Kisoro District

Kisoro District
District
Hills in Kisoro
District location in Uganda
Coordinates: 01°17′S 29°41′E
Country	Uganda
Region	Western Region
Sub-region	Kigezi sub-region
Capital	Kisoro
Area
• Total	728 km2 (281 sq mi)
• Land	644.6 km2 (248.9 sq mi)
• Water	56.8 km2 (21.9 sq mi)
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	281,705
• Density	425.5/km2 (1,102/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	www.kisoro.go.ug

Kisoro District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The town of Kisoro is the site of the district headquarters.

Education

Kisoro Municipality includes Metropolitan International University, a secular, private educational institution.

Location

Kisoro District is bordered by Kanungu District to the north, Kabale District to the east, Rwanda to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. The town of Kisoro is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi), by road, west of Kabale, the largest town in the sub-region.

Population

In 1991, the national population census estimated the district population at 186,870. The population was estimated at 220,300 during the 2002 national census. In 2012, the population was estimated at 254,300. The national population census on 27 August 2014, enumerated the district's population at 281,705 people.

Religion

As of September 2002, the religious affiliations of the district residents broke down as follows: Christianity - 95.8 percent, Islam - 0.8 percent, Other - 1.3 percent, None - 2.2 percent.

Tourist attractions

• Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, one of only four national parks in the world where the African mountain gorilla can be observed in the wild.
• Mgahinga Gorilla National Park has mountain gorillas and covers three of the eight Virunga Volcanoes (Muhabura, Gahinga, and Sabyinyo) all of which lie on the Uganda-Rwanda border.