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    Census 2024 · district in Kigezi sub-region

    Kanungu

    People
    310,062
    42 of 146 by size
    Area
    1,334 km²
    People per km²
    232
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.4
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    45.3%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Kanungu is

    Where Kanungu does better than Uganda

    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 42.4% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 6.1% vs 12.6% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 1.2% vs 6.7% nationally

    Where Kanungu lags behind

    • Households with improved toilets: 28.3% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 10.8% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 68.6% vs 81.1% nationally

    Kanungu compared

    • Kanungu
    • Kigezi
    • Uganda

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    Inside Kanungu: 27 sub-counties

    Pick a question to compare every sub-county in Kanungu.

    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
    Kihiihi Town Council35.0%
    Kambuga Town Council22.0%
    Kanungu Town Council20.0%
    Butogota Town Council19.8%
    Kanyantorogo Town Council16.6%
    Nyakabungo Town Council13.6%
    Nyakinoni13.2%
    Kirima11.7%
    Katete11.2%
    Kanyantorogo10.2%
    Buhoma Town Council10.0%
    Kambuga9.2%
    Rugyeyo8.0%
    Nyamirama Town Council7.6%
    Bugongi6.9%
    Kihiihi5.4%
    Nyanga5.4%
    Kihembe4.6%
    Kihanda3.0%
    Kayungwe2.3%
    Kayonza2.1%
    Kinaaba1.2%
    Kyeshero0.7%
    Rutenga Town Council0.5%
    Mpungu0.2%
    Rutenga0.2%
    Nyamirama0.1%

    Who has power from the grid? Kanungu overall: 10.8%

    Highest: Kihiihi Town Council (35.0%). Lowest: Nyamirama (0.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kihiihi Town CouncilKinkizi County35.0%
    Kambuga Town CouncilKinkizi County22.0%
    Kanungu Town CouncilKinkizi County20.0%
    Butogota Town CouncilKinkizi County19.8%
    Kanyantorogo Town CouncilKinkizi County16.6%
    Nyakabungo Town CouncilKinkizi County13.6%
    NyakinoniKinkizi County13.2%
    KirimaKinkizi County11.7%
    KateteKinkizi County11.2%
    KanyantorogoKinkizi County10.2%
    Buhoma Town CouncilKinkizi County10.0%
    KambugaKinkizi County9.2%
    RugyeyoKinkizi County8.0%
    Nyamirama Town CouncilKinkizi County7.6%
    BugongiKinkizi County6.9%
    KihiihiKinkizi County5.4%
    NyangaKinkizi County5.4%
    KihembeKinkizi County4.6%
    KihandaKinkizi County3.0%
    KayungweKinkizi County2.3%
    KayonzaKinkizi County2.1%
    KinaabaKinkizi County1.2%
    KyesheroKinkizi County0.7%
    Rutenga Town CouncilKinkizi County0.5%
    MpunguKinkizi County0.2%
    RutengaKinkizi County0.2%
    NyamiramaKinkizi County0.1%

    Farming in Kanungu

    KanunguKigeziUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock73.0%71.5%72.8%88th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people11.4 per 100 people17.1 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people122nd of 135
    Goats per 100 people42.9 per 100 people36.8 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people45th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people92.6 per 100 people57.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people87th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people23.3 per 100 people16.8 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people32nd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred29.5%23.9%23.0%42nd of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)25,115 kg159,896 kg2,567,298 kg23rd 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 Kanungu. The Kigezi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Kanungu 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.