{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bushenyi District | settlement_type = [[Districts of Uganda|District]] | native_name = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = Bushenyi District in Uganda.svg | map_caption = District location in Uganda | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Uganda}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Uganda|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Uganda]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-region]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Ankole sub-region]] | seat_type = [[Capital city|Capital]] | seat = [[Bushenyi]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_total_km2 = 942.3 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | population_as_of = 2012 Estimate | population_note = | population_total = 251400 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = 266.8 | timezone = [[East Africa Time|EAT]] | utc_offset = +3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|00|33|S|30|12|E|type:adm1st_region:UG|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | area_code = 004 | website = {{URL|http://www.bushenyi.go.ug }} | footnotes = }} [[File:Piles of chopped dry ecalyptus wood in near Butare town in Bushenyi district in Western Uganda 01.jpg|alt=Piles of chopped dry ecalyptus wood in near Butare town in Bushenyi district in Western Uganda.|thumb|Piles of chopped dry ecalyptus wood in near Butare town in Bushenyi district in Western Uganda.]]'''Bushenyi District''' is a [[Districts of Uganda|district]] in [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Uganda]]. Like many other [[Uganda]]n districts, it is named after its chief town, [[Bushenyi]], where the district headquarters are located.
[[File:St. Mary's primary school Kyamuhunga in Bushenyi district - main gate.jpg|alt=St. Mary's primary school Kyamuhunga in Bushenyi district.|thumb|St. Mary's primary school Kyamuhunga in Bushenyi district.]]
==Location== Bushenyi District is bordered by [[Rubirizi District]] to the northwest, [[Buhweju District]] to the northeast, [[Sheema District]] to the east, [[Mitooma District]] to the south and [[Rukungiri District]] to the west.<ref>[[Districts of Uganda|Uganda District Map]]</ref> The largest town in the district, [[Ishaka]], is located {{convert|75|km|mi}}, by road, northwest of [[Mbarara]], the largest city in the [[Ankole sub-region|sub-region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Mbarara%20(Mbarara)&toplace=Ishaka%20(Bushenyi)&fromlat=-0.6583333&tolat=-0.5430556&fromlng=30.6758333&tolng=30.1369444|title=Map Showing Mbarara And Ishaka With Distance Marker |access-date=21 May 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com}}</ref> The coordinates of the district are: 00 32S, 30 11E.
==Overview== Prior to 2010, Bushenyi District was one of the most western of Uganda's districts, by location. It covered an area of approximately {{convert|4292.5|km2|mi2}}, of which 8.6% was open water, 2.2% was wetland and 18.3% was protected national forest reserve.
That changed on 1 July 2010 when, by an Act of Parliament, the old Bushenyi District was split into five new smaller districts, namely: (a) [[Buhweju District]] (b) Busheny District; new and smaller (c) [[Mitooma District]] (d) [[Rubirizi District]] and (e) [[Sheema District]]. The map shown above reflects the district before 2010. The district is part of the larger [[Ankole sub-region]], consisting of nine districts, and home to an estimated 2.2 million [[Ankole|Banyankole]] in 2002, according to the national census conducted at that time.
==Population== [[File:Trees besides Bushenyi to Kasese road in Kyamuhunga town council in bushenyi.jpg|alt=Trees besides Bushenyi to Kasese road in Kyamuhunga town council in bushenyi|thumb|'''Trees besides Bushenyi to Kasese road in Kyamuhunga town council in bushenyi''']] In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at about 161,000. In 2002, the district had a population of about 205,700, according to the national census bureau. The population growth rate in the district was calculated at 2%. It is estimated that the population of the district in 2012 was approximately 251,400.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=21 May 2014| url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php?adm2id=004 | publisher = Citypopulation.de|title= Estimated Population of Bushenyi District In 1991, 2002 & 2012}}</ref>
==Economic activities== Bushenyi District is fairly endowed with natural resources. The district has relatively low poverty levels among its residents. The economy of the district depends mainly on agriculture. Agriculture is a source of food for the population, subsistence income for most families and provides direct employment to 86.7% of the district population, as well as supplying raw materials to industries. The majority of the people are involved in [[subsistence agriculture]] with some engaged in commercial production of crops including: {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Coffee]] * [[Tea]] * [[Bananas|Sweet bananas]] * [[Matooke]] }} [[File:Green tea leaves and a cloudy sky 03.jpg|alt=Green tea leaves and a cloudy in Bushenyi|thumb|'''Green tea leaves and a cloudy in Bushenyi''']] [[Ranching]] for beef and [[dairy farming]] for milk production are widely practiced on both subsistence and commercial scales in Bushenyi District. [[Cattle|Hybrid cattle]] are widely raised on farms in the district. The hybrids produce more milk per animal and yield more beef per carcass and therefore are more profitable than the local breeds.
[[Soil retrogression and degradation|Soil degradation]], poor marketing and processing systems, and frequent out break of crop and livestock diseases are some of the challenges that the farmers in the district face.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Bushenyi--The-model-district-of-matooke-and-tea/-/688342/2099166/-/w764a3z/-/index.html |title=Bushenyi: The Model District of Matooke and Tea|first=Paul| last=Aruho|date=5 December 2013|access-date=21 May 2014|publisher=[[Daily Monitor]]}}</ref>
==See also== {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Bushenyi]] * [[Ankole sub-region|Ankole]] * [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Uganda]] * [[Districts of Uganda|Uganda Districts]] }}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080413190938/http://www.bushenyi.go.ug/ Bushenyi District Official website] {{Authority control}} {{Bushenyi District}} {{Districts of Uganda}}
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