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    Census 2024 · district in Bugisu sub-region

    Manafwa

    People
    186,917
    111 of 146 by size
    Area
    239 km²
    People per km²
    782
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.0
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    50.3%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Manafwa is

    Where Manafwa does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 28.1% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 21.0% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 92.5% vs 81.1% nationally

    Where Manafwa lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 5.7% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 48.9% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 28.5% vs 43.6% nationally

    Manafwa compared

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    • Bugisu
    • Uganda

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    Inside Manafwa: 32 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
    Manafwa Town Council19.6%
    Buwangani Town Council15.6%
    Butiru Town Council11.2%
    Kaato11.0%
    Buwagogo8.5%
    Bunabutsale7.7%
    Masaka Town Council7.7%
    Khabutoola7.2%
    Butta7.1%
    Buwaya Town Council6.7%
    Nalondo5.7%
    Sibanga5.3%
    Nangalwe5.1%
    Bukewa4.0%
    Butiru3.3%
    Bugobero Town Council3.0%
    Buyinza Town Council3.0%
    Bugobero2.5%
    Maefe2.4%
    Sisuni2.4%
    Bukusu2.1%
    Weswa1.7%
    Lwanjusi1.6%
    Busukuya1.5%
    Bukoma0.9%
    Kimaluli0.7%
    Makenya0.6%
    Bukhadala0.4%
    Butooto0.1%
    Bukhofu0.1%
    Bunabwana0.1%
    Mayanza0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Manafwa overall: 5.7%

    Highest: Manafwa Town Council (19.6%). Lowest: Mayanza (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Manafwa Town CouncilBubulo West County19.6%
    Buwangani Town CouncilBubulo West County15.6%
    Butiru Town CouncilButiru County11.2%
    KaatoBubulo West County11.0%
    BuwagogoBubulo West County8.5%
    BunabutsaleBubulo West County7.7%
    Masaka Town CouncilBubulo West County7.7%
    KhabutoolaBubulo West County7.2%
    ButtaBubulo West County7.1%
    Buwaya Town CouncilButiru County6.7%
    NalondoBubulo West County5.7%
    SibangaBubulo West County5.3%
    NangalweBubulo West County5.1%
    BukewaBubulo West County4.0%
    ButiruButiru County3.3%
    Bugobero Town CouncilBubulo West County3.0%
    Buyinza Town CouncilButiru County3.0%
    BugoberoBubulo West County2.5%
    MaefeButiru County2.4%
    SisuniButiru County2.4%
    BukusuButiru County2.1%
    WeswaBubulo West County1.7%
    LwanjusiBubulo West County1.6%
    BusukuyaBubulo West County1.5%
    BukomaButiru County0.9%
    KimaluliBubulo West County0.7%
    MakenyaButiru County0.6%
    BukhadalaButiru County0.4%
    BukhofuButiru County0.1%
    BunabwanaButiru County0.1%
    ButootoBubulo West County0.1%
    MayanzaButiru County0.0%

    Farming in Manafwa

    ManafwaBugisuUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock91.2%79.1%72.8%7th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people31.1 per 100 people25.7 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people60th of 135
    Goats per 100 people27.2 per 100 people23.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people96th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people231.2 per 100 people165.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people10th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people23.4 per 100 people12.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people31st of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred29.6%56.4%23.0%41st of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)1,588 kg22,953 kg2,567,298 kg107th 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 Manafwa. The Bugisu and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Manafwa 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.