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    Census 2024 · district in Rwenzori sub-region

    Kasese

    People
    853,831
    5 of 146 by size
    Area
    3,408 km²
    People per km²
    251
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.4
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    54.6%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Kasese is

    Where Kasese does better than Uganda

    • Households with no toilet: 2.1% vs 6.7% nationally

    Where Kasese lags behind

    • Households in subsistence farming: 38.3% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 17.2% vs 12.6% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 77.2% vs 81.1% nationally

    Kasese compared

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    • Rwenzori
    • Uganda

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    Inside Kasese: 44 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
    Nyamwamba Division65.7%
    Central Division61.4%
    Mpondwe - Lhubiriha Town Council51.4%
    Hima Town Council44.8%
    Katwe - Kabatoro Town Council41.8%
    Mubuku Town Council36.2%
    Ibanda-kyanya Town Council35.6%
    Kisinga Town Council30.1%
    Kinyameseke Town Council28.4%
    Lake Katwe24.4%
    Kyarumba Town Council22.9%
    Maliba Town Council21.9%
    Bwera18.8%
    Rugendabara-kikongo Town Council18.4%
    Nyakatonzi15.4%
    Muhokya Town Council14.5%
    Karambi14.3%
    Kithoma-kanyatsi Town Council13.8%
    Kisinga11.2%
    Kabatunda-kirabaho Town Counci10.8%
    Kitswamba Town Council10.6%
    Isango10.1%
    Karusandara10.1%
    Munkunyu9.5%
    Bugoye8.1%
    Bulembia Division7.7%
    Nyakiyumbu7.1%
    Kyondo5.5%
    Kyabarungira4.4%
    Ihandiro3.6%
    Rukoki3.4%
    Buhuhira2.7%
    Kitswamba2.5%
    Kitholu2.2%
    Kahokya1.8%
    Bwesumbu1.4%
    Maliba1.4%
    Nyakabingo0.5%
    Kilembe0.3%
    Kitabu0.2%
    Muhokya0.2%
    Kyarumba0.1%
    Mahango0.1%
    Mbunga0.1%

    Who has power from the grid? Kasese overall: 23.2%

    Highest: Nyamwamba Division (65.7%). Lowest: Mbunga (0.1%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Nyamwamba DivisionKasese Municipality65.7%
    Central DivisionKasese Municipality61.4%
    Mpondwe - Lhubiriha Town CouncilBukonjo County51.4%
    Hima Town CouncilBusongora County44.8%
    Katwe - Kabatoro Town CouncilBusongora County41.8%
    Mubuku Town CouncilBusongora County36.2%
    Ibanda-kyanya Town CouncilBusongora County35.6%
    Kisinga Town CouncilBukonjo County30.1%
    Kinyameseke Town CouncilBukonjo County28.4%
    Lake KatweBusongora County24.4%
    Kyarumba Town CouncilBukonjo County22.9%
    Maliba Town CouncilBusongora County21.9%
    BweraBukonjo County18.8%
    Rugendabara-kikongo Town CouncilBusongora County18.4%
    NyakatonziBukonjo County15.4%
    Muhokya Town CouncilBusongora County14.5%
    KarambiBukonjo County14.3%
    Kithoma-kanyatsi Town CouncilBukonjo County13.8%
    KisingaBukonjo County11.2%
    Kabatunda-kirabaho Town CounciBusongora County10.8%
    Kitswamba Town CouncilBusongora County10.6%
    IsangoBukonjo County10.1%
    KarusandaraBusongora County10.1%
    MunkunyuBukonjo County9.5%
    BugoyeBusongora County8.1%
    Bulembia DivisionKasese Municipality7.7%
    NyakiyumbuBukonjo County7.1%
    KyondoBukonjo County5.5%
    KyabarungiraBusongora County4.4%
    IhandiroBukonjo County3.6%
    RukokiBusongora County3.4%
    BuhuhiraBusongora County2.7%
    KitswambaBusongora County2.5%
    KitholuBukonjo County2.2%
    KahokyaBusongora County1.8%
    BwesumbuBusongora County1.4%
    MalibaBusongora County1.4%
    NyakabingoBusongora County0.5%
    KilembeBusongora County0.3%
    KitabuBukonjo County0.2%
    MuhokyaBusongora County0.2%
    KyarumbaBukonjo County0.1%
    MahangoBukonjo County0.1%
    MbungaBusongora County0.1%

    Farming in Kasese

    KaseseRwenzoriUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock69.9%67.1%72.8%102nd of 135
    Cattle per 100 people3.5 per 100 people18.1 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people132nd of 135
    Goats per 100 people17.4 per 100 people20.9 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people123rd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people49.8 per 100 people57.4 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people120th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people9.0 per 100 people7.0 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people99th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred17.8%3.5%23.0%57th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)25,839 kg30,670 kg2,567,298 kg21st 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 Kasese. The Rwenzori and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Kasese 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.