Mityana District

Mityana District
District
Coordinates: 00°27′N 32°03′E / 0.450°N 32.050°E / 0.450; 32.050Coordinates: 00°27′N 32°03′E / 0.450°N 32.050°E / 0.450; 32.050
Country	Uganda
Region	Central Region of Uganda
Capital	Mityana
Area
• Land	1,579.3 km² (609.8 sq mi)
Population (2012 Estimate)
• Total	311,600
• Density	197.3/km² (511/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	www.mityana.go.ug

The Mityana District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District. Mityana is the site of the district headquarters.

Location

The Mityana District is bordered by Kiboga District to the north, Nakaseke District to the northeast, Wakiso District to the east, Mubende District to the west, Mpigi District to the southeast, and Butambala and Gomba Districts to the south. The district headquarters at Mityana are approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[1] The coordinates of the district are 00 27N, 32 03E.

Population

The 1991 national population census estimated the district's population at 223,530. In 2002, the national census estimated the district population at 266,110. In 2012, the district population was estimated at 311,600.^[2]

Economic activity

Agriculture is the main income-earning activity in the district. Like Mubende District, the crops grown include sweet potatoes, beans, cassava, maize, bananas, groundnuts, onions, cabbage, and tomatoes. Cash crops grown in the district include coffee and tea. There are several large-scale tea estates in the district, including Namutamba Tea Estate, located at Namutamba, and Mwera Tea Estate, located at Mwera and a member of the Madhvani Group.

References

↑ "Distance Between Kampala and Mityana with Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
↑ "Estimated Population of Mityana District In 1991, 2002 & 2012". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

External links

Mityana: The Place Where Walumbe Hid

Districts of Uganda by region

Central	Buikwe Bukomansimbi Butambala Buvuma Gomba Kalangala Kalungu Kampala Kayunga Kiboga Kyankwanzi Luweero Lwengo Lyantonde Masaka Mityana Mpigi Mubende Mukono Nakaseke Nakasongola Rakai Sembabule Wakiso

Eastern	Amuria Budaka Bududa Bugiri Bukedea Bukwo Bulambuli Busia Butaleja Buyende Iganga Jinja Kaberamaido Kaliro Kamuli Kapchorwa Katakwi Kibuku Kumi Kween Luuka Manafwa Mayuge Mbale Namayingo Namutumba Ngora Pallisa Serere Sironko Soroti Tororo

Northern	Abim Adjumani Agago Alebtong Amolatar Amudat Amuru Apac Arua Dokolo Gulu Kaabong Kitgum Koboko Kole Kotido Lamwo Lira Maracha-Terego Moroto Moyo Nakapiripirit Napak Nebbi Nwoya Otuke Oyam Pader Yumbe Zombo

Western	Buhweju Buliisa Bundibugyo Bushenyi Hoima Ibanda Isingiro Kabale Kabarole Kamwenge Kanungu Kasese Kibaale Kiruhura Kiryandongo Kisoro Kyegegwa Kyenjojo Masindi Mbarara Mitooma Ntoroko Ntungamo Rubirizi Rukungiri Sheema

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