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Uganda: Eastern Region

Contents: Districts and Subcounties

The population of the districts, subcounties, town councils and municipal divisions of the Eastern Region according to population projections.

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NameStatusPopulation
Projection
2015-07-01
Population
Projection
2020-07-01
AmuriaDistrict188,600225,000
AbarilelaSubcounty25,00029,800
AkeriauSubcounty14,60017,500
AmuriaTown Council7,5008,900
ApeduruSubcounty15,10018,000
AsamukSubcounty22,00026,200
KujuSubcounty18,60022,200
MorungatunySubcounty17,70021,000
OgolaiSubcounty14,30017,100
OrungoSubcounty15,20018,100
WeraSubcounty24,80029,700
WillaSubcounty13,80016,500
BudakaDistrict213,400253,100
BudakaTown Council24,50029,100
BudakaSubcounty11,40013,500
Iki-IkiSubcounty19,10022,700
KachomoSubcounty14,90017,600
KaderunaSubcounty17,50020,800
KakuleSubcounty12,80015,100
KamerukaSubcounty15,30018,200
KamonkoliSubcounty25,50030,200
KatiiraSubcounty16,60019,800
LyamaSubcounty19,70023,400
MugitiSubcounty11,80014,000
NaboaSubcounty14,40017,000
NansangaSubcounty9,90011,700
BududaDistrict217,800271,100
BubiitaSubcounty7,2009,000
BududaSubcounty11,20013,900
BududaTown Council7,1008,700
BukalasiSubcounty13,40016,600
BukibokoloSubcounty10,40013,000
BukigaiSubcounty18,40022,900
BuluchekeSubcounty15,70019,500
BumashetiSubcounty16,50020,500
BumayokaSubcounty19,90024,800
BushigayiTown Council3,2004,000
BushikaSubcounty24,90031,100
BushiriboSubcounty12,00014,900
BushiyiSubcounty13,10016,300
BuwaliSubcounty6,6008,200
NabweyaSubcounty10,60013,200
NakatsiSubcounty11,20014,000
NalwanzaSubcounty9,20011,500
NangakoTown Council7,2009,000
BugiriDistrict395,200480,400
BudhayaSubcounty29,40035,700
BulesaSubcounty41,00049,900
BulidhaSubcounty25,00030,500
BuluguyiSubcounty32,40039,400
BuwungaSubcounty48,20058,700
Eastern DivisionDivision14,30017,300
IwembaSubcounty20,00024,200
KapyangaSubcounty60,40073,400
MuterereSubcounty28,80035,000
NabukaluSubcounty37,80046,000
NankomaSubcounty42,50051,600
Western DivisionDivision15,40018,700
Bugweri (← Iganga)District168,300191,600
BugweriTown Council28,90032,900
BusembatiaTown Council12,20013,800
BuyangaSubcounty51,50058,800
IbulankuSubcounty6,3007,200
IgombeSubcounty17,40019,800
MakuutuSubcounty28,50032,400
NamalembaSubcounty23,50026,700
BukedeaDistrict210,600259,300
BukedeaSubcounty31,50038,700
BukedeaTown Council11,30013,900
KachumbalaSubcounty57,20070,500
KidongoleSubcounty29,20036,000
KolirSubcounty33,90041,700
MaleraSubcounty47,50058,500
BukwoDistrict93,000119,100
BukwoSubcounty8,80011,300
BukwoTown Council7,90010,100
ChepkwastaSubcounty8,80011,200
ChesowerSubcounty6,8008,800
KabeiSubcounty6,6008,400
KametSubcounty5,3006,800
KaptererwoSubcounty9,10011,700
KortekSubcounty6,0007,700
RiwoSubcounty8,00010,200
SenendetSubcounty9,20011,700
SuamSubcounty11,10014,300
TulelSubcounty5,4006,900
BulambuliDistrict181,400230,600
BuginyanyaSubcounty5,7007,300
BukhaluSubcounty26,10032,800
BulaagoSubcounty9,90012,500
BulambuliTown Council3,4004,300
BulegeniTown Council11,00014,000
BulegeniSubcounty5,3006,700
BuluganyaSubcounty13,50017,100
BumasoboSubcounty8,40010,700
BumugiboleSubcounty6,7008,600
BunambutyeSubcounty8,70011,100
BuyagaTown Council3,1004,000
BwikhongeSubcounty8,10010,300
KamuSubcounty6,6008,400
LushaSubcounty9,20011,700
MasiiraSubcounty9,90012,600
MuyembeSubcounty7,90010,000
NabbongoSubcounty9,90012,700
NamisuniSubcounty9,00011,500
SimuSubcounty5,5007,100
SisiyiSubcounty13,50017,200
BusiaDistrict331,400384,000
BuheheSubcounty20,40023,600
BulumbiSubcounty15,70018,200
BusimeSubcounty19,00022,100
BusitemaSubcounty17,80020,600
ButebaSubcounty28,20032,600
BuyangaSubcounty18,80021,800
DabaniSubcounty29,70034,500
Eastern DivisionDivision32,70037,800
LuminoSubcounty15,10017,500
LunyoSubcounty15,30017,800
MajanjiSubcounty11,10012,900
MasabaSubcounty24,00027,700
MasafuSubcounty20,60023,900
MasinyaSubcounty20,50023,800
SikudaSubcounty19,00022,100
Western DivisionDivision23,50027,100
ButalejaDistrict251,300300,500
BudumbaSubcounty23,70028,300
BusabaSubcounty25,40030,400
BusabiSubcounty18,80022,500
BusolweTown Council14,10016,800
BusolweSubcounty15,20018,300
ButalejaSubcounty16,30019,500
ButalejaTown Council20,20024,000
HimutuSubcounty15,20018,100
KachongaSubcounty26,10031,100
MazimasaSubcounty33,80040,600
NawanjofuSubcounty20,20024,200
NaweyoSubcounty22,30026,700
Butebo (← Pallisa)District113,000121,200
ButeboSubcounty20,70022,300
ButeboTown Council9,0009,600
KabwangasiSubcounty28,90030,900
KakoroSubcounty17,50018,800
KanginimaSubcounty10,00010,700
PeteteSubcounty26,90028,900
BuyendeDistrict334,500414,600
BugayaSubcounty86,900107,700
BuyendeSubcounty44,80055,600
BuyendeTown Council24,00029,700
KaguluSubcounty79,40098,400
KideraSubcounty68,10084,400
NkondoSubcounty31,30038,800
IgangaDistrict347,400402,600
BulamogiSubcounty30,10034,900
Central DivisionDivision31,10036,100
NabitendeSubcounty28,90033,500
NakalamaSubcounty47,50055,000
NakigoSubcounty40,20046,600
NambaleSubcounty47,90055,500
NamungalweSubcounty38,10044,100
NawandalaSubcounty32,00037,100
NawanyingiSubcounty26,20030,400
Northern DivisionDivision25,40029,400
JinjaDistrict476,800515,100
BudondoSubcounty51,10055,300
BugembeTown Council42,20045,600
BuseddeSubcounty37,10040,200
ButagayaSubcounty54,20058,600
BuwengeSubcounty47,20050,900
BuwengeTown Council22,40024,200
BuyengoSubcounty32,80035,500
Central DivisionDivision21,70023,500
KakiraTown Council33,10035,800
MafubiraSubcounty79,60085,600
Masese WalukubaDivision31,50034,000
MpumuddeDivision23,90025,900
KaberamaidoDistrict108,700132,700
AlwaSubcounty24,10029,500
AperkiraSubcounty14,80018,100
KaberamaidoTown Council4,2005,100
KaberamaidoSubcounty18,40022,400
KobulubuluSubcounty20,30024,800
OcheroSubcounty26,90032,800
Kalaki (← Kaberamaido)District113,500138,700
AnyaraSubcounty22,70027,700
ApapaiSubcounty11,60014,200
BululuSubcounty22,10027,000
KakureSubcounty13,00015,900
KalakiSubcounty17,30021,100
OtuboiSubcounty26,80032,800
KaliroDistrict242,900288,500
BudomeroSubcounty25,00029,800
BukambaSubcounty27,60032,600
BumanyaSubcounty26,70031,700
BuyindaSubcounty8,80010,400
