Uganda Online - Districts of Uganda

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Adjumani -Adjumani also has an airfield, but mostly murram roads traverse it with only a kilometre of tarmac road in the town council. In terms of energy sources, the district is served by thermal electricity limited to the town council. Other sources of electricity include individual generator units and solar panels operated by non Governmental organizations (NGOs) and other persons in the district..
Apac -There is 623 kilometres of murram road, 98 of tarmac and 17 kilometres of railway. There is no established nautical mileage available and no airfield is available.Uganda Commercial Bank is the only bank serving the district. The majority of the population also uses the services of UCB and Centenary Rural development banks in Lira town
Arua -Arua has four categories of roads namely, trunk roads - 558km, feeder roads - 1178km, community roads - 550km and urban roads of which+23 6.4km are tarmac and 34.2km is murram. In addition the district has an airfield that has been designated as an international point of entry and exit by Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.
Bundibuggyo -Bundibugyo - Fort Portal road links between the Districts to the rest of the Country. It is also important to note that Bundibugyo District is linked to Eastern Congo via Bundibugyo Lamia Road. This part of Congo and the accessible interior have an estimated population of 340,000 people (three times that of Bundibugyo) and it is dependent on various services rendered in Bundibugyo District, e.g. district hospital, transportation link to Kampala and veterinary services. It is also known that Eastern Congo is very rich in minerals such as gold, Colton and diamonds. In addition, there is plenty of timber.
Bugiri -The people of Bugiri are a proud people. Proud of their heritage, their leadership and traditions. They are mostly Basoga-proud of their Kyabazinga (King). Bugiri brims with rice plantations, the largest being Kibimba Rice Irrigation Scheme, now called Tilda. Other small plantations are owned by households for their subsistence.Bugiri is a greatly unexploited district with tourism potentials such as Siro Islands with numerous bird species and the beautiful sand shores of Lake Victoria.
Bushenyi -became a District in 1974, it is located in South Western Uganda 310 Km from Kampala.It boarders: Kasese in the North, Kamwengye North East, Mbarara East, Rukungiri in the West, Ntungamo in the South and Democratic Republic of Congo in the North West.
Busia -The district has a total road network of 710 km composed of 30km of tarmac roads and 56 km earth / gravel. Community roads cover about 200 km, while feeder road coverage is 251.3 km or 62 percent of the district, according to January 2003 figures from the district's Works department.
Gulu -Gulu can be accessed by road, air and water. The national railway line also extends to the district though it is not in operation at the moment. The district has a 415 km feeder road network and a 600 km community road network The district also accesses the Mobile Telephones Network (MTN) and Uganda telecom networks.
Iganga -Iganga is one of the fastest growing towns in Uganda. Once a one street town, Iganga has seen a surge in the construction of commercial and residential buildings. Iganga lies on the main road through East Africa from Kampala and this has made it a busy town with a busy economic atmosphere in all trades.