Kampala District

Kampala District
District
District location in Uganda
Coordinates:
Country	Uganda
Regions	Central Uganda
Capital	Kampala
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population (2011 Estimate)
• Total	1,659,600
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Website	www.kcc.go.ug

Kampala District is a district in Uganda that is coterminous with the country's capital city, Kampala. The main language spoken is Luganda. Many other languages, however, are spoken, including English, Swahili, Runyankole/Rukiga, Acholi, and Lusoga.

Location

Kampala District is within the Kingdom of Buganda, in the Central Region. The district is bordered by Wakiso District to the south, west, and north and by Kira Municipality to the east. The coordinates of the district are:00 19N, 32 35E.

Demographics

According to the provisional results of the 2014 national census, the district had a population of 1,516,210. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated that the population had grown at a rate of 2.02% since the last national census in 2002.

Administrative units

Kampala District is divided into five administrative divisions:

• Kampala Central Division
• Kawempe Division
• Nakawa Division
• Makindye Division
• Rubaga Division

Each administrative division is independently administered by locally elected officials who report to the City Council Administration headed by an elected Lord Mayor. The mayor of Kampala is Al Hajj Erias Lukwago.

See also

• Districts of Uganda
• Kampala City
• Nakasero
• Kololo
• Old Kampala
• Mengo, Uganda
• Makerere
• Mulago Hill
• Katwe
• Kibuye
• Kibuli
• Kiswa
• Makindye
• Kyambogo
• Namugongo

External links

• Website of Kampala City Council