Country Uganda Sub-region Bunyoro sub-region Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Area 2,498 km² | Region Western Uganda Capital Buliisa Website www.bulisa.go.ug | |
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Buliisa District is a district in Western Uganda. As with most Ugandan districts, Buliisa District is named after its "main town" Buliisa, where the district headquarters are located.
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Map of Bulisa, Uganda
Location
Buliisa District is bordered by Nebbi District to the northwest, Nwoya District to the northeast, Masindi District to the east, Hoima District to the south and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, across Lake Albert, to the west. The 'main town' in the district, Buliisa, is located approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi), by road, northwest of Masindi, the nearest large town. The coordinates of the district are:02 11N, 31 24E.
Overview
Buliisa District was created in 2006 by the Ugandan Parliament. Prior to that, Buliisa District was part of Masindi District. The district is primarily rural and most people in the district are either pastoralists, fisherpeople or subsistence agriculturalists. The district is part of Bunyoro sub-region, which is coterminous with Bunyoro Kingdom. According to the 2002 national census, Bunyoro was home to an estimated 804,000 people at that time. The districts that comprise Bunyoro Kingdom include:
Population
The 1991 population census estimated the population of the district at about 47,700. In 2002, the national census conducted that year estimated the district population at about 63,400, with an annual population growth rate of 2.2%. In 2012 the population of Buliisa District was estimated at about 80,800.
Economic activities
During the first 10 years of the 2000s, a considerable amount of crude oil deposits have been discovered in the district. The Ugandan Government is in the final stages of preparing to start extracting the oil discovered in Buliisa and the neighboring districts.