Wakiso District

Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters.
Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is in the district.
Location
Wakiso District lies in the Central Region of the country, bordering with Nakaseke District and Luweero District to the north, Mukono District to the east, Kalangala District in Lake Victoria to the south, Mpigi District to the southwest and Mityana District to the northwest. Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located, lies approximately , by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of the district are:00 24N, 32 29E.
Demographics
In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 562,887. According to the 2002 national census figures, Wakiso District had a population of 907,988, making it the second-most populated district in the country. At that time, 53 percent of the population were children below the age of 18 years and 17 percent of the population were orphans. The national census and household survey of 2014 enumerated 1,997,418 people in the district. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the total population in the district, as of mid-year 2020 at 2,915,000. UBOS also calculated that the district population increased at an average annual rate of 6.7 percent, between 2014 and 2020.
Administrative units
Wakiso District is made up of two counties and a municipality: Kyadondo County, Busiro County. Entebbe City was split off and granted city status in 2020. The district is further subdivided into the following administrative units:
Busukuma
Gombe
Kakiri Town
Katabi
Kasanje
Kira Town
Ssabagabo
Masuliita
Nabweru
Namayumba
Nangabo (includes Gayaza and Kasangati)
Nansana Town
Nsangi
Ssisa
Wakiso Town
The district headquarters are located in Wakiso Town, approximately northwest of Kampala on the highway to Hoima. Wakiso District has a total area of .
District leadership
The leadership is entrusted in the District Executive Council, composed of:
District Chairman
District Vice Chairman
District Secretary for Finance
District Secretary for Production & Natural Resources
District Secretary for Works & Technical Services
District secretary Gender
Resident District Commissioner
Deputy Resident District Commissioner
Tourist attractions
The tourist attractions in the district include:
Buganda Cultural Sites and Kabaka's Palaces
Old Entebbe Town
Entebbe Botanical Gardens
Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) - Entebbe
Entebbe International Airport
State House - Entebbe (the Official Residence of the President of Uganda)
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary on Lake Victoria - Sanctuary for chimpanzees
Bulago Resort Island
Lake Victoria - the largest lake in Africa and the second largest fresh-water lake in the world
Uganda Martyrs Basilica - Namugongo
Mandela National Stadium - Namboole
See also
Districts of Uganda
Lake Victoria
References
External links
Wakiso District Profile at Ugandatravelguide.com
Bulago Island Homepage
Ngamba Island Homepage
Google Map of the Wakiso District
Districts of Uganda
Central Region, Uganda
Lake Victoria