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    Census 2024 · district in Ankole sub-region

    Sheema

    People
    252,275
    74 of 146 by size
    Area
    704 km²
    People per km²
    359
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.3
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    42.8%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Sheema is

    Where Sheema does better than Uganda

    • Children 6–12 out of school: 12.0% vs 26.0% nationally
    • Youth 18–30 not in work, school or training: 37.6% vs 50.9% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 23.2% vs 34.2% nationally

    Where Sheema lags behind

    • Households with safe drinking water: 65.2% vs 81.1% nationally
    • Households with improved toilets: 40.4% vs 43.6% nationally

    Sheema compared

    • Sheema
    • Ankole
    • Uganda

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    Inside Sheema: 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
    Kabwohe Division65.3%
    Sheema Central Division41.7%
    Kagango Division37.1%
    Bugongi Town Council35.0%
    Kashozi Division33.3%
    Kyangyenyi29.9%
    Kakindo Town Council25.6%
    Shuuku Town Council25.5%
    Kitagata24.6%
    Masheruka Town Council24.5%
    Kasaana23.6%
    Kitagata Town Council20.5%
    Masheruka19.9%
    Kigarama18.2%
    Rugarama11.6%

    Who has power from the grid? Sheema overall: 32.7%

    Highest: Kabwohe Division (65.3%). Lowest: Rugarama (11.6%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Kabwohe DivisionSheema Municipality65.3%
    Sheema Central DivisionSheema Municipality41.7%
    Kagango DivisionSheema Municipality37.1%
    Bugongi Town CouncilSheema County35.0%
    Kashozi DivisionSheema Municipality33.3%
    KyangyenyiSheema County29.9%
    Kakindo Town CouncilSheema County25.6%
    Shuuku Town CouncilSheema County25.5%
    KitagataSheema County24.6%
    Masheruka Town CouncilSheema County24.5%
    KasaanaSheema County23.6%
    Kitagata Town CouncilSheema County20.5%
    MasherukaSheema County19.9%
    KigaramaSheema County18.2%
    RugaramaSheema County11.6%

    Farming in Sheema

    SheemaAnkoleUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock73.4%69.4%72.8%87th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people32.0 per 100 people49.8 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people54th of 135
    Goats per 100 people53.5 per 100 people54.9 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people31st of 135
    Chickens per 100 people88.1 per 100 people73.5 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people88th of 135
    Pigs per 100 people25.0 per 100 people17.1 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people25th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred64.8%60.3%23.0%11th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)24,667 kg176,327 kg2,567,298 kg24th 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 Sheema. The Ankole and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Sheema 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.