Mityana District

Mityana District
District
Coordinates: 00°27′N 32°03′E / 0.450°N 32.050°E / 0.450; 32.050Coordinates: 00°27′N 32°03′E / 0.450°N 32.050°E / 0.450; 32.050
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Uganda
Capital	Mityana
Area
• Land	1,579.3 km2 (609.8 sq mi)
Population (2012 Estimate)
• Total	311,600
• Density	197.3/km2 (511/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	www.mityana.go.ug

Mityana District is a district in Central Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' of Mityana.

Location

Mityana District is bordered by Kiboga District to the north, Nakaseke District to the northeast, Wakiso District to the east, Mpigi District to the southeast, Butambala District and Gomba District to the south. Mubende District lies to the west of Mityana District.^[1] The district headquarters at Mityana, are located approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[2] The coordinates of the district are:00 27N, 32 03E.

Population

During the 1991 national population census, the district population was approximated 223,530. In 2002, the national census that year, the district had a population of approximately 266,110. In 2012, the district population was estimated at about 311,600.^[3]

Economic activity

Agriculture is the main income-earning activity in the district. Like Mubende District, from which Mityana District was split, the crops grown include: (a) Sweet potatoes (b) Beans (c) Cassava (d) Maize (e) Bananas (f) Groundnuts (g) Onions (h) Cabbage (I) Tomatoes. Cash crops grown in the district include: (1) Coffee (2) Tea. There are several large-scale tea estates in the district, including Namutamba Tea Estate, located at Namutamba, and Mwera Tea Estate, located at Mwera and a member of the Madhvani Group.

See also

• Mityana
• Central Region, Uganda
• Districts of Uganda
• Madhvani Group

References

External links

• Mityana: The Place Where Walumbe Hid

Districts of Uganda by region Central Buikwe Bukomansimbi Butambala Buvuma Gomba Kalangala Kalungu Kampala Kayunga Kiboga Kyankwanzi Luweero Lwengo Lyantonde Masaka Mityana Mpigi Mubende Mukono Nakaseke Nakasongola Rakai Sembabule Wakiso Eastern Amuria Budaka Bududa Bugiri Bukedea Bukwo Bulambuli Busia Butaleja Buyende Iganga Jinja Kaberamaido Kaliro Kamuli Kapchorwa Katakwi Kibuku Kumi Kween Luuka Manafwa Mayuge Mbale Namayingo Namutumba Ngora Pallisa Serere Sironko Soroti Tororo Northern Abim Adjumani Agago Alebtong Amolatar Amudat Amuru Apac Arua Dokolo Gulu Kaabong Kitgum Koboko Kole Kotido Lamwo Lira Maracha-Terego Moroto Moyo Nakapiripirit Napak Nebbi Nwoya Otuke Oyam Pader Yumbe Zombo Western Buhweju Buliisa Bundibugyo Bushenyi Hoima Ibanda Isingiro Kabale Kabarole Kamwenge Kanungu Kasese Kibaale Kiruhura Kiryandongo Kisoro Kyegegwa Kyenjojo Masindi Mbarara Mitooma Ntoroko Ntungamo Rubirizi Rukungiri Sheema