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    Census 2024 · district in Bugisu sub-region

    Namisindwa

    People
    257,346
    73 of 146 by size
    Area
    302 km²
    People per km²
    852
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.0
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.0%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Namisindwa is

    Where Namisindwa does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 22.3% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 26.7% vs 34.2% nationally

    Where Namisindwa lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 3.5% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 46.3% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 33.7% vs 43.6% nationally

    Namisindwa compared

    • Namisindwa
    • Bugisu
    • Uganda

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    Inside Namisindwa: 29 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
    Lwakhakha Town Council21.1%
    Bukwhaweka Town Council16.3%
    Magale Town Council14.0%
    Bumbo Town Council7.5%
    Bubutu Town Council6.4%
    Namisindwa Town Council4.7%
    Bukhaweka4.0%
    Buwambwa3.9%
    Namabya3.5%
    Bumwoni2.7%
    Bupoto2.4%
    Buwabwala2.2%
    Nabitsikhi1.6%
    Mukoto1.6%
    Bumumali1.4%
    Bukiabi1.3%
    Magale1.3%
    Luwa Town Council1.3%
    Bubutu1.2%
    Namboko0.6%
    Bukhabusi0.6%
    Tsekululu0.6%
    Bukokho0.4%
    Bumityero0.3%
    Mukhuyu0.3%
    Buwatuwa0.3%
    Namitsa0.2%
    Bumbo0.0%
    Bungati0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Namisindwa overall: 3.5%

    Highest: Lwakhakha Town Council (21.1%). Lowest: Bungati (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Lwakhakha Town CouncilBubulo East County21.1%
    Bukwhaweka Town CouncilNamisindwa County16.3%
    Magale Town CouncilBubulo East County14.0%
    Bumbo Town CouncilBubulo East County7.5%
    Bubutu Town CouncilBubulo East County6.4%
    Namisindwa Town CouncilNamisindwa County4.7%
    BukhawekaNamisindwa County4.0%
    BuwambwaBubulo East County3.9%
    NamabyaNamisindwa County3.5%
    BumwoniBubulo East County2.7%
    BupotoNamisindwa County2.4%
    BuwabwalaNamisindwa County2.2%
    MukotoNamisindwa County1.6%
    NabitsikhiBubulo East County1.6%
    BumumaliNamisindwa County1.4%
    BukiabiBubulo East County1.3%
    Luwa Town CouncilNamisindwa County1.3%
    MagaleBubulo East County1.3%
    BubutuBubulo East County1.2%
    BukhabusiNamisindwa County0.6%
    NambokoBubulo East County0.6%
    TsekululuNamisindwa County0.6%
    BukokhoBubulo East County0.4%
    BumityeroBubulo East County0.3%
    BuwatuwaNamisindwa County0.3%
    MukhuyuBubulo East County0.3%
    NamitsaBubulo East County0.2%
    BumboBubulo East County0.0%
    BungatiNamisindwa County0.0%

    Farming in Namisindwa

    NamisindwaBugisuUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock75.3%79.1%72.8%77th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people23.6 per 100 people25.7 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people76th of 135
    Goats per 100 people19.5 per 100 people23.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people119th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people146.9 per 100 people165.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people42nd of 135
    Pigs per 100 people13.9 per 100 people12.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people69th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred56.3%56.4%23.0%17th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)5,148 kg22,953 kg2,567,298 kg79th 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 Namisindwa. The Bugisu and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Namisindwa 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.