Buvuma District

Buvuma District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The district is coterminous with the Buvuma Islands archipelago in Lake Victoria and does not have territory on mainland Uganda.

Location

Buvuma District is bordered by Jinja District to the north, Mayuge District to the east, Tanzania to the south, and Buikwe District to the west and northwest. Kitamilo, the district headquarters, is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Jinja, the nearest large metropolitan area. The coordinates of the district are 00 14N, 33 16E.

Overview

Buvuma District is made up of fifty-two scattered islands in the northern part of Lake Victoria. The largest island is called Buvuma, the name adopted by the new district, which was created by Act of Parliament in 2010.

Administratively, the district is subdivided into four sub-counties: (a) Bugaya sub-county (b) Busamuzi sub-county (c) Bweema sub-county and (d) Nairambi sub-county.

Population

In 1991, the national population census estimated the population of the district at about 18,500. During the 2002 national census, the population of Buvuma District was estimated at approximately 42,500. In 2012 it was estimated that the population in the district stood at about 55,300.

Buvuma

Buvuma is a ward in Gwanda District of Matabeleland South province in southern Zimbabwe.