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    Census 2024 · district in Buganda sub-region

    Nakasongola

    People
    226,074
    90 of 146 by size
    Area
    3,536 km²
    People per km²
    64
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.3
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.1%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Nakasongola is

    Where Nakasongola does better than Uganda

    • Households in subsistence farming: 25.4% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 18.9% vs 26.0% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 49.1% vs 43.6% nationally

    Where Nakasongola lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 10.6% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with no toilet: 11.5% vs 6.7% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 76.9% vs 81.1% nationally

    Nakasongola compared

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    Inside Nakasongola: 15 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
    Migeera Town Council43.9%
    Nakasongola Town Council43.5%
    Kakooge Town Council30.2%
    Katuugo Town Council18.5%
    Nakitoma9.8%
    Wabinyonyi7.4%
    Nabiswera6.5%
    Kakooge2.7%
    Lwampanga Town Council1.7%
    Kazwama Town Council1.6%
    Lwampanga1.4%
    Mayirikiti Towncouncil0.9%
    Lwabiyata0.8%
    Kalongo0.7%
    Kalungi0.7%

    Who has power from the grid? Nakasongola overall: 10.6%

    Highest: Migeera Town Council (43.9%). Lowest: Kalungi (0.7%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Migeera Town CouncilBudyebo County43.9%
    Nakasongola Town CouncilNakasongola County43.5%
    Kakooge Town CouncilNakasongola County30.2%
    Katuugo Town CouncilNakasongola County18.5%
    NakitomaBudyebo County9.8%
    WabinyonyiNakasongola County7.4%
    NabisweraBudyebo County6.5%
    KakoogeNakasongola County2.7%
    Lwampanga Town CouncilBudyebo County1.7%
    Kazwama Town CouncilNakasongola County1.6%
    LwampangaBudyebo County1.4%
    Mayirikiti TowncouncilNakasongola County0.9%
    LwabiyataBudyebo County0.8%
    KalongoNakasongola County0.7%
    KalungiNakasongola County0.7%

    Farming in Nakasongola

    NakasongolaBugandaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock75.9%62.8%72.8%74th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people117.4 per 100 people26.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people9th of 135
    Goats per 100 people62.0 per 100 people24.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people21st of 135
    Chickens per 100 people129.7 per 100 people177.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people55th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people23.2 per 100 people20.2 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people33rd of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred28.8%45.7%23.0%44th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)22,830 kg351,870 kg2,567,298 kg26th 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 Nakasongola. The Buganda and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Nakasongola 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.