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    Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region

    Gomba

    People
    199,120
    108 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,681 km²
    People per km²
    119
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.0
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.1%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Gomba is

    Where Gomba does better than Uganda

    • Children 6–12 out of school: 21.3% vs 26.0% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 3.4% vs 6.7% nationally

    Where Gomba lags behind

    • Households with safe drinking water: 61.4% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 15.5% vs 25.3% nationally
    • People with a birth certificate: 7.3% vs 11.4% nationally

    Gomba compared

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    Inside Gomba: 9 sub-counties

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    Households on grid electricity

    By sub-county, Census 2024

    Who has power from the grid? Gomba overall: 15.5%

    Highest: Kanoni Town Council (35.3%). Lowest: Kyayi (0.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kanoni Town CouncilGomba East County35.3%
    Maddu Town CouncilGomba West County28.4%
    KabulasokeGomba West County17.2%
    KifampaGomba West County13.1%
    KyegonzaGomba East County12.2%
    MpenjaGomba East County12.2%
    MadduGomba West County11.5%
    Ttaba-bbinziGomba East County8.6%
    KyayiGomba West County0.1%

    Farming in Gomba

    GombaBugandaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock79.2%62.8%72.8%61st of 135
    Cattle per 100 people140.1 per 100 people26.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people7th of 135
    Goats per 100 people67.3 per 100 people24.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people17th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people115.1 per 100 people177.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people67th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people28.7 per 100 people20.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people19th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred66.7%45.7%23.0%10th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,428 kg351,870 kg2,567,298 kg112th 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 Gomba. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Gomba 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.