Rukungiri District
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Rukungiri is a district in western Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town'. The district has one tarmac road and boasts of very good cattle keeping activities in Buyanja. The district is shared between the Bakiga and the Bahororo, two of the major ethnic groups in Rukungiri
The climate is good for agriculture but the district is overpopulated and is one of the poorest in the country. It is boardered by Kabale, Kisoro, Ntungamo and Bushenyi Districts.
The Parliamentary representative of this District is Major General Jim Muhwezi.
The district was the birth place of Kizza Besigye who was a candidate for the Ugandan Presidency in 2001 and 2006.
[edit] External links
- Rukungiri District Information Portal from the government
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There are no people called Bahima as some fellows claim to be,except that some of the Bahororo are grazing animals mostly cattle on small pieces of fragmented land, this activity has been a responsible factor for the cause of soil erosion.Bahororo ocupy Counties of Rubabo and Rujumbula.