GadumireSubcounty27,20032,400
KaliroTown Council17,20020,500
KasokweSubcounty15,50018,500
KisindaSubcounty8,40010,000
NamugongoSubcounty20,60024,400
NamwiwaSubcounty28,30033,500
NansololoSubcounty14,70017,500
NawaikokeSubcounty22,90027,200
KamuliDistrict495,600558,500
BalawoliSubcounty22,50025,300
BugulumbyaSubcounty37,00041,700
BulopaSubcounty29,50033,300
ButansiSubcounty30,20033,900
KagumbaSubcounty32,90037,100
KisoziSubcounty26,20029,400
KitayunjwaSubcounty40,90046,000
MagogoSubcounty22,50025,400
MbulamutiSubcounty30,10033,900
NabwiguluSubcounty22,40025,300
NamasagaliSubcounty38,20043,100
NamwendwaSubcounty58,50065,900
NawanyagoSubcounty24,30027,400
Northern DivisionDivision30,80034,800
Southern DivisionDivision29,20033,000
WankoleSubcounty20,40023,000
KapchorwaDistrict107,600123,800
AmukolSubcounty3,9004,500
Central DivisionDivision13,30015,000
ChemaSubcounty8,80010,200
ChepterechSubcounty4,2004,800
Eastern DivisionDivision11,50013,200
GamogoSubcounty3,4004,000
KabeywaSubcounty5,3006,100
KapsindaSubcounty7,6008,800
KaptanyaSubcounty7,4008,500
KaseremSubcounty4,8005,600
KawowoSubcounty7,0008,200
MunaryaSubcounty5,6006,400
SipiSubcounty4,8005,500
Western DivisionDivision20,00023,000
Kapelebyong (← Amuria)District89,600103,800
AcowaSubcounty19,00021,900
AkoromitSubcounty18,50021,400
KapelebyongSubcounty14,10016,400
KapelebyongTown Council5,5006,400
ObalangaSubcounty18,40021,300
OkungurSubcounty14,10016,400
KatakwiDistrict169,900194,600
KapujanSubcounty13,30015,300
KatakwiSubcounty37,50043,200
KatakwiTown Council8,0009,100
MagoroSubcounty19,10021,900
NgariamSubcounty11,20012,800
OmodoiSubcounty17,30019,700
OngongojaSubcounty16,80019,300
PalamSubcounty13,00014,800
ToromaSubcounty12,00013,700
UsukSubcounty21,70024,800
KibukuDistrict208,200250,600
BulangiraSubcounty13,50016,200
BusetaSubcounty8,40010,200
Goli GoliSubcounty9,90011,900
KabweriSubcounty15,80019,000
KadamaSubcounty12,90015,500
KagumuSubcounty18,40022,200
KakutuSubcounty11,40013,700
KasasiraSubcounty13,20015,900
KibukuSubcounty12,90015,600
KibukuTown Council8,80010,600
KirikaSubcounty10,20012,400
KitutiSubcounty8,70010,500
LwamataSubcounty12,30014,700
NabiswaSubcounty14,00016,900
NandereSubcounty7,7009,300
NankondoSubcounty9,90011,900
TirinyiSubcounty20,20024,100
KumiDistrict245,000284,800
AtuturSubcounty22,00025,700
KanyumSubcounty42,80049,800
KumiSubcounty17,90020,900
MukongoroSubcounty48,20055,500
Northern DivisionDivision18,30021,300
NyeroSubcounty33,80039,400
OnginoSubcounty43,00050,000
Southern DivisionDivision19,00022,200
KweenDistrict95,700109,500
BenetSubcounty11,30013,000
BinyinySubcounty5,2005,900
BinyinyiTown Council3,3003,800
KaproronSubcounty3,8004,400
KaproronTown Council1,4001,600
KaptoyoySubcounty8,4009,600
KaptumSubcounty9,60011,000
KirikiSubcounty5,0005,700
KitawoiSubcounty7,7008,800
KwanyiySubcounty10,30011,700
KwosirSubcounty12,20013,900
MoyokSubcounty5,9006,700
NgengeSubcounty11,60013,400
LuukaDistrict241,800267,100
BukangaSubcounty42,30046,800
BukoomaSubcounty39,90044,000
BulongoSubcounty28,70031,700
IkumbyaSubcounty34,80038,400
