Kabale District - Population

Population

The 2002 national census estimated the population of Kabale District at about 458,300, with an annual population growth rate of 3%. It is estimated that in 2010, the population of the district was approximately 580,600. See table below:

Kabale District Population Trends
Year Estimated Population
2002 458,300
2003 472,100
2004 486,200
2005 500,800
2006 515,800
2007 531,300
2008 547,200
2009 563,700
2010 580,600

Kabale District is densely populated. With an area of 1,827 square kilometres (705 sq mi), the population density in the district in 2010 was estimated at 317 people per km² (823 people per mi²). The land is heavily fragmented. An average household has six to seven plots of land on several hills. The people are predominantly from the Bakiga tribe, but also from Batwa (Pygmies), the Banyarwanda and the Bahororo (Toro) tribal clans.

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