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    Census 2024 · district in Ankole sub-region

    Bushenyi

    People
    283,392
    58 of 146 by size
    Area
    912 km²
    People per km²
    311
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.1
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    42.1%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Bushenyi is

    Where Bushenyi does better than Uganda

    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 36.7% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 15.9% vs 26.0% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 23.5% vs 33.1% nationally

    Where Bushenyi lags behind

    • Households with safe drinking water: 68.5% vs 81.1% nationally

    Bushenyi compared

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    Inside Bushenyi: 17 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
    Ishaka Division79.0%
    Kizinda Town Council54.1%
    Central Division53.9%
    Nyakabirizi Division50.7%
    Rwentuha Town Council43.8%
    Kyamuhunga Town Council41.6%
    Bumbaire30.5%
    Ibaare25.5%
    Kyabugimbi Town Council23.6%
    Kyabugimbi20.3%
    Kyeizooba19.0%
    Nyabubare8.4%
    Nkanga7.6%
    Kakanju5.9%
    Kyamuhunga5.5%
    Ruhumuro2.5%
    Bitooma Town Council0.1%

    Who has power from the grid? Bushenyi overall: 29.6%

    Highest: Ishaka Division (79.0%). Lowest: Bitooma Town Council (0.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Ishaka DivisionBushenyi - Ishaka Municipality79.0%
    Kizinda Town CouncilIgara County54.1%
    Central DivisionBushenyi - Ishaka Municipality53.9%
    Nyakabirizi DivisionBushenyi - Ishaka Municipality50.7%
    Rwentuha Town CouncilIgara County43.8%
    Kyamuhunga Town CouncilIgara County41.6%
    BumbaireIgara County30.5%
    IbaareIgara County25.5%
    Kyabugimbi Town CouncilIgara County23.6%
    KyabugimbiIgara County20.3%
    KyeizoobaIgara County19.0%
    NyabubareIgara County8.4%
    NkangaIgara County7.6%
    KakanjuIgara County5.9%
    KyamuhungaIgara County5.5%
    RuhumuroIgara County2.5%
    Bitooma Town CouncilIgara County0.1%

    Farming in Bushenyi

    BushenyiAnkoleUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock74.3%69.4%72.8%81st of 135
    Cattle per 100 people18.7 per 100 people49.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people92nd of 135
    Goats per 100 people39.8 per 100 people54.9 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people51st of 135
    Chickens per 100 people70.3 per 100 people73.5 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people109th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people23.1 per 100 people17.1 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people34th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred56.9%60.3%23.0%15th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)15,646 kg176,327 kg2,567,298 kg37th 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 Bushenyi. The Ankole and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Bushenyi 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.