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    Census 2024 · district in Bugisu sub-region

    Bulambuli

    People
    235,391
    85 of 146 by size
    Area
    703 km²
    People per km²
    335
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.3
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    39.6%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Bulambuli is

    Where Bulambuli does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 20.2% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 26.9% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 20.5% vs 26.0% nationally

    Where Bulambuli lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 4.4% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 31.2% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 42.8% vs 33.1% nationally

    Bulambuli compared

    • Bulambuli
    • Bugisu
    • Uganda

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    Inside Bulambuli: 26 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
    Bulambuli Town Council22.1%
    Buyaga Town Council15.3%
    Kamu8.3%
    Bunambutye8.0%
    Muyembe7.9%
    Simu6.1%
    Bunalwere4.9%
    Nabbongo4.8%
    Buginyanya4.3%
    Bumufuni3.8%
    Buwanyanga3.6%
    Bwikhonge3.4%
    Bulegeni Town Council3.2%
    Bulegeni2.4%
    Masira1.8%
    Sisiyi1.8%
    Bumugibole1.5%
    Bumasobo1.4%
    Lusha1.3%
    Nabiwutulu1.2%
    Bukhalu1.1%
    Bufumbo0.7%
    Buluganya0.6%
    Bulago0.4%
    Namisuni0.4%
    Sotti0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Bulambuli overall: 4.4%

    Highest: Bulambuli Town Council (22.1%). Lowest: Sotti (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Bulambuli Town CouncilBulambuli County22.1%
    Buyaga Town CouncilBulambuli County15.3%
    KamuElgon North County8.3%
    BunambutyeBulambuli County8.0%
    MuyembeBulambuli County7.9%
    SimuElgon County6.1%
    BunalwereBulambuli County4.9%
    NabbongoBulambuli County4.8%
    BuginyanyaElgon North County4.3%
    BumufuniBulambuli County3.8%
    BuwanyangaBulambuli County3.6%
    BwikhongeBulambuli County3.4%
    Bulegeni Town CouncilElgon North County3.2%
    BulegeniElgon North County2.4%
    MasiraElgon North County1.8%
    SisiyiElgon North County1.8%
    BumugiboleElgon North County1.5%
    BumasoboElgon County1.4%
    LushaElgon County1.3%
    NabiwutuluElgon County1.2%
    BukhaluBulambuli County1.1%
    BufumboElgon North County0.7%
    BuluganyaElgon County0.6%
    BulagoElgon County0.4%
    NamisuniElgon North County0.4%
    SottiElgon County0.0%

    Farming in Bulambuli

    BulambuliBugisuUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock81.7%79.1%72.8%51st of 135
    Cattle per 100 people29.3 per 100 people25.7 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people63rd of 135
    Goats per 100 people29.0 per 100 people23.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people91st of 135
    Chickens per 100 people170.0 per 100 people165.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people25th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people17.5 per 100 people12.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people51st of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred40.3%56.4%23.0%30th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)5,643 kg22,953 kg2,567,298 kg74th 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 Bulambuli. The Bugisu and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Bulambuli 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.