Luweero District - Overview

Overview

Luweero District was the site of a fierce insurgency by the rebel group National Resistance Army and a brutal counter-insurgency by the government of Milton Obote, known as the Luweero War or the "Bush War", that left many thousands of civilians dead during the early to mid 1980s. The area affected by the war has come to be known as the Luweero Triangle. In 2005, Nakaseke County was split from Luweero District to form Nakaseke District. Luweero District is administered by the Luweero District Administration, with headquarters at Luweero. There are three town councils within the district, each with its own urban town council:

• Bombo
• Luweero
• Wobulenzi

Other towns in the district include:

• Bamunanika
• Kalagala
• Kalule
• Ndejje
• Ziroobwe