What is Island?
A piece of land surrounded by water.
How Many Island Districts Are In Uganda
Uganda has a total of 17 districts with island areas and communities.
What is the biggest island in Uganda?
Buggala Island is considered the biggest island compared to other many islands found in Uganda and it covers a total surface area of about 296 square kilometers.
Which are the island districts in Uganda?
Kalangala, also known as Ssesse, is a district in Central Uganda. The district is coterminous with the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria and does not have territory on mainland Uganda.
How big is kalangala island?
9,103 km²
The district is entirely made up of 84 islands widely scattered in Lake Victoria over a total area of 9,066.8 sq. km, of which 432.1 sq. km (4.8%) is land and the rest is water mass.
How many villages are in Kalangala district in Uganda?
COUNTY | SUB-COUNTY | No. of ISLANDS | NAMES OF ISLANDS |
Bujumba | Bujumba | 13 | Buggala main-island, Bubembe, Bunyama, Buyigi, Luwungulu, Kibibi, Mukalanga, Bulega-omunene, Landa, Bulega-omutono, Kalambide, Nkusa and Linzira. |
Mugoye | 4 | Buggala main-island, Mweza, Namubega and Mukubi | |
Kalangala T C | 1 | Entirely found on Buggala main-island | |
Sub-Total | 16 | ||
Kyamuswa Kyamuswa | Kyamuswa | 12 | Bukasa, Bunjazi, Luserera, Kamukulu, Nabwenkulume, Lugazi, Matanda, KitemuLuzira, Sekazinga I Sekazinga II and Nabusonko |
Bufumira | 24 | Buyovu, Bufumira, Lulamba, Bugaba, Serinya, Bukone, Buwuvu, Kitobo,Banda, Semuganja-omunene, Mbugwe, Semuganja-omutono, Kibibi, Ziru, Ssekibanga/Kayanja, Lwamaiba, Sanyu, Mawanyi-omunene, Kabale, Kakidde, Mawanyi-omutono, Lwalanda, Luke, and Nsirwe | |
Bubeke | 5 | Bubeke, Jaana, Buyange, Nkese and Mirigi | |
Mazinga | 27 | Buggala, Kirugu, Funve, Lujjabwa, Nkose, Banda-omunene, Nkovu,Banda-omutono, Kyeserwa, Miyana, Ndive-omunene, Ndive-omutono, Ngabo-omunene, Linga, Ssentima, KasajjaNgabo-omutono, Lukyusa, Kkuye, Buwe, Lubungo, Mitunsi(1,2,3), Lugazi, Mawu, Gansove-omunene, Gansove-omutono and Kabulattaka | |
Sub-total | 7 | 68 | Grand total: 16 +68 = 84 islands |