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    Census 2024 · district in Busoga sub-region

    Namutumba

    People
    311,339
    41 of 146 by size
    Area
    820 km²
    People per km²
    380
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.3
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    54.5%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Namutumba is

    Where Namutumba does better than Uganda

    • Households with safe drinking water: 95.4% vs 81.1% nationally

    Where Namutumba lags behind

    • Households on grid electricity: 7.5% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 49.8% vs 33.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 27.2% vs 43.6% nationally

    Namutumba compared

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    Inside Namutumba: 20 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
    Namutumba Town Council31.5%
    Kibale Town Council19.0%
    Ivukula Town Council15.1%
    Bugobi Town Council12.2%
    Nsinze Town Council8.6%
    Nabweyo7.9%
    Nawaikona6.1%
    Bulange4.9%
    Namutumba4.3%
    Nangonde Town Council3.9%
    Mazuba3.5%
    Ivukula3.4%
    Kibaale3.4%
    Bugobi3.4%
    Magada3.4%
    Kiwanyi2.9%
    Kagulu2.3%
    Nsinze1.5%
    Nangonde1.1%
    Kizuba0.6%

    Who has power from the grid? Namutumba overall: 7.5%

    Highest: Namutumba Town Council (31.5%). Lowest: Kizuba (0.6%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Namutumba Town CouncilBusiki County31.5%
    Kibale Town CouncilBukono County19.0%
    Ivukula Town CouncilBukono County15.1%
    Bugobi Town CouncilBusiki County12.2%
    Nsinze Town CouncilBusiki County8.6%
    NabweyoBukono County7.9%
    NawaikonaBusiki County6.1%
    BulangeBusiki County4.9%
    NamutumbaBusiki County4.3%
    Nangonde Town CouncilBukono County3.9%
    MazubaBusiki North County3.5%
    BugobiBusiki County3.4%
    IvukulaBukono County3.4%
    KibaaleBukono County3.4%
    MagadaBusiki North County3.4%
    KiwanyiBusiki North County2.9%
    KaguluBusiki North County2.3%
    NsinzeBusiki County1.5%
    NangondeBukono County1.1%
    KizubaBusiki County0.6%

    Farming in Namutumba

    NamutumbaBusogaUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock81.2%73.6%72.8%53rd of 135
    Cattle per 100 people34.1 per 100 people24.3 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people51st of 135
    Goats per 100 people35.7 per 100 people31.2 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people67th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people115.1 per 100 people128.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people68th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people7.6 per 100 people10.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people104th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred2.0%9.3%23.0%90th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)126 kg61,559 kg2,567,298 kg134th 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 Namutumba. The Busoga and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Namutumba 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.