Uganda: Central Region

Contents: Districts and Subcounties

The population of the districts, subcounties, town councils and municipal divisions of the Central Region according to official projections.

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Name	Status	Population Projection 2015-07-01	Population Projection 2020-07-01	Population Projection 2023-07-01
Buikwe	District	429,300	474,100	499,800	→
Buikwe	Subcounty	18,300	20,300	21,400	→
Buikwe	Town Council	16,800	18,500	19,500	→
Central Division	Division	40,900	45,100	47,600	→
Kawolo	Division	41,600	46,000	48,500	→
Najja	Subcounty	44,600	49,400	52,000	→
Najjembe	Division	33,800	37,300	39,400	→
Ngogwe	Subcounty	36,100	39,900	42,000	→
Njeru	Division	69,800	77,000	81,300	→
Nkokonjeru	Town Council	9,200	10,100	10,700	→
Nyenga	Division	50,400	55,600	58,600	→
Ssi-Bukunja	Subcounty	26,000	28,700	30,200	→
Wakisi	Division	41,800	46,200	48,600	→
Bukomansimbi	District	152,000	156,600	158,400	→
Bigasa	Subcounty	42,300	43,600	44,000	→
Bukomansimbi	Town Council	9,700	10,000	10,100	→
Butenga	Subcounty	38,600	39,700	40,200	→
Kibinge	Subcounty	32,900	33,900	34,300	→
Kitanda	Subcounty	28,500	29,400	29,800	→
Butambala	District	101,700	107,800	110,900	→
Budde	Subcounty	13,800	14,700	15,100	→
Bulo	Subcounty	19,100	20,200	20,800	→
Gombe	Town Council	15,700	16,600	17,100	→
Kalamba	Subcounty	19,600	20,900	21,500	→
Kibibi	Subcounty	14,600	15,500	15,900	→
Ngando	Subcounty	18,900	19,900	20,500	→
Buvuma	District	94,500	128,900	154,200	→
Bugaya	Subcounty	5,100	6,900	8,300	→
Busamuzi	Subcounty	17,100	23,400	28,000	→
Buvuma	Town Council	10,400	14,200	17,100	→
Buwooya	Subcounty	13,500	18,400	22,000	→
Bweema	Subcounty	9,300	12,600	15,100	→
Lubya	Subcounty	6,700	9,300	11,100	→
Lwajje	Subcounty	4,600	6,300	7,500	→
Lyabaana	Subcounty	7,400	10,000	12,000	→
Nairambi	Subcounty	20,400	27,800	33,100	→
Gomba	District	161,700	173,800	180,300	→
Kabulasoke	Subcounty	50,400	54,400	56,300	→
Kanoni	Town Council	12,600	13,500	14,100	→
Kyegonza	Subcounty	30,600	32,800	34,100	→
Maddu	Subcounty	35,800	38,400	39,800	→
Mpenja	Subcounty	32,300	34,700	36,000	→
Kalangala	District	55,900	67,200	74,500	→
Bubeke	Subcounty	5,300	6,400	7,100	→
Bufumira	Subcounty	10,600	12,800	14,100	→
Bujumba	Subcounty	11,900	14,300	15,900	→
Kalangala	Town Council	5,100	6,200	6,800	→
Kyamuswa	Subcounty	4,900	5,800	6,500	→
Mazinga	Subcounty	5,500	6,700	7,300	→
Mugoye	Subcounty	12,600	15,000	16,800	→
Kalungu	District	175,700	184,700	189,200	→
Bukulula	Subcounty	44,300	46,500	47,700	→
Kalungu	Subcounty	31,100	32,700	33,600	→
Kalungu	Town Council	8,200	8,600	8,800	→
Kyamulibwa	Town Council	4,800	5,100	5,200	→
Kyamulibwa	Subcounty	28,500	29,900	30,600	→
Lukaya	Town Council	24,300	25,600	26,200	→
Lwabenge	Subcounty	34,500	36,300	37,200	→
Kampala	City	1,529,400	1,680,600	1,766,500	→
Central Division	Division	76,300	83,800	88,100	→
Kawempe	Division	343,700	377,700	397,000	→
Makindye	Division	398,800	438,300	460,600	→
Nakawa	Division	321,700	353,500	371,600	→
Rubaga	Division	388,900	427,300	449,200	→
Kassanda	District	276,800	312,700	334,100	→
Bukuya	Subcounty	31,700	35,800	38,300	→
Kalwana	Subcounty	33,800	38,100	40,800	→
Kassanda	Subcounty	29,600	33,400	35,700	→
Kassanda	Town Council	15,100	17,000	18,200	→
Kiganda	Subcounty	39,000	44,000	47,000	→
