Wakiso District


Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Formed in 2000 out of Mpigi district. The district was created after merging the six major counties of Busiro, Kyaddondo, Entebbe Municipality, Nansana Municipality, Kira Municipality and Makindye-Sabagabo Municipality. 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.
The district was first governed by Eng. Ian Kyeyune who was later succeeded by Dr. Matia Lwanga Bwanika.
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Location

Wakiso District lies in the Central Region of the country, bordering 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 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, 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.
According to the preliminary 2024 Census results, the population is approximately 3.3 million people with women about 51% and males 49% thus making the district almost the dormitory of the Metropolitan areas.

Administrative units

Wakiso District comprises two counties, Kyadondo and Busiro Counties, and four municipalities: Entebbe, Makindye Ssabagabo, Nansana and Kira. Entebbe City was split off and granted city status in 2020 after the 10th Parliamentary resolution but has never been operationalised. The district is further subdivided into 27 lower administrative units:
  1. Masulita Subcounty
  2. Namayumba Subcounty
  3. Kakiri Town
  4. Katabi Town
  5. Kasanje Town
  6. Kira Municipal Council
  7. Makindye Ssabagabo Municipal Council
  8. Masuliita Town Council
  9. Mende Subcounty
  10. Namayumba Subcounty
  11. Kasangati
  12. Nansana Municipal Council
  13. Kyengera Town Council
  14. Bussi SubCounty
  15. Wakiso Town Council
  16. Entebbe Municipal Council
  17. Kajjansi Town Council
  18. Busukumu Subcounty
  19. Ssisa Subcounty
  20. Gombe Subcounty
  21. Nabweru Subcounty
  22. Nangabo Subcounty
  23. Nsangi Subcounty
  24. Wakiso Town
  25. Wakiso Subcounty
The district headquarters are located in Wakiso Town, Wakiso Subcounty 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:

Tourist attractions

The tourist attractions in the district include: