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    Census 2024 · district in Tooro sub-region

    Kamwenge

    People
    337,167
    33 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,593 km²
    People per km²
    212
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.4
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    52.7%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Kamwenge is

    Where Kamwenge does better than Uganda

    • Households with no toilet: 2.6% vs 6.7% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 9.1% vs 12.6% nationally
    • People with a birth certificate: 14.5% vs 11.4% nationally

    Where Kamwenge lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 7.0% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 31.0% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 68.8% vs 81.1% nationally

    Kamwenge compared

    • Kamwenge
    • Tooro
    • Uganda

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    Inside Kamwenge: 19 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
    Kamwenge Town Council32.1%
    Bigodi Town Council15.8%
    Rukunyu Town Council15.8%
    Kahunge Town Council15.1%
    Nkoma-katalyeba Town Council10.5%
    Kabuga Town Council9.1%
    Lyakahungu Town Council7.7%
    Kahunge5.6%
    Kamwenge4.8%
    Kabambiro4.3%
    Busiriba3.5%
    Biguli Town Council3.0%
    Nkoma2.4%
    Bwizi2.1%
    Rwamwanja Refugee Camp2.0%
    Ntonwa0.9%
    Bihanga0.5%
    Kabuye0.5%
    Biguli0.2%

    Who has power from the grid? Kamwenge overall: 7.0%

    Highest: Kamwenge Town Council (32.1%). Lowest: Biguli (0.2%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kamwenge Town CouncilKibale County32.1%
    Bigodi Town CouncilKibale County15.8%
    Rukunyu Town CouncilKibale County15.8%
    Kahunge Town CouncilKibale County15.1%
    Nkoma-katalyeba Town CouncilKibale East County10.5%
    Kabuga Town CouncilKibale County9.1%
    Lyakahungu Town CouncilKibale East County7.7%
    KahungeKibale County5.6%
    KamwengeKibale County4.8%
    KabambiroKibale County4.3%
    BusiribaKibale County3.5%
    Biguli Town CouncilKibale East County3.0%
    NkomaKibale East County2.4%
    BwiziKibale East County2.1%
    Rwamwanja Refugee CampKibale East County2.0%
    NtonwaKibale East County0.9%
    BihangaKibale East County0.5%
    KabuyeKibale East County0.5%
    BiguliKibale East County0.2%

    Farming in Kamwenge

    KamwengeTooroUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock85.3%81.6%72.8%29th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people53.0 per 100 people22.7 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people31st of 135
    Goats per 100 people73.2 per 100 people43.4 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people14th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people124.4 per 100 people83.4 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people60th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people34.2 per 100 people25.0 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people12th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred43.1%41.0%23.0%27th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)10,774 kg60,116 kg2,567,298 kg52nd 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 Kamwenge. The Tooro and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Kamwenge 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.