Kitumbi	Subcounty	59,800	67,800	72,400	→
Makokoto	Subcounty	8,100	9,200	9,800	→
Manyogaseka	Subcounty	12,000	13,600	14,400	→
Myanzi	Subcounty	21,900	24,700	26,400	→
Nalutuntu	Subcounty	25,800	29,100	31,100	→
Kayunga	District	373,200	407,700	427,100	→
Bbaale	Subcounty	17,400	19,000	19,900	→
Busaana	Subcounty	57,300	62,600	65,500	→
Galiraya	Subcounty	24,500	26,700	28,100	→
Kangulumira	Subcounty	54,500	59,600	62,300	→
Kayonza	Subcounty	60,200	65,900	69,000	→
Kayunga	Subcounty	42,400	46,200	48,500	→
Kayunga	Town Council	27,400	30,000	31,400	→
Kitimbwa	Subcounty	46,200	50,400	52,800	→
Nazigo	Subcounty	43,300	47,300	49,600	→
Kiboga	District	151,200	171,200	183,300	→
Bukomero	Subcounty	15,400	17,400	18,700	→
Bukomero	Town Council	14,500	16,400	17,500	→
Ddwaniro	Subcounty	12,300	14,000	15,000	→
Kapeke	Subcounty	15,800	18,000	19,300	→
Kibiga	Subcounty	26,400	29,600	31,700	→
Kiboga	Town Council	19,700	22,400	23,900	→
Lwamata	Subcounty	21,700	24,700	26,500	→
Lwamata	Town Council	7,000	7,900	8,500	→
Muwanga	Subcounty	18,400	20,800	22,200	→
Kyankwanzi	District	223,200	282,800	323,900	→
Bananywa	Subcounty	32,200	40,900	46,900	→
Banda	Subcounty	2,700	3,500	4,000	→
Butemba	Subcounty	19,900	25,200	28,900	→
Butemba	Town Council	14,900	18,800	21,600	→
Byerima	Subcounty	16,500	20,900	23,800	→
Gayaza	Subcounty	21,200	26,900	30,800	→
Kyankwanzi	Subcounty	4,400	5,500	6,400	→
Kyankwanzi	Town Council	6,400	8,100	9,300	→
Mulagi	Subcounty	13,600	17,100	19,600	→
Nkandwa	Subcounty	13,400	17,000	19,400	→
Nsambya	Subcounty	27,400	34,700	39,900	→
Ntwetwe	Town Council	10,600	13,400	15,300	→
Ntwetwe	Subcounty	18,200	23,100	26,400	→
Wattuba	Subcounty	21,800	27,700	31,600	→
Kyotera	District	242,300	261,000	271,100	→
Kabira	Subcounty	31,200	33,600	34,800	→
Kakuuto	Subcounty	39,600	42,700	44,500	→
Kalisizo	Subcounty	18,200	19,600	20,400	→
Kalisizo	Town Council	14,100	15,200	15,800	→
Kasaali	Town Council	26,900	29,000	30,000	→
Kasasa	Subcounty	17,300	18,600	19,400	→
Kirumba	Subcounty	25,300	27,300	28,300	→
Kyebe	Subcounty	18,500	20,000	20,700	→
Kyotera	Town Council	12,800	13,800	14,300	→
Lwankoni	Subcounty	15,100	16,200	16,800	→
Nabigasa	Subcounty	20,900	22,500	23,400	→
Nangoma	Subcounty	2,400	2,500	2,700	→
Luwero	District	465,500	523,600	558,100	→
Bamunanika	Subcounty	29,300	33,000	35,200	→
Bombo	Town Council	26,300	29,600	31,500	→
Butuntumula	Subcounty	35,900	40,500	43,200	→
Kalagala	Subcounty	45,400	51,100	54,400	→
Kamira	Subcounty	26,900	30,300	32,300	→
Katikamu	Subcounty	44,300	49,800	53,100	→
Kikyusa	Subcounty	35,400	39,900	42,400	→
Luwero	Subcounty	34,200	38,400	41,000	→
Luwero	Town Council	43,700	49,100	52,300	→
Makulubita	Subcounty	33,500	37,700	40,200	→
Nyimbwa	Subcounty	37,300	41,900	44,700	→
Wobulenzi	Town Council	27,600	31,000	33,000	→
Zirobwe	Subcounty	45,700	51,300	54,800	→
Lwengo	District	276,900	290,500	297,200	→
Kisekka	Subcounty	49,500	52,100	53,200	→
Kkingo	Subcounty	34,700	36,300	37,200	→
Kyazanga	Subcounty	35,100	36,700	37,600	→
Kyazanga	Town Council	15,300	16,000	16,400	→
Lwengo	Subcounty	50,200	52,700	53,900	→
Lwengo	Town Council	14,400	15,100	15,500	→
Malongo	Subcounty	38,800	40,700	41,600	→
Ndagwe	Subcounty	38,900	40,900	41,800	→
Lyantonde	District	95,900	110,500	119,600	→
Kaliiro	Subcounty	18,600	21,400	23,200	→
