{{Infobox settlement | name = Kazo | other_name = | settlement_type = District | image_skyline = | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = | image_seal = | image_flag = | image_map = UgandadistrictsKazo.png | pushpin_map = Uganda | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kazo District in Uganda | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Uganda}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Western | seat_type = Capital | seat = Kazo | leader_title = Council chairperson | leader_name = | established_title = Created | established_date = 1 July 2019 | area_total_km2 = 1556 | area_footnotes = <ref name=area>{{cite web |last=Brinkhoff |first=Thomas |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uganda/admin/western/065a__kazo/ |title=Kazo |website=City Population |date=12 June 2020 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2014 | population_footnotes = <ref name=census2014>{{cite report |url=https://www.ubos.org/wp-content/uploads/publications/2014CensusProfiles/KIRUHURA.pdf |title=Kiruhura District |chapter=Kazo County Constituency |publisher=UBOS |work=National Population and Housing Census 2014: Area Specific Profiles |pages=27–35 |date=April 2017 |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> | population_total = 177054 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 | coordinates = {{coord|0.0|N|30.8|E|region:UG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Kazo''' is a district in Uganda's Western Region. It is located approximately {{convert|200|km2}} west of Uganda's capital Kampala. It covers an area of {{convert|1556|km2}}<ref name=area/> and recorded a population of 177,054 in the 2014 Ugandan census.<ref name=census2014/> The capital of the district is the town of Kazo.
==Geography== Kazo District is located in the pastoral rangelands of southwestern Uganda.<ref name=report>{{cite report |editor-last1=Sabiiti |editor-first1=Elly N. |editor-last2=Teka |editor-first2=Tegegne |title=Dryland Husbandry in Uganda |publisher=Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, Makerere University |location=Ethiopia |year=2004 |isbn=1904855423 |url=http://www.ossrea.net/publications/images/stories/ossrea/dryland-husbandry-in-uganda.pdf |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> It borders the districts of Kamwenge to the northwest, Kyegegwa to the northeast, Sembabule to the east, and Kiruhura to the south, and Ibanda to the west.
Kazo District is located at an elevation of over {{convert|1200|m}} above sea level. Its relief consists of low hills and rolling plains, which are drained by seasonal streams.<ref name=report/> The Katonga River forms the northern border of the district, and the Katonga Wildlife Reserve lies on the other side of the river in the districts of Kamwenge and Kyegegwa.
Kazo District lies in the Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic ecoregion. Common trees in the area include ''Acacia'' and ''Albizia'' spp.<ref name=report/>
Rainfall is relatively low and unreliable, averaging about {{convert|700|to|800|mm}} annually and peaking in April–May and October–November. Temperatures range between {{convert|21|and|34|C}}, averaging over {{convert|27|C}}.<ref name=report/>
==History== The area of what is now Kazo District was originally part of the chiefdom of Buhweju, which was incorporated into the Protectorate of Uganda in 1901 as part of the district of Ankole.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mushabe |first=Osborn |url=https://thedronemedia.ug/ankole-started-from-isingiro-and-bukanga/ |date=11 August 2018 |title=Ankole started from Isingiro and Bukanga |publisher=Drone Media |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> After the 1971 Ugandan coup d'état, the district's name was changed to Mbarara. Kazo became part of Kiruhura District when it was split from Mbarara in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbarara.go.ug/district/history |title=History |publisher=Mbarara District |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref> In September 2015, Parliament approved the creation of Kazo District from Kiruhura, which went into effect on 1 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nakatudde |first=Olive |url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/parliament-approves-23-new-districts |date=4 September 2015 |title=Parliament Approves 23 New Districts |publisher=Uganda Radio Network |access-date=25 December 2020}}</ref>
==Government== Kazo District is subdivided into the town council of Kazo, and seven sub-counties: Buremba, Burunga, Engari, Kanoni, Kazo, Nkungu, and Rwemikoma.<ref name=census2014/>
==Economy== Historically, the economy of Kazo District revolved around the rearing of Ankole cattle by semi-nomadic pastoralists. Nowadays, almost all the land in the district has been privatized as the people have become sedentarized and established permanent homes. The economy has also seen a shift toward the production of food crops.<ref name=report/> In the 2014 Ugandan census, 89.0% of households reported being engaged in crop growing, while 66.3% reported being engaged in livestock farming. Major crops include beans, matooke, millet, corn, sweet potatoes and coffee.<ref name=census2014/>
==Infrastructure== The paved Nyakahita–Kazo–Kamwenge–Fort Portal Road runs through the district, connecting Kazo to Ibanda in the west and to Kiruhura and the Masaka–Mbarara Road in the south.
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