0%1st of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)4,993 kg22,953 kg2,567,298 kg81st 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 Bududa. The Bugisu and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Bududa 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.