KIBOGA DISTRICT
Introduction
Kiboga District was formerly Ssingo County of Mubende until 1991 when it got district status. At its creation, the County remained the boundaries of the district with five sub counties, but later expanded to 13 sub counties and one Town Council until June 2010, when it was reduced to one Constituency of Kiboga-East with Six Sub-counties and Two Town Councils. The District is made up of one County, Kiboga, whose boundaries are the same as those of the Higher local Government. Then it is sub-divided into 6 S/Cs and 2 T/Cs with only 37 Parishes and 242 Villages.
Location and Area
Kiboga district is located in the central region of Uganda about 120 Kms from Kampala by road. The district lies approximately between 1 30' North and 32 14' East. It borders the districts of Mubende to the South, Kyankwanzi to the North, Kibaale to the West, Mityana to the South-East and Nakaseke to the East. The total area of Kiboga district is about 4,045.5 km2, which is 1.7% of the country, of which 3,903.3sq.kms is land and 142.2 sq. km as open water and swamps.
A self-reliant and prosperous Population by the year 2040.
To serve the people of Kiboga to improve their quality of life.
Demographic Characteristics
The total Population of Kiboga district according to the 2002 Population and Housing Census was 108,897 of which, 55,229 are males and 53,668 females with a 4.1% growth rate and average household size is 4.4. More than 70% of the population are under 18 years of age with a population density of approximately 58.9 per Sq.Kms. The district has a fertility rate of 7.4% compared to the national average of 3.4%. The current projected population (2010) is estimated at 151,500, of which 77,000 are male and 74,500 female.
Topography
The district lies at an altitude ranging between 1,400 to 1,800 meters above sea level. The landscape and topography in general has gentle undulating hills merging into coalescent pediments. Standing at a low slope gradient, the long pediments drop into broad, flat-bottomed valleys where there is dense settlement.
Climate
Kiboga district has a tropical climate with moderate rainfall and temperature. The rainfall pattern is bimodal with two seasons and annual rainfall varying between 560 mm to 1272 mm of rain in the last 7 years with rainy days averaging between 90 and 130 per year. The maximum monthly rainfall in the last six years is 1383 mm. The months of March to May and September to November receive very heavy and well-distributed rains of up to 1200 mm. There are two dry seasons from June to July and December to February. This therefore provides for two-season crop farming.
Settlement Patterns
The district is naturally divided into two geographical areas that respectively support pastoral and crop cultivation along the right and left hand side of the Kampala-Hoima road. The basic source of people's livelihood is agriculture with over 85% of the population engaged in farming, of which the women constitute the bigger percentage. 82.4% of the households are thus involved in agricultural activities. 94.0% are directly involved in crop husbandry while 53.2% are involved in animal husbandry. 0.6% of the communities are involved in fish farming a newly introduced farming alternative. However 0.5% are generally involved in other agricultural activities (Source NSDS 2004). Heavy settlement is in valley bases and along rivers with fertile soils suitable for agricultural production, the highway and the hilly areas of Muwanga, Kibiga, Mulagi and Ntwetwe, whereas pockets of sparse settlement exist in the grassland parts of Lwamata, Kapeke and Kyankwanzi.
Migration
Kiboga district has the second highest migration rate in Uganda. About 34.2% of the total population was born in other districts of the country while 3.5% are born outside Uganda and 62.3% born with in the district. There are more males (51%) than females (49%) who have migrated to the district.
These migrations have at times led to insecurity as people struggle over existing land (Source: 2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census Main Report). Seasonal internal migrations have reduced especially by Pastoralists in search of pasture and water due to provision of valley dams/tanks and fencing of farms. However during the dry spell there is inflow from Mbarara, Mubende, Masindi and Nakaseke who usually return to their home districts after the dry spell. This gives rise to the migration trends mentioned above. This has consequently affected the culture of the population in the district, Environment and to a curtain extent contributes increased sickness in both human beings and the livestock.
There is still depending on the few resource centres established in 2002/3 i.e. the two community resource centres under the CHILD Programme established in Kibiga Sub-county. Other social resource centres include One World Foundation (Uganda) established in Bukomero and HUNGER PROJECT EPICENTRE in Kapeke S/Cs. Modern hotels have started cropping up in the district to host national and internal visitors in transit through Kampala-Busunju-Hoima high way road. This has boosted economic activities in Kiboga Town and nearby trading centres.
Recreation centres
There is still depending on the few resource centres established in 2002/3 i.e. the two community resource centres under the CHILD Programme established in Kibiga Sub-county. Other social resource centres include One World Foundation (Uganda) established in Bukomero and HUNGER PROJECT EPICENTRE in Kapeke S/Cs. Modern hotels have started cropping up in the district to host national and internal visitors in transit through Kampala-Busunju-Hoima high way road. This has boosted economic activities in Kiboga Town and nearby trading centres.
As far as religious institutions are concerned, they are widely distributed throughout the district and include the three major denominations: Catholics, Protestants and Muslims. According to the 2002 Uganda Population and Housing census, Anglicans were the largest religious denomination constituting 39.5% followed by the Catholics 34.4% and Moslems 12.1%. Others include Pentecostal churches, Orthodox and Seventh Day Adventist churches
There are a number of historical sites in the district. Some of these sites are; The Board Game “Mweso” made out of an extended rock in Muyenje, Dwaniro Sub county; the War shrine in Lwamata Sub County, lake Mutukula in Lwamata Sub county, Historical harmer (Enyondo ya Kibuka) in Muwanga, Kiburara shrine in Muwanga, Nakayirira steam in Lwamata, Bikko hills in Muwanga (i.e. the longest hill in central region and many other interesting features in the district which are potential local and foreign tourist attractions.( source: Community based services sector)
Urbanization relates to the growth of towns in the proportion of the people living in urban areas, This has lead to uplift of some big towns like Bukomero-Kikuubo to be elevated to a Town Council level. Lwamata is also being prepared to be upgraded to either a Town Board or a full Town Council.
However, majority of the people in Kiboga 95% live in rural areas and only 5.2% of the people live in urban areas. This is lower than the national figure which was 12 percent. Of the total population living in rural areas, 51% were males while 49 were females.