Kasagama	Subcounty	11,300	13,000	14,100	→
Kinuuka	Subcounty	9,000	10,300	11,200	→
Lyakajura	Subcounty	10,200	11,600	12,700	→
Lyantonde	Town Council	14,100	16,300	17,500	→
Lyantonde	Subcounty	18,500	21,500	23,200	→
Mpumudde	Subcounty	14,200	16,400	17,700	→
Masaka	District	108,400	120,400	127,600	→
Bukakata	Subcounty	18,000	20,000	21,200	→
Buwunga	Subcounty	32,900	36,700	38,800	→
Kyanamukaaka	Subcounty	32,000	35,700	37,700	→
Kyesiiga	Subcounty	25,300	28,000	29,800	→
Masaka City	City	202,400	224,700	237,200	→
Kimaanya-Kabonera	Division	75,800	84,200	88,900	→
Nyendo-Mukungwe	Division	126,600	140,500	148,300	→
Mityana	District	333,300	362,500	378,800	→
Akkindu	Subcounty	18,700	20,300	21,200	→
Bbanda	Subcounty	13,800	15,000	15,700	→
Bulera	Subcounty	30,400	33,000	34,600	→
Busimbi	Division	43,300	47,100	49,200	→
Busunju	Town Council	7,200	7,800	8,200	→
Butayunja	Subcounty	11,100	12,000	12,500	→
Central Division	Division	22,800	24,800	25,900	→
Kalangalo	Subcounty	31,100	33,700	35,300	→
Kikandwa	Subcounty	30,100	32,700	34,200	→
Maanyi	Subcounty	21,500	23,400	24,500	→
Malangala	Subcounty	24,500	26,600	27,800	→
Namungo	Subcounty	17,400	19,000	19,800	→
Ssekanyonyi	Subcounty	30,800	33,800	35,200	→
Ttamu	Division	30,600	33,300	34,700	→
Mpigi	District	255,200	286,600	305,300	→
Buwama	Subcounty	51,400	57,800	61,600	→
Kammengo	Subcounty	39,700	44,600	47,400	→
Kiringente	Subcounty	23,100	26,000	27,700	→
Kituntu	Subcounty	22,700	25,500	27,200	→
Mpigi	Town Council	44,200	49,500	52,800	→
Muduuma	Subcounty	31,200	35,000	37,300	→
Nkozi	Subcounty	42,900	48,200	51,300	→
Mubende	District	430,200	554,800	641,800	→
Bagezza	Subcounty	12,200	15,700	18,200	→
Butoloogo	Subcounty	46,200	59,600	69,000	→
Eastern Division	Division	28,800	37,200	43,100	→
Kasambya	Subcounty	27,700	35,700	41,300	→
Kasambya	Town Council	12,100	15,700	18,100	→
Kibalinga	Subcounty	37,700	48,700	56,300	→
Kigando	Subcounty	42,200	54,500	63,000	→
Kitenga	Subcounty	64,300	82,500	95,600	→
Kiyuni	Subcounty	17,500	22,700	26,200	→
Madudu	Subcounty	38,400	49,500	57,300	→
Nabingoola	Subcounty	37,700	48,600	56,200	→
Southern Division	Division	35,600	45,900	53,000	→
Western Division	Division	29,800	38,500	44,500	→
Mukono	District	610,200	701,400	757,500	→
Central Division	Division	71,200	81,900	88,400	→
Goma	Division	95,100	109,400	118,000	→
Kasawo	Subcounty	36,800	42,200	45,600	→
Kimenyedde	Subcounty	36,400	41,900	45,200	→
Koome Island	Subcounty	19,200	22,000	23,800	→
Kyampisi	Subcounty	46,000	52,900	57,100	→
Mpatta	Subcounty	17,500	20,200	21,800	→
Mpunge	Subcounty	14,300	16,300	17,700	→
Nabbaale	Subcounty	37,500	43,200	46,600	→
Nagojje	Subcounty	35,300	40,500	43,800	→
Nakisunga	Subcounty	49,500	56,800	61,300	→
Nama	Subcounty	55,500	63,800	68,900	→
Ntenjeru	Subcounty	42,000	48,300	52,200	→
Ntunda	Subcounty	15,400	17,800	19,200	→
Seeta Namuganga	Subcounty	38,500	44,200	47,900	→
Nakaseke	District	202,200	234,600	254,900	→
Butalangu	Town Council	4,200	4,900	5,300	→
Kapeeka	Subcounty	28,600	33,100	36,100	→
Kasangombe	Subcounty	22,300	25,800	28,000	→
Kikamulo	Subcounty	18,900	21,800	23,700	→
Kinoni	Subcounty	6,900	8,000	8,700	→
Kinyogoga	Subcounty	12,000	13,900	15,100	→
Kito	Subcounty	9,900	11,600	12,600	→
Kiwoko	Town Council	11,300	13,200	14,300	→
Nakaseke	Subcounty	18,100	20,900	22,700	→
