MAYUGE DISTRICT

Mayuge District is a district in Eastern Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mayuge, where the district headquarters are located.

Mayuge District is bordered by Iganga District to the north, Bugiri District to the northeast and east,Namayingo District to the east, the Republic of Tanzania to the south, and Jinja District to the west. The coordinates of the district are:00 20N, 33 30E. The district headquarters are located at Mayuge, approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi), by road, east ofJinja, Uganda's sixth largest city.


Bunya County East - Buwaaya, Kigandalo, Bukabooli, Mpungwe.
Bunya County South - Kityerera, Malongo, Jaguzi, Busakira.
Bunya County West - Baitambogwe, Imanyiro, Mayuge Town Council, Bukatube, Wairasa.

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the district to be about 326,600 people, of whom 51.2% were female and 48.8% were male. It is estimated that the population of the district in 2010 was approximately 407,300

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

There Agriculture with main emphasis on food crops such as millet, potatoes, beans, Simsim and sunflower. Cash crops like cotton and coffee. There fruits and vegetables like Tomatoes, vegetables, passion fruits and Onions. There is fishing on Lake Victoria and Cattle keeping.

HEALTH SERVICES

The district has 16 Government dispensaries (II), 3 health centres (III) at county, 2 health centres (IV) at sub-district with no hospital. More so, it has 5 private/NGO dispensaries, 2 clinics and no health centre (III) and 1 hospital. There is Buluba hospital.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

There is Buluba village a place where Bishop Hannington, the first Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa was murdered. There is also fishing on Lake Victoria and Sagitu Islands.

EDUCATION SERVICES

The district has a total of 351 primary schools with 93 government, 23 private and 25 community schools. For secondary schools, the district has over 20 schools, 2 are government, 13 private and 5 community.

Bunya Ss

P.O.Box 1342, Mayuge

Tel: 07722589520

Partnership Aided USE School

Busoga Secondary School

P.O.Box, 5174 Mayuge

Tel: 0772662525

Partnership Aided USE School

Delta High School, Mayuge

P.O.Box, Mayuge

Tel: 0782701053

Partnership Aided USE School

Hill Side Ss, Lugolole Mayuge

P.O.Box 18, Mayuge

Tel: 077458526

Private Aided Non USE School

Iganga Star College, Busagwa

P.O.Box 76, Mayuge

Tel: 0772427245

Private Aided Mixxed, Partly Boarding Non USE School

Kaluba HIGH SCHOOL

P.O.Box, Mayuge

Tel: 0775303582

Government Aided USE School, Day

Kigandaalo Ss, Mayuge

P.O.Box, Mayuge

Tel: 0774357111

Government Aided USE School

Kyoga SS, Bunya

P.O.Box, Mayuge

Tel: 0772446741

Partnership Aided USE School

Little Rock HIGH SCHOOL, Mayuge

P.O.Box, Mayuge

Tel: 0775574758

Private Aided Mixed, Partly Boarding Non USE School

Rena College, Mayuge

P.O.Box 1338, Mayuge

Tel: 0772415339

Private Aided Non USE School

St. John’s Buwaaya SS

P.O.Box, Mayuge

Tel: 0712812484

Government Aided USE School, Day

Tawheed Academic Inst, Mayuge

P.O.Box 1359, Mayuge

Tel: 0782321124

Private Aided Non USE School

The Royale Oasis College

P.O.Box 1317, Mayuge

Tel:

Private Aided Non USE School

Waitambogwe Ss

P.O.Box, Mayuge

Tel: 0779822703

Government Aided USE School, Day