IrongoSubcounty26,80029,600
LuukaTown Council10,40011,600
NawampitiSubcounty21,70023,900
WaibugaSubcounty37,20041,100
ManafwaDistrict156,200175,200
BugoberoSubcounty14,00015,700
BukhofuSubcounty7,7008,600
BukusuSubcounty13,20014,800
BunabwanaSubcounty10,00011,300
BusukuyaSubcounty13,50015,100
ButiruSubcounty18,30020,500
ButtaSubcounty4,3004,800
BuwagogoSubcounty7,3008,200
BuwanganiTown Council5,1005,800
BuyinzaTown Council2,3002,700
KaatoSubcounty4,5005,100
KhabutoolaSubcounty15,70017,500
ManafwaTown Council14,20016,000
NalondoSubcounty6,1006,800
SibangaSubcounty7,8008,700
SisuniSubcounty4,2004,700
WeswaSubcounty8,0008,900
MayugeDistrict484,900565,100
BaitambogweSubcounty38,90045,400
BukabooliSubcounty44,30051,600
BukatubeSubcounty41,10047,900
BusakiraSubcounty29,80034,800
BuwaayaSubcounty21,80025,400
ImanyiroSubcounty32,20037,500
JaguziSubcounty13,60015,700
KigandaloSubcounty32,30037,600
KityereraSubcounty47,30055,100
MagamagaTown Council16,80019,500
MalongoSubcounty104,400121,900
MayugeTown Council17,90020,800
MpungweSubcounty26,20030,600
WairasaSubcounty18,30021,300
MbaleDistrict501,400586,300
BubyanguSubcounty21,50025,200
BudwaleSubcounty7,8009,200
BufumboSubcounty20,30023,600
BukasakyaSubcounty30,40035,600
BukiendeSubcounty22,30026,200
BukondeSubcounty19,60022,900
BumasikyeSubcounty12,60014,700
BumbobiSubcounty16,70019,600
BungokhoSubcounty29,40034,300
Bungokho MutotoSubcounty26,20030,600
BusanoSubcounty15,20017,800
BusiuTown Council2,1002,400
BusiuSubcounty22,70026,600
BusobaSubcounty21,30024,900
Industrial DivisionDivision41,40048,400
LukhongeSubcounty9,90011,600
LwassoSubcounty9,20010,800
NabumaliTown Council3,8004,400
NakalokeTown Council28,70033,700
NakalokeSubcounty16,10018,800
NamabasaSubcounty7,3008,600
NamanyonyiSubcounty31,60036,600
NawuyoTown Council9,10010,700
Northern DivisionDivision38,90045,400
NyondoSubcounty8,80010,300
WanaleDivision14,90017,500
WanaleSubcounty13,60015,900
NamayingoDistrict218,200237,000
BandaSubcounty44,00047,600
BuhembaSubcounty27,90030,400
BukanaSubcounty8,7009,400
BuswaleSubcounty27,10029,400
BuyinjaSubcounty22,70024,700
LolweSubcounty12,30013,400
MutumbaSubcounty42,90046,600
NamayingoTown Council15,90017,300
Sigulu IslandSubcounty16,70018,200
Namisindwa (← Manafwa)District204,300231,500
BubutuSubcounty23,20026,100
BukhabusiSubcounty9,90011,200
BukhawekaSubcounty9,10010,400
BukiabiSubcounty11,30012,800
BukokhoSubcounty19,50022,100
BumboSubcounty16,60018,800
BumwoniSubcounty19,30021,800
BupotoSubcounty11,30012,700
BuwabwalaSubcounty6,9007,900
LwakhakhaTown Council9,10010,400
MagaleSubcounty16,50018,700
MagaleTown Council4,0004,600
MukotoSubcounty8,0009,100
NamabyaSubcounty10,50011,900
NambokoSubcounty10,20011,700
NamisindwaTown Council2,4002,700
TsekululuSubcounty16,50018,600
NamutumbaDistrict259,400306,500
BulangeSubcounty45,90054,200
IvukulaSubcounty20,60024,300
KibaaleSubcounty16,40019,400
MagadaSubcounty50,00059,200
MazubaSubcounty12,90015,200
NabweyoSubcounty17,20020,400
NamutumbaSubcounty38,50045,500
NamutumbaTown Council19,20022,600
NangondeSubcounty12,50014,700
