{{Infobox settlement | name = Bbaale County | settlement_type = County and parliamentary constituency | coordinates = {{coord|1|06|N|32|54|E|type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Uganda | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Region | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kayunga District | population_as_of = 2024 | population_total = 185,341<ref name="CityPopulation_Bbale2024">{{cite web |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/central/admin/1121__bbale_county/ |title=Bbale County (Administrative unit, Uganda) |website=CityPopulation |publisher=CityPopulation.de |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 }}

'''Bbaale County''' is a county in the Kayunga District in Uganda. It occupies the northern half of the district. It contains four sub-counties. It is represented in the Uganda Parliament by Charles Tebandeke who succeeded Sulaiman Madada, who served as the State Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kibuuka|newspaper=New Vision (Kampala)|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/456006|title=Madaada Donates To Women|date=15 September 2005|accessdate=10 February 2015|last=Lumu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210191203/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/456006|archive-date=2015-02-10|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=Court of Appeal upholds Tebandeke's victory |url=https://www.independent.co.ug/court-of-appeal-upholds-tebandekes-victory/ |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=The Independent Uganda |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Location == Bbaale is located about 45&nbsp;km from Kayunga Town.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-11 |title=Mengo orders Banyala off Bbaale County land |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/mengo-orders-banyala-off-bbaale-county-land-1774424 |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Monitor |language=en}}</ref>

== Administration == Bbaale County includes four rural sub-counties: Bbaale, Galiraya, Kayonza, and Kitimbwa.<ref name="RoadBrief_2025">{{cite report |url=https://cmis.parliament.go.ug/cmis/views/3f05c56c-a0fe-4d14-85c5-6ca0febd140d%253B1.0 |title=A Brief on the Proposal for Prefinancing the Design and Build of Kayunga–Bbaale–Galiraya Road (87km) from Gravel to Paved Standard |publisher=Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Uganda) |date=2025 |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref>

===Sub-Counties=== * Bbaale Sub-county * Garilaya Sub-county * Kayonza Sub-county * Kitimbwa Sub-county

==Population== According to 2024 estimates from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Bbaale County's total population is about 185,341 people and it accommodates the most Banyala.<ref name=":0" /> This includes all four sub‑counties: Bbaale, Galiraya, Kayonza, and Kitimbwa.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bbale County (Uganda) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/central/admin/1121__bbale_county/? }}</ref>The county is affected by land grabbing where almost 40 percent of the population is under threat to be evicted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mugabi |first=Sam Ibanda |title=Over 30 villages in Bbaale-Kayunga face eviction |url=https://nilepost.co.ug/uncategorized/197867/over-30-villages-in-bbaale-kayunga-face-eviction |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Nilepost News |language=en}}</ref> on 9th October 2023, some political leaders staged a peaceful demonstration which was named "Black independence" over unfullfiled presidential pledges which includes the failure to tarmac Kayunga - Galilaaya road which was promised in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Kayunga leaders stage demo in forest over unfulfilled pledges |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/kayunga-leaders-stage-demo-in-forest-over-unfulfilled-pledges-4395610 |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Monitor |language=en}}</ref>

== Geography == The Kayunga–Bbaale–Galiraya road corridor ends at Kawongo Landing Site on the shores of Lake Kyoga in Galiraya.<ref name="RoadBrief_2025" /> The corridor links communities in Kayunga District with lake transport routes and districts across Lake Kyoga.<ref name="RoadBrief_2025" />

== Economy and livelihoods == The 2014 census profile for Bbaale County Constituency reported high involvement in household agriculture:

*Households engaged in crop growing: 26,607 (90.1%).<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017">{{cite report |url=https://www.ubos.org/wp-content/uploads/publications/2014CensusProfiles/KAYUNGA.pdf |title=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Area Specific Profiles, Kayunga District |publisher=Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) |date=April 2017 |location=Kampala, Uganda |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> *Households engaged in maize growing: 24,453 (82.8%).<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" /> *Households engaged in sweet potato growing: 13,928 (47.1%).<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" /> *Households engaged in livestock farming: 17,855 (60.4%).<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" />

== Education and literacy == In the 2014 census profile for Bbaale County Constituency:

*Primary school attendance (ages 6–12): 84.6%.<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" /> *Secondary school attendance (ages 13–18): 34.3%.<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" /> *Adult literacy (ages 10+): 65.7%.<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" /> *Adult illiteracy (ages 10+): 34.3%.<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" />

== Housing and energy == In the 2014 census profile for Bbaale County Constituency:

*Households with access to electricity for lighting: 2,353 (8.0%).<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" /> *Households using tadooba for lighting: 22,226 (75.2%).<ref name="UBOS_Kayunga2017" />

== Transport == Bbaale County lies on the Kayunga–Bbaale–Galiraya Road, an 87 km route planned for upgrading from gravel to paved standard under a prefinancing arrangement, with an estimated cost of UGX 313.2 billion (inclusive of taxes).<ref name="RoadBrief_2025" /> The project scope includes a ferry landing site at Kawongo on Lake Kyoga for future ferry routes (including links to Zengebe and Namasale), plus tarmacking of selected urban roads and street lighting in selected centres.<ref name="RoadBrief_2025" />

== Politics == Bbaale County elects a Member of Parliament. Hon. Charles Tebandeke (National Unity Platform) serves as the constituency MP.<ref name="Parliament_MP_Tebandeke">{{cite web |url=https://mpsdb.parliament.go.ug/home/mp/eyJpdiI6IkxCSm95RUJ6aDBrdkNJeTZtdEpaQUE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiM3NYWE1NK2toQjNxNTQ2TGc3a00wZz09IiwibWFjIjoiZGRjNGFhZmVjOWQ5MjAwN2IzY2FkNWRhNjYyNzAxOWNkZjgwMjIwNTI0ZTAzOGU3ZmUxYzhmYjY0ZTJjOTJmYSIsInRhZyI6IiJ9 |title=Hon. Tebandeke Charles |website=Members of Parliament |publisher=Parliament of Uganda |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> A 2022 Court of Appeal decision upheld Tebandeke’s 2021 election win; the report cited 12,753 votes for Tebandeke and 4,840 votes for Ronald Mukasa Maiteki.<ref name="Independent_2022_CA">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.ug/court-of-appeal-upholds-tebandekes-victory/ |title=Court of Appeal upholds Tebandeke's victory |work=The Independent (Uganda) |date=28 March 2022 |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref>

==See also== * Kayunga District * Central Region, Uganda *Parliament of Uganda *Kayunga–Galiraya Road

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/kayunga-district.html Web Portal of Kayunga District] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150210192228/http://janetmuseveni.org/jmk_cms/index.php/press/15-newsroom/178-first-lady-advises-kayunga-residents-to-use-available-resources-for-development First Lady Advises Kayunga District Residents To Use Available Resources For Development] *https://www.ubos.org/(Uganda Bureau of Statistics) *https://www.parliament.go.ug/(Parliament of Uganda)

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