Lower Local Governments and Administrative Units

Kamwenge District is made up of two counties of Kibale and Kibale East 8 sub-counties, 5 Town Councils, 43 parishes and 365 villages. 

The constituent sub-counties and the number of parishes and villages are shown in table below

Summary of administrative units for Kamwenge District by county and sub-county

Sub county Name/ TC

Parishes

Total villages

Bwizi

3

40

Biguli

4

40

Kahunge

4

49

Kahunge T/Council

2

22

Nkoma

5

46

Bihanga

3

31

Busiriba

7

47

Kamwenge

6

34

Kabambiro

4

30

Kamwenge T/C

5

26

 

 

 

Nkoma  katalyeba TC

 

 

Bigodi TC

 

 

kabugaTC

 

 

Rukunyu TC

 

 

Total

43

365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The population of Kamwenge in 1991 was 201,654 and increased to 263,730 in 2002. In 2014 it was 421,470, the projection for 2015 is 427,200 and the midyear projection for 2019 is 448,563 people refugee inclusive.

Population distribution in the district varies from Sub County to sub county due to environmental factors such as vegetation, topography, government policy, the level of soil fertility and historical factors and even the level economic activities. It is also partly attributed to issues of migration and the influx of refugees especially in Rwamwanja as the details below indicate

Kamwenge District Population characteristics (Population density and age/sex composition) by Sub County

S/No.

Sub County

Male

Female

Total

Land area

Population density

  1.  

Biguli

17,000

17,231

34321

167.9

204

  1.  

Bihanga

6,967

7,341

14,308

157.5

91

  1.  

Nkoma

11,586

12,415

24,001

101.9

236

  1.  

Busiriba

13,489

14,555

28,044

319.2

88

  1.  

Bwizi

14,044

14,720

28,764

127.9

 225

  1.  

Kabambiro

7,327

8,157

15,484

65.2

237

  1.  

Kahunge

17,590

18,810

36,400

243.1

150

  1.  

Kamwenge

10,604

11,406

22,010

231.9

95

  1.  

Kamwenge TC

9,578

9,708

19,286

68.1

283

  1.  

Rwamwanja Refugee Camp

19,825

20,362

40,187

 

 

  1.  

Rukunyu TC

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  

Bigodi TC

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  

Kabuga TC

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  

Kahunge TC

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  

Nkoma Katalyeba TC

 

 

 

 

 

  1.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRICT TOTAL

128,010

134,705

262805

1157.3

1314