NsinzeSubcounty26,20031,000
NgoraDistrict145,000165,800
KapirSubcounty31,90036,400
KobwinSubcounty34,10038,900
MukuraSubcounty34,20039,300
NgoraSubcounty29,30033,500
NgoraTown Council15,50017,700
PallisaDistrict284,900353,400
AguleSubcounty18,80023,300
AkisimSubcounty13,50016,800
ApopongSubcounty27,20033,700
ChelekuraSubcounty12,20015,100
GogonyoSubcounty31,70039,300
KamekeSubcounty17,90022,200
KamugeSubcounty22,40027,700
KasodoSubcounty14,90018,400
KibaleSubcounty17,00021,100
OlokSubcounty16,90020,900
OpwatetaSubcounty17,40021,600
PallisaTown Council34,00042,300
PallisaSubcounty15,90019,800
Puti-PutiSubcounty25,10031,200
SerereDistrict295,100359,500
AtiiraSubcounty21,10025,700
BugondoSubcounty36,60044,600
KadunguluSubcounty24,40029,700
KadunguluTown Council9,50011,700
KasiloTown Council3,7004,400
KatetaSubcounty56,30068,200
KidetokTown Council7,2008,800
KyereSubcounty49,40060,300
LaboriSubcounty20,50025,000
OlioSubcounty29,10035,600
PingireSubcounty28,40034,600
SerereTown Council8,90010,900
SironkoDistrict246,500274,300
BudadiriTown Council17,20019,200
BugitimwaSubcounty8,6009,600
BuhuguSubcounty7,5008,400
BukhuloSubcounty18,40020,500
BukiiseSubcounty21,10023,300
BukiyiSubcounty13,20014,700
BukyaboSubcounty7,3008,100
BukyambiSubcounty3,6004,000
BumalimbaSubcounty17,20019,100
BumasifwaSubcounty10,50011,700
BunyafaSubcounty11,90013,300
BusulaniSubcounty7,7008,600
ButandigaSubcounty6,1006,800
ButezaSubcounty11,40012,700
BuwalasiSubcounty14,00015,500
BuwasaSubcounty8,9009,900
BuyoboSubcounty13,70015,300
MasabaSubcounty10,30011,500
NalusalaSubcounty9,60010,600
SironkoTown Council17,40019,300
ZesuiSubcounty10,90012,200
SorotiDistrict305,300363,600
ArapaiSubcounty41,60049,500
AsuretSubcounty40,80048,500
Eastern DivisionDivision19,30023,000
GweriSubcounty49,30058,800
KamudaSubcounty38,00045,300
KatineSubcounty36,00043,000
Northern DivisionDivision19,70023,400
SorotiSubcounty25,80030,700
TuburSubcounty22,60026,900
Western DivisionDivision12,20014,500
TororoDistrict527,400597,500
Eastern DivisionDivision19,40022,000
IyolwaSubcounty20,70023,400
KirewaSubcounty28,70032,500
KisokoSubcounty19,40022,000
KwapaSubcounty20,60023,300
MagolaSubcounty18,20020,600
MalabaTown Council18,40020,800
MellaSubcounty19,60022,200
MerikitSubcounty26,30029,800
MoloSubcounty19,20021,800
MukujuSubcounty39,00044,200
MulandaSubcounty39,60044,800
NabuyogaSubcounty31,50035,700
NagongeraSubcounty26,00029,400
NagongeraTown Council12,60014,300
OsukuruSubcounty46,60053,000
PayaSubcounty30,10034,100
PettaSubcounty16,10018,300
RubongiSubcounty37,30042,200
Sop-SopSubcounty14,70016,600
Western DivisionDivision23,40026,500
EasternRegion9,269,80010,836,500

Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (web).

Explanation: Districts and subcounties as operational in mid-2019. Area figures of districts are derived from spatial data. The 2020 projection does not consider the population increase by refugees from neighboring countries like South Sudan.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2020)
Males5,510,000
Females5,326,500