Nakaseke	Town Council	7,400	8,600	9,300	→
Ngoma	Subcounty	8,000	9,300	10,200	→
Ngoma	Town Council	6,500	7,500	8,100	→
Semuto	Subcounty	23,900	27,800	30,200	→
Semuto	Town Council	10,900	12,700	13,800	→
Wakyato	Subcounty	13,300	15,500	16,800	→
Nakasongola	District	186,100	215,200	233,400	→
Kakooge	Town Council	9,100	10,600	11,500	→
Kakooge	Subcounty	20,900	24,200	26,200	→
Kalongo	Subcounty	20,000	23,000	25,000	→
Kalungi	Subcounty	24,300	28,100	30,500	→
Lwabiyata	Subcounty	16,000	18,500	20,000	→
Lwampanga	Subcounty	30,300	35,300	38,200	→
Migeera	Town Council	6,000	6,900	7,500	→
Nabisweera	Subcounty	16,900	19,500	21,200	→
Nakasongola	Town Council	10,100	11,700	12,700	→
Nakitoma	Subcounty	13,700	15,800	17,100	→
Wabinyonyi	Subcounty	18,800	21,600	23,500	→
Rakai	District	282,000	317,700	338,900	→
Byakabanda	Subcounty	19,100	21,600	22,900	→
Ddwaniro	Subcounty	33,400	37,700	40,100	→
Kacheera	Subcounty	24,300	27,400	29,100	→
Kagamba	Subcounty	34,600	38,900	41,600	→
Kibanda	Subcounty	25,000	28,200	30,000	→
Kifamba	Subcounty	14,800	16,700	17,800	→
Kiziba	Subcounty	20,800	23,400	25,100	→
Kyalulangira	Subcounty	28,300	31,900	34,100	→
Lwamaggwa	Subcounty	44,900	50,400	54,000	→
Lwanda	Subcounty	29,300	33,000	35,200	→
Rakai	Town Council	7,500	8,500	9,000	→
Ssembabule	District	258,200	296,100	319,300	→
Lugusulu	Subcounty	32,000	36,600	39,500	→
Lwebitakuli	Subcounty	62,900	72,400	78,100	→
Lwemiyaga	Subcounty	37,500	43,000	46,300	→
Mateete	Subcounty	53,300	61,100	65,800	→
Mateete	Town Council	10,600	12,000	13,000	→
Mijwala	Subcounty	30,600	35,100	37,900	→
Ntuusi	Subcounty	24,500	28,100	30,300	→
Ssembabule	Town Council	6,800	7,800	8,400	→
Wakiso	District	2,107,500	2,915,200	3,519,300	→
Bunamwaya	Division	76,500	105,900	127,800	→
Bussi	Subcounty	16,700	23,000	27,900	→
Busukuma	Division	39,800	55,000	66,500	→
Bweyogerere	Division	112,700	156,000	188,300	→
Division A	Division	41,700	57,700	69,500	→
Division B	Division	32,400	44,900	54,100	→
Gombe	Division	80,900	111,800	135,100	→
Kajjansi	Town Council	98,000	135,600	163,700	→
Kakiri	Subcounty	41,300	57,100	68,900	→
Kakiri	Town Council	20,300	28,100	34,000	→
Kasangati	Town Council	150,200	207,800	250,800	→
Kasanje	Town Council	30,600	42,300	51,100	→
Katabi	Town Council	111,500	154,300	186,200	→
Kira	Division	63,900	88,300	106,600	→
Kyengera	Town Council	206,100	285,400	344,400	→
Masajja	Division	123,700	171,100	206,600	→
Masuliita	Subcounty	11,300	15,700	18,900	→
Masulita	Town Council	15,400	21,300	25,700	→
Mende	Subcounty	27,800	38,400	46,400	→
Nabweru	Division	112,100	155,100	187,300	→
Namayumba	Town Council	16,000	22,100	26,600	→
Namayumba	Subcounty	19,200	26,500	32,000	→
Namugongo	Division	158,100	218,600	264,000	→
Nansana	Division	152,500	210,900	254,600	→
Ndejje	Division	98,700	136,400	164,700	→
Wakiso	Subcounty	186,600	258,000	311,500	→
Wakiso	Town Council	63,500	87,900	106,100	→
Central (Buganda)	Region	9,780,900	11,562,900	12,762,200

Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: Districts in 2024 boundaries. Subcounties as operational in mid-2019. The projections do not consider the population increase by refugees from neighboring countries like South Sudan.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2020)
Males	5,868,100
Females	5,694,800