Ankole sub-region
Ankole sub-region is a region in the Western Region of Uganda that consists of the following districts:
- Buhweju District
- Bushenyi District
- Ibanda District
- Isingiro District
- Kiruhura District
- Mitooma District
- Ntungamo District
- Rubirizi District
- Sheema District
The area covered by the above districts constituted the traditional Ankole Kingdom.[citation needed] Milton Obote abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. When Yoweri Museveni re-established them in 1993, Ankole did not re-constitute itself.
The sub-region is home mainly to the Ankole ethnic group. The people of Ankole are called Banyankole (singular: Munyankole).[citation needed] The Banyankole speak Runyankole, a Bantu language. Runyankole is very similar to Rukiga, spoken by the people of the neighboring Kigezi sub-region.[citation needed] According to the 2002 national census, the Ankole sub-region was home to an estimated 2.2 million people at that time.[citation needed]
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Uganda location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
