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    Census 2024 · district in Kigezi sub-region

    Rubanda

    People
    249,454
    77 of 146 by size
    Area
    707 km²
    People per km²
    353
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    3.9
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    51.2%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Rubanda is

    Where Rubanda does better than Uganda

    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 37.7% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Households with a mosquito net: 93.0% vs 87.2% nationally
    • Unemployment (14–64): 7.0% vs 12.6% nationally

    Where Rubanda lags behind

    • Households with improved toilets: 21.0% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 3.7% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households with safe drinking water: 73.4% vs 81.1% nationally

    Rubanda compared

    • Rubanda
    • Kigezi
    • Uganda

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    Inside Rubanda: 17 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
    Bubaare Town Council12.7%
    Hamurwa Town Council11.5%
    Rubanda Town Council10.1%
    Muko4.1%
    Bubare3.5%
    Hamurwa2.0%
    Butare-katojo Town Council1.9%
    Hamuhambo Town Council1.7%
    Nyamweeru1.7%
    Ikumba1.0%
    Bufundi0.8%
    Kashasha Town Council0.5%
    Kacerere Town Council0.4%
    Nshanjare Town Council0.4%
    Ruhija Town Council0.3%
    Habuhutu Town Council0.0%
    Ruhija0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Rubanda overall: 3.7%

    Highest: Bubaare Town Council (12.7%). Lowest: Ruhija (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Bubaare Town CouncilRubanda County12.7%
    Hamurwa Town CouncilRubanda County11.5%
    Rubanda Town CouncilRubanda County10.1%
    MukoRubanda County4.1%
    BubareRubanda County3.5%
    HamurwaRubanda County2.0%
    Butare-katojo Town CouncilRubanda County1.9%
    Hamuhambo Town CouncilRubanda County1.7%
    NyamweeruRubanda County1.7%
    IkumbaRubanda County1.0%
    BufundiRubanda County0.8%
    Kashasha Town CouncilRubanda County0.5%
    Kacerere Town CouncilRubanda County0.4%
    Nshanjare Town CouncilRubanda County0.4%
    Ruhija Town CouncilRubanda County0.3%
    Habuhutu Town CouncilRubanda County0.0%
    RuhijaRubanda County0.0%

    Farming in Rubanda

    RubandaKigeziUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock71.1%71.5%72.8%97th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people16.5 per 100 people17.1 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people104th of 135
    Goats per 100 people26.3 per 100 people36.8 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people98th of 135
    Chickens per 100 people32.9 per 100 people57.3 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people133rd of 135
    Pigs per 100 people15.5 per 100 people16.8 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people64th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred4.9%23.9%23.0%75th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)35,366 kg159,896 kg2,567,298 kg16th 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 Rubanda. The Kigezi and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Rubanda 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.