Nakasongola District is bordered by Apac District to the northwest, Amolatar District to the northeast,Kayunga District to the east, Luweero District to the south, Nakaseke District to the southwest and Masindi District to the northwest. Nakasongola, the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of the district, is located approximately 139 kilometres (86 mi), by road, north of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of the district are:01 18N, 32 30E.
Nakasongola District was created in 1997. Prior to that it was part of Luweero District. The commission of inquiry into the local government system in 1987 recognized that Nakasongola was too far away from the administrative center of Luweero to be administered directly from there. Nakasongola suffered from relative neglect due to the distance from the then district headquarters. This became the basis for the creation of Nakasongola District in 1997. The district covers 4,909 square kilometres (1,895 sq mi) of which 4.6% is permanent wetland. The district comprises three counties, namely:
- Kyabujingo County - Kakooge, Kalongo and Kalungi sub-counties
- Buluuli County - Lwampanga, Wabinyonyi sub-counties and Nakasongola Town Council
- Budyebo County - Nakitoma, Nabiswera and Lwabiyata sub-counties
It has a population of 125,297 people, 62,312 of which are females and 62,985 males.
ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES
Agriculture
is one of the major activities with emphasis on Food crops such as Cassava,
Maize, sweet potatoes, Sorghum, Bananas and finger millet. Cash crops include
Coffee and cotton.
HEALTH
SERVICES
The
district has 14 Government dispensaries (II), 5 health centres, 1 health centre
(IV) and I hospital. More so, it has 3 private/NGO dispensaries, and Hospital.
TRANSPORT
NETWORK
The
district is connected by a tarmac road to Masindi and Luwero District. The
feeder-road network however is inadequate. Traveling within the district is a
problem as means of transport are hard to get. This greatly affects
transportation of agricultural produce within the city. Once products reach the
tarmac road however, it finds a ready market both in the neighboring districts
of Luwero and Masindi and as far as far away as Kampala.
EDUCATION SERVICES
The
district has a total of 141 primary schools with 118 government, 7 private and
16 community schools. For secondary schools, the district has over 15 schools,
3 are government, 5 private and 7 community.
Ekitangala Ss, Kakoge
P.O.Box 9242, Nakasongola
Tel:
Private Aided Non USE School
P.O.Box 32, Nakasongola
Tel: 0774354855
Government Aided USE School
Kirojo College, Nakasongola
P.O.Box 32, Nakasongola
Tel: 0772323344
Private Aided Non USE School
P.O.Box 1, Nakasongola
Tel: 0783088933
Partnership Aided USE School
Nakasongola Army School
P.O.Box , Nakaseke
Tel: 0392276120
Government Aided USE School
Nakasongola Secondary School
p.O.Box , Nakasongola
Tel: 0772324966
Government Aided Non USE School
St. Joseph’s Vocational High School Nakasongola
P.O.Box , Nakasongola
Tel: 0772529297
Private Aided Non USE School
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