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    Census 2024 · district in Bugisu sub-region

    Sironko

    People
    298,363
    48 of 146 by size
    Area
    408 km²
    People per km²
    731
    Uganda: 189
    Household size
    4.1
    Uganda: 4.2
    Children under 18
    48.5%
    Uganda: 49.6%

    Where Sironko is

    Where Sironko does better than Uganda

    • Households that got PDM support: 24.2% vs 7.8% nationally
    • Teens 13–17 out of school: 25.0% vs 34.2% nationally
    • Children 6–12 out of school: 20.0% vs 26.0% nationally

    Where Sironko lags behind

    • Households with improved toilets: 26.2% vs 43.6% nationally
    • Households on grid electricity: 9.4% vs 25.3% nationally
    • Households in subsistence farming: 43.0% vs 33.1% nationally

    Sironko compared

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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
    Sironko Town Council25.5%
    Budadiri Town Council25.3%
    Mutufu Town Council16.9%
    Bubbeza16.6%
    Mafudu16.3%
    Busamaga14.4%
    Buweri Town Council13.7%
    Bukhulo13.6%
    Bukiyi13.4%
    Bugusege Town Council13.3%
    Bukyambi12.5%
    Busiita12.1%
    Busulani11.5%
    Bumalimba10.3%
    Buyobo10.1%
    Buwalasi9.7%
    Dahami9.5%
    Kama Town Council9.0%
    Buwasa8.3%
    Bumasifwa7.7%
    Buhugu7.2%
    Gombe Gasawa Town Council6.2%
    Bumulisha4.9%
    Bukiise4.8%
    Namugabwe4.7%
    Bunyafwa4.5%
    Namaguli3.8%
    Buteza Town Council3.6%
    Bugambi3.5%
    Legenya3.4%
    Bukiiti Town Council2.9%
    Kikobero2.4%
    Elgon2.0%
    Bukyabo0.5%
    Butandiga0.5%
    Buteza0.5%
    Masaba0.5%
    Zesui0.5%
    Nalusala0.4%
    Bugitimwa0.3%
    Lulena0.3%
    Butandiga Town Council0.0%

    Who has power from the grid? Sironko overall: 9.4%

    Highest: Sironko Town Council (25.5%). Lowest: Butandiga Town Council (0.0%).

    Sub-countyCountyHouseholds on grid electricity
    Sironko Town CouncilBudadiri County25.5%
    Budadiri Town CouncilBudadiri County25.3%
    Mutufu Town CouncilBudadiri County16.9%
    BubbezaBudadiri County16.6%
    MafuduBudadiri County16.3%
    BusamagaBudadiri County14.4%
    Buweri Town CouncilBudadiri County13.7%
    BukhuloBudadiri County13.6%
    BukiyiBudadiri County13.4%
    Bugusege Town CouncilBudadiri County13.3%
    BukyambiBudadiri County12.5%
    BusiitaBudadiri County12.1%
    BusulaniBudadiri County11.5%
    BumalimbaBudadiri County10.3%
    BuyoboBudadiri County10.1%
    BuwalasiBudadiri County9.7%
    DahamiBudadiri County9.5%
    Kama Town CouncilBudadiri County9.0%
    BuwasaBudadiri County8.3%
    BumasifwaBudadiri County7.7%
    BuhuguBudadiri County7.2%
    Gombe Gasawa Town CouncilBudadiri County6.2%
    BumulishaBudadiri County4.9%
    BukiiseBudadiri County4.8%
    NamugabweBudadiri County4.7%
    BunyafwaBudadiri County4.5%
    NamaguliBudadiri County3.8%
    Buteza Town CouncilBudadiri County3.6%
    BugambiBudadiri County3.5%
    LegenyaBudadiri County3.4%
    Bukiiti Town CouncilBudadiri County2.9%
    KikoberoBudadiri County2.4%
    ElgonBudadiri County2.0%
    BukyaboBudadiri County0.5%
    ButandigaBudadiri County0.5%
    ButezaBudadiri County0.5%
    MasabaBudadiri County0.5%
    ZesuiBudadiri County0.5%
    NalusalaBudadiri County0.4%
    BugitimwaBudadiri County0.3%
    LulenaBudadiri County0.3%
    Butandiga Town CouncilBudadiri County0.0%

    Farming in Sironko

    SironkoBugisuUgandaRank
    Households keeping livestock82.7%79.1%72.8%48th of 135
    Cattle per 100 people26.8 per 100 people25.7 per 100 people31.5 per 100 people69th of 135
    Goats per 100 people25.2 per 100 people23.6 per 100 people37.8 per 100 people102nd of 135
    Chickens per 100 people145.8 per 100 people165.2 per 100 people126.0 per 100 people43rd of 135
    Pigs per 100 people7.5 per 100 people12.5 per 100 people15.4 per 100 people105th of 135
    Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred68.3%56.4%23.0%8th of 135
    Honey harvested (kg, 6 months)4,411 kg22,953 kg2,567,298 kg86th 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 Sironko. The Bugisu and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Sironko 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.