Kabarole District

{{Redirect-synonym|Kabarole|Fort Portal}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kabarole District | settlement_type = District | native_name = | image_skyline = Weather in Fort Portal Kabarole District.jpg | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = Kabarole District in Uganda.svg | map_caption = District location in Uganda | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Uganda}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Western Uganda | subdivision_type2 = Sub-region | subdivision_name2 = Toro sub-region | seat_type = Capital | seat = Busoro town council proporsed after elevating Fort Portal Municipality to a City on 1 July 2020 hence separating it from Kabarole district | leader_title = LC5 Chairperson | leader_name = Sir Rwabuhinga Richard | established_title = | established_date = | area_total_km2 = 1814 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | population_as_of = 2012 Estimate | population_note = | population_total = 415600 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|00|36|N|30|18|E|region:UG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | website = {{URL|http://www.kabarole.go.ug}} | footnotes = }} '''Kabarole District''' is a district in Western Uganda. Kabarole District is part of the Tooro Kingdom. Its main town was Fort Portal before 1 July 2020 when it was elevated to a city, separating it from Kabarole district. The new Kabarole district seat is proporsed in Busoro Town Council. Kabarole remains with only one county (Burahya). Bunyangabu county was curved out to form Bunyangabu district in 2017. Fort Portal Municipality constituency became Fort Portal City in 2020 with an independent local Government.

==Location== Kabarole District is bordered by Ntoroko District to the north, Kibaale District to the northeast, Kyenjojo District to the east, Kamwenge District to the southeast, Bunyangabu District (which was formerly a county of Kabarole District) to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Bundibugyo District, across the Rwenzori Mountains to the west. Fort Portal, the 'chief town' (Uganda's Tourism City) in the district, lies approximately {{convert|320|km|mi}}, by road, west of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|title=Road Distance Between Fort Portal And Kampala With Map|access-date=2 April 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com | url = http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala_()_&toplace=Fort_Portal%20()%20&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=0.666666666666667&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=30.2833333333333}}</ref> The coordinates of the district are: 00 36N, 30 18E (Latitude:0.6000; Longitude:30.3000). The surface area is 1,814 km2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Additional district profile narratives|access-date=8 October 2016|publisher=mmv.org|url=http://www.mmv.org/sites/default/files/uploads/docs/events/access/District_profile_narratives.pdf}}</ref>

==Overview== Kabarole Districts consists of one city and one county:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodnet.cgiar.org/SCRIP/docs&databases/scrip_II_outputs2001/pdfs/Masindi,%20Kabarole%20and%20Hoima%20district%20summary.pdf|publisher=International Food Policy Research Institute|access-date=21 April 2014|title=Overview of Kabarole District|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905194829/http://www.foodnet.cgiar.org/scrip/docs%26databases/scrip_II_outputs2001/pdfs/Masindi%2C%20Kabarole%20and%20Hoima%20district%20summary.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2012}}</ref>

(a) Fort Portal City and (b) Buryahya County. Bunyangabu District which was one of the three counties of Kabarole District got a district started effective 1 July 2017 leaving Kabarole District with just two counties.

==Population== In 1991, the national census put the population of the district at about 299,600. During the 2002 national census, the district population was about 357,000. In 2012, the population of Kabarole District was estimated at 415,600.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php?adm2id=010|title=Estimated Population of Kabarole District In 1991, 2002 & 2012| publisher=Citypopulation.de|access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref>

==Ethnicities== The Batooro, Batuku, and Basongora ethnicities constitute the majority of the population. The Bakiga, Bakonjo and the Bamba form the minority of the population. The primary language spoken in the district is Rutooro.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodnet.cgiar.org/SCRIP/docs&databases/scrip_II_outputs2001/pdfs/Masindi,%20Kabarole%20and%20Hoima%20district%20summary.pdf|publisher=International Food Policy Research Institute|title=Demographics of Kabarole District|access-date=21 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905194829/http://www.foodnet.cgiar.org/scrip/docs%26databases/scrip_II_outputs2001/pdfs/Masindi%2C%20Kabarole%20and%20Hoima%20district%20summary.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2012}}</ref>

==Economic activities== Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the main economic activities in Kabarole District.

The crops grown in Kabarole District include: {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Soybeans * Onions/Obutunguru * Cassava/Muhoogo * Bananas/Ebyenju * Matooke (green bananas)/Ebitooke * Maize/Ebicooli * Beans/Ebihimba * Sorghum/Omugusa * Potatoes/Ebilaya * Sweet potatoes/Ebitakuli * Groundnuts/Ebinyobwa * Millet/Oburo * Yams/Ebinyonga * Coffee/Omwani * Tea/Amajani * Pineapples/Enanasi * Tomatoes/Enyanya * Cabbage {{Div col end}}

Livestock is the second economic activity practiced in the district. In 2005, there were approximately 18,695 heads of exotic/cross bred cattle, 35,199 indigenous cattle, 75,897 goats, 6,442 sheep, 12,162 pigs, 9,776 exotic/cross bred chicken, 131,255 local chicken, 4,467 ducks, 1,040 turkeys, 326 guinea fowl, and 122 geese in the district.

Commercial fishing occurs on about 30 of the 52 crater lakes, scattered in Kabarole District. The main fish species harvested from the crater lakes is the small Haplochromines (Nkejje). Fishing, mainly of Protopterus aethiopicus (Lung fish), is also carried out in a number of wetlands. Some fishing also goes on in the area rivers including:

{{div col|colwidth=15em}} * River Kayagi * River Kaija * River Kahomba, * River Sogohi * River Muzizi * River Rwimi * River Kakoko * River Kakule * River Kabago, * River Kizikibi * River Yerya {{Div col end}}

Aquaculture is practiced with increasing frequency in the district, and in 2005, there were over 300 fish ponds stocked with tilapia and mirror carp species.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodnet.cgiar.org/SCRIP/docs&databases/scrip_II_outputs2001/pdfs/Masindi,%20Kabarole%20and%20Hoima%20district%20summary.pdf|title=The Economy of Kabarole District|access-date=21 April 2014|publisher=International Food Policy Research Institute|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905194829/http://www.foodnet.cgiar.org/scrip/docs%26databases/scrip_II_outputs2001/pdfs/Masindi%2C%20Kabarole%20and%20Hoima%20district%20summary.pdf|archive-date=5 September 2012}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Kabarole District}} * [https://archive.today/20040201080852/http://www.kabarole.go.ug/ Kabarole District Information Portal]

Category:Kabarole District Category:Districts of Uganda