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词条 Bundibugyo District
释义

  1. Location

  2. Overview

  3. Population

  4. Economic activities

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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Bundibugyo District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The town of Bundibugyo is where the district headquarters are located.

Location

Bundibugyo District is bordered by Ntoroko District to the northeast, Kibaale District to the east, Kabarole District to the south, and the DRC to the west and north. The district headquarters at Bundibugyo are located approximately {{convert|32|km|mi}}, by road, west of Fort Portal.[1] This is about {{convert|72|km|mi}}, by road, north of Kasese town.[2]

Overview

In the late 1990s, tens of thousands of civilians were displaced by the insurgency of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) who were operating in the district. In one such raid on 7 April 1999, rebels killed 11 civilians and looted property during an attack in the district. In a separate attack in the same month, the member of parliament for Buyangabo was shot and wounded in an attack in neighboring Kabarole District by ADF insurgents.[3]

Population

The 1991 national population census estimated the district population at 92,300. During the 2002 national census, the population of was put at about 158,900. The annual population growth rate in the district was estimated at 5.2 percent.[4]

In 2012, the population of the district was estimated at 261,700.[5]

Economic activities

Subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry are the two major economic activities in the district. It is the largest producer of cocoa in Uganda, accounting for unprocessed beans worth UGX:90 billion annually.[6]

See also

  • Semuliki National Park
{{commons category|Bundibugyo District}}

References

1. ^{{cite web| url = http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Bundibugyo%20(Bundibugyo)&toplace=Fort%20Portal%20(Kabarole)&fromlat=0.7413889&tolat=0.6938889&fromlng=30.0416667&tolng=30.2663889|title=Map Showing Fort Portal And Bundibugyo With Distance Marker | publisher=Globefeed.com | accessdate=15 May 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web| url = http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Bundibugyo%20(Bundibugyo)&toplace=Kasese%20(Kasese)%20&fromlat=0.7413889&tolat=0.23&fromlng=30.0416667&tolng=29.9883333 | title=Distance Between Kasese And Bundibugyo With Map | publisher=Globefeed.com|accessdate=15 May 2014}}
3. ^"Horn of Africa, Monthly Review, March - April 1999" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180721/http://www.ocha-eth.org/Archive/DownloadableReports/hoa0399.pdf |date=2011-07-17 }}, UN-OCHA Archive (accessed 23 February 2009)
4. ^2002 Ugandan Population By District
5. ^{{cite web|publisher=Citypopulation.de| url = http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uganda-admin.php?adm2id=003| accessdate=15 May 2014|title=Estimated Population of Bundibugyo District In 1991, 2002 & 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/Changing-fortunes-of-Bundibugyo-District/-/688342/2350658/-/item/0/-/s6fsg7/-/index.html | title=Changing Fortunes of Bundibugyo District | first=and Ruth Katusabe | last=Felix Basiime | date=17 June 2014 | accessdate=17 June 2014 | publisher=Daily Monitor}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090226064317/http://www.bundibugyo.go.ug/ Bundibugyo District Information Portal]
{{Uganda districts}}

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