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    Census 2024 · district in Bukedi sub-region

    Butebo

    People
    171,433
    116 of 146 by size
    Area
    240 km²
    People per km²
    713
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.3
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    53.6%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Butebo is

    Where Butebo does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 93.4% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 25.4% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 2.3% vs 6.7% nationally

    Where Butebo lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 3.0% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 52.3% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 29.5% vs 43.6% nationally

    Butebo compared

    • Butebo
    • Bukedi
    • Uganda

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    Inside Butebo: 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
    Kabwangasi Town Council16.9%
    Kakoro Town Council4.5%
    Maizimasa4.4%
    Butebo Town Council3.7%
    Kanginima Town Council3.7%
    Kakoro3.6%
    Kapunyasi2.5%
    Kanginima2.2%
    Kanyum2.2%
    Petete1.4%
    Kabwangasi1.2%
    Petete Town Council1.0%
    Kabelai0.7%
    Putti0.6%
    Kadokolene0.3%
    Kachuru0.2%
    Butebo0.1%

    Who has power from the grid? Butebo overall: 3.0%

    Highest: Kabwangasi Town Council (16.9%). Lowest: Butebo (0.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kabwangasi Town CouncilButebo County16.9%
    Kakoro Town CouncilButebo County4.5%
    MaizimasaButebo County4.4%
    Butebo Town CouncilButebo County3.7%
    Kanginima Town CouncilButebo County3.7%
    KakoroButebo County3.6%
    KapunyasiButebo County2.5%
    KanginimaButebo County2.2%
    KanyumButebo County2.2%
    PeteteButebo County1.4%
    KabwangasiButebo County1.2%
    Petete Town CouncilButebo County1.0%
    KabelaiButebo County0.7%
    PuttiButebo County0.6%
    KadokoleneButebo County0.3%
    KachuruButebo County0.2%
    ButeboButebo County0.1%

    Farming in Butebo

    ButeboBukediUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock84.7%81.8%72.8%34th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people56.5 per 100 people19.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people27th of 135
    Goats per 100 people42.7 per 100 people21.4 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people46th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people127.1 per 100 people95.6 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people57th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people35.2 per 100 people9.6 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people10th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred3.8%2.9%23.0%78th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)153 kg72,448 kg2,567,298 kg132nd 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 Butebo. The Bukedi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Butebo 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.