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    Census 2024 · district in Sebei sub-region

    Bukwo

    People
    114,396
    140 of 146 by size
    Area
    563 km²
    People per km²
    203
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.9
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    52.7%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Bukwo is

    Where Bukwo does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 39.9% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 28.9% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 21.3% vs 26.0% nationally

    Where Bukwo lags behind

    • Households with improved toilets: 21.5% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 3.4% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 70.3% vs 81.1% nationally

    Bukwo compared

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    • Uganda

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    Inside Bukwo: 21 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
    Suam Town Council16.6%
    Bukwo Town Council15.6%
    Chesower2.5%
    Kabei2.0%
    Kamet0.9%
    Tulel0.9%
    Amanang0.6%
    Bukwa0.6%
    Kortek0.6%
    Senendet0.5%
    Suam0.4%
    Kapsarur0.3%
    Lwongon0.3%
    Kapkoros0.2%
    Chepkwasta0.1%
    Kapnandi Town Council0.1%
    Kaptererwo0.1%
    Brim0.0%
    Mutushet0.0%
    Riwo0.0%
    Riwo Town Council0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Bukwo overall: 3.4%

    Highest: Suam Town Council (16.6%). Lowest: Riwo Town Council (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Suam Town CouncilKongasis County16.6%
    Bukwo Town CouncilKongasis County15.6%
    ChesowerT'oo County2.5%
    KabeiT'oo County2.0%
    KametT'oo County0.9%
    TulelT'oo County0.9%
    AmanangKongasis County0.6%
    BukwaKongasis County0.6%
    KortekT'oo County0.6%
    SenendetKongasis County0.5%
    SuamKongasis County0.4%
    KapsarurKongasis County0.3%
    LwongonT'oo County0.3%
    KapkorosKongasis County0.2%
    ChepkwastaKongasis County0.1%
    Kapnandi Town CouncilKongasis County0.1%
    KaptererwoKongasis County0.1%
    BrimT'oo County0.0%
    MutushetT'oo County0.0%
    RiwoT'oo County0.0%
    Riwo Town CouncilT'oo County0.0%

    Farming in Bukwo

    BukwoSebeiUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock87.4%84.1%72.8%24th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people43.6 per 100 people37.3 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people34th of 135
    Goats per 100 people55.7 per 100 people36.2 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people28th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people198.3 per 100 people135.0 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people17th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people2.8 per 100 people3.3 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people121st of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred32.3%30.5%23.0%38th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)4,660 kg8,931 kg2,567,298 kg85th 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 Bukwo. The Sebei and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Bukwo 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.