Kyenjojo District
Kyenjojo District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Kyenjojo town is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kyenjojo District is bordered by Kagadi District to the north, Kibale District to the north-east, Kyegegwa District to the east, Kamwenge District to the south, and Kabarole District to the west. The district headquarters at Kyenjojo are approximately, by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are 00 37N, 30 37E.Overview
Kyenjojo District was created in 2000. It is divided into three counties: Mwenge North, Mwenge Central and Mwenge South. Kyenjojo means: "the place where elephants live"; it is derived from the Runyoro-Rutooro word "enjojo",. It shares meaning with Kaberamaido district which means the land of elephants from Iteso words, "kaberama" for elephant and "ido" meaning"place of/for". Both districts were formed in 2000. Like in most Ugandan Bantu languages, "Mwenge" means "banana beer", which is produced there.The district is part of Toro sub-region, which is coterminal with the Kingdom of Toro, one of the ancient traditional monarchies in Uganda, formerly a part of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom.