Counties of Uganda

Many new districts were created in 2005 and 2006. I have updated the HASC codes to reflect the current district containing each county. For historical purposes, I also show the HASC code before those changes.

Appendix 5 to the 2002 Uganda census  lists all of the counties and sub-counties of Uganda, with populations. I have extracted the county information. The following table should be an accurate list of counties as of the census date, 2002-09-13.

CountyTypHASCEx-HASCPopulation
AgagocUG.PD.AOUG.PD.AO190,954
AmuriacUG.AM.AUUG.KW.AU122,086
AringacUG.YU.ARUG.YU.AR253,325
AruamUG.AW.AUUG.AA.AU45,883
AruucUG.PD.AUUG.PD.AU102,725
AswacUG.GL.AWUG.GU.AW72,578
AyivucUG.AW.AYUG.AA.AY173,328
BamunanikacUG.LW.BMUG.LU.BM135,478
BbaalecUG.KY.BAUG.KY.BA109,150
BokoracUG.MT.BKUG.MT.BK97,775
BubulocUG.MF.BBUG.MB.BB264,383
BudadiricUG.SI.BDUG.SI.BD193,868
BudakacUG.BD.BDUG.PA.BD136,895
BudiopecUG.KX.BDUG.KL.BD192,840
BufumbiracUG.KR.BFUG.KR.BF219,427
BugabulacUG.KX.BGUG.KL.BG230,587
BugahyacUG.HO.BGUG.HO.BG205,822
BugangaizicUG.KI.BGUG.KI.BG103,050
BugwericUG.IN.BGUG.IA.BG125,618
BuhaguzicUG.HO.BHUG.HO.BH143,382
BuhwejucUG.BS.BHUG.BS.BH80,489
BuikwecUG.MN.BIUG.MN.BI335,667
BujenjecUG.MC.BJUG.MS.BJ272,080
BujumbacUG.KN.BJUG.KN.BJ17,312
BukangacUG.NG.BKUG.MR.BK113,869
BukedeacUG.KU.BKUG.KU.BK122,527
BukomansimbicUG.MA.BMUG.MA.BM139,059
BukonjocUG.KS.BKUG.KS.BK252,703
BukoolicUG.BG.BKUG.BG.BK426,522
BukotocUG.MA.BTUG.MA.BT405,687
BulambulicUG.SI.BLUG.SI.BL98,038
BulamogicUG.RO.BLUG.KL.BL153,513
BungokhocUG.ME.BNUG.MB.BN261,737
BunyacUG.MG.BNUG.MG.BN326,567
BunyangabucUG.BR.BNUG.BR.BN128,981
BunyarugurucUG.BS.BNUG.BS.BN102,757
BunyolecUG.BJ.BNUG.TO.BN160,927
BurahyacUG.BR.BRUG.BR.BR189,594
BurulicUG.NA.BRUG.NA.BR125,297
BusiirocUG.WA.BSUG.WA.BS376,047
BusikicUG.BK.BSUG.IA.BS169,156
BusongoracUG.KS.BSUG.KS.BS280,290
BusujjucUG.TY.BSUG.MU.BS76,659
ButambalacUG.MI.BTUG.MI.BT85,771
ButebocUG.BD.BTUG.PA.BT93,428
ButembecUG.JI.BTUG.JI.BT134,375
Buvuma IslandscUG.MN.BVUG.MN.BV46,075
BuwekulacUG.MD.BWUG.MU.BW229,337
BuyagacUG.KI.BUUG.KI.BU310,303
BuzaayacUG.KX.BZUG.KL.BZ135,139
BwambacUG.BN.BAUG.BN.BA160,712
ChekwiicUG.NP.CEUG.NP.CE51,622
ChuacUG.TG.CUUG.TG.CU170,466
DodothcUG.AB.DDUG.KO.DD379,775
DokolocUG.DO.DKUG.LI.DK131,047
East MoyocUG.AD.EAUG.AD.EA201,493
EntebbemUG.WA.ETUG.WA.ET57,518
ErutecUG.LA.EUUG.LI.EU212,913
Fort PortalmUG.BR.FRUG.BR.FR40,605
GombacUG.MI.GMUG.MI.GM136,774
GulumUG.GL.GLUG.GU.GL113,144
IbandacUG.IB.IAUG.MR.IA198,043
IgaracUG.BS.IAUG.BS.IA207,396
IsingirocUG.NG.IIUG.MR.II205,044
JiecUG.KF.JEUG.KO.JE157,765
JinjamUG.JI.JNUG.JI.JN86,520
JonamcUG.NE.JNUG.NE.JN100,891
KabalemUG.KA.KBUG.KA.KB45,757
KaberamaidocUG.KD.KBUG.KD.KB62,594
KabulacUG.RA.KBUG.RA.KB66,175
KagomacUG.JI.KGUG.JI.KG193,042
KajaracUG.NT.KJUG.NT.KJ98,189
KakuutocUG.RA.KKUG.RA.KK85,218
KalakicUG.KD.KLUG.KD.KL60,330
KalungucUG.MA.KLUG.MA.KL161,713
KampaladUG.KM.KMUG.KM.KM1,208,544
KapelebyongcUG.AM.KPUG.KW.KP61,731
KasharicUG.RR.KSUG.MR.KS162,594
KasilocUG.SR.KSUG.SR.KS73,311
KassandacUG.MD.KSUG.MU.KS207,156
KatikamucUG.LW.KTUG.LU.KT201,138
KazocUG.KH.KZUG.MR.KZ111,526
KibaalecUG.KE.KBUG.KE.KB186,228
KibandacUG.MC.KBUG.MS.KB197,785
KibogacUG.KG.KBUG.KG.KB231,718
KibukucUG.PL.KBUG.PA.KB128,913
KigulucUG.IN.KGUG.IA.KG229,699
KilakcUG.KQ.KLUG.GU.KL133,950
KinkiizicUG.UU.KNUG.UU.KN205,095
KiogacUG.AT.KOUG.LI.KO96,374
Kisoko (West Budama)cUG.TR.KSUG.TO.KS219,936
KitagwendacUG.KE.KTUG.KE.KT109,085
KobokocUG.OK.KBUG.AA.KB131,604
KolecUG.AC.KLUG.AP.KL161,624
KongasiscUG.BW.KOUG.KC.KO49,826
KookicUG.RA.KOUG.RA.KO179,732
KumicUG.KU.KMUG.KU.KM166,930
KwaniacUG.AC.KAUG.AP.KA124,496
KweencUG.KP.KWUG.KC.KW68,763
KyadondocUG.WA.KAUG.WA.KA523,715
KyakacUG.KJ.KAUG.KJ.KA111,687
KyamuswacUG.KN.KAUG.KN.KA19,349
KyoteracUG.RA.KYUG.RA.KY140,681
LabworcUG.AI.LBUG.KO.LB58,590
LamwocUG.TG.LMUG.TG.LM115,656
LiramUG.LA.LRUG.LI.LR89,781
LuukacUG.IN.LUUG.IA.LU191,838
LwemiyagacUG.SE.LWUG.SE.LW31,372
Madi-OkollocUG.AW.MDUG.AA.MD95,490
ManjiyacUG.MF.MNUG.MB.MN124,368
MarachacUG.MH.MRUG.AA.MR150,588
MaruzicUG.AC.MRUG.AP.MR119,404
MasakamUG.MA.MSUG.MA.MS61,300
MathenikocUG.MT.MTUG.MT.MT65,227
MawogolacUG.SE.MWUG.SE.MW152,806
MawokotacUG.MI.MWUG.MI.MW192,212
MbalemUG.ME.MAUG.MB.MA70,437
MbararamUG.RR.MAUG.MR.MA69,208
MityanacUG.TY.MTUG.MU.MT193,104
MorotocUG.LA.MRUG.LI.MR164,908
MorotomUG.MT.MRUG.MT.MR7,504
MukonocUG.MN.MKUG.MN.MK263,142
MwengecUG.KJ.MEUG.KJ.ME268,675
NakasekecUG.NK.NKUG.LU.NK138,011
NakifumacUG.MN.NKUG.MN.NK163,039
NdorwacUG.KA.NOUG.KA.NO166,264
NgoracUG.KU.NOUG.KU.NO98,558
NtenjerucUG.KY.NEUG.KY.NE187,931
NtorokocUG.BN.NOUG.BN.NO52,172
NwoyacUG.KQ.NOUG.GU.NO43,833
NyabushozicUG.KH.NAUG.MR.NA100,561
ObongicUG.MY.OOUG.MY.OO88,786
OkorocUG.NE.OOUG.NE.OO168,351
OmorocUG.GL.OOUG.GU.OO104,902
OtukecUG.LA.OUUG.LI.OU62,740
OyamcUG.OY.OAUG.AP.OA270,720
PadyerecUG.NE.PDUG.NE.PD164,224
PallisacUG.PL.PLUG.PA.PL163,018
PiancUG.NP.PAUG.NP.PA39,366
PokotcUG.NP.POUG.NP.PO62,874
RubabocUG.RK.RBUG.RK.RB141,423
RubandacUG.KA.RBUG.KA.RB180,590
RuhaamacUG.NT.RHUG.NT.RH195,541
RuhindacUG.BS.RHUG.BS.RH159,958
RujumburacUG.RK.RJUG.RK.RJ167,273
RukigacUG.KA.RKUG.KA.RK79,172
RushenyicUG.NT.RSUG.NT.RS93,086
RwamparacUG.RR.RAUG.MR.RA128,206
Samia-BugwecUG.BU.BGUG.BU.BG228,181
SererecUG.SR.SEUG.SR.SE105,114
SheemacUG.BS.SEUG.BS.SE172,827
SorotimUG.SR.SMUG.SR.SM41,470
SoroticUG.SR.SOUG.SR.SO152,091
TeregocUG.MH.TRUG.AA.TR159,750
TingeycUG.KP.TIUG.KC.TI74,921
TororomUG.TR.TRUG.TO.TR42,473
TororocUG.TR.TOUG.TO.TO136,192
UsukcUG.KK.UUUG.KW.UU123,215
VurracUG.AW.VUUG.AA.VU98,412
West MoyocUG.MY.WSUG.MY.WS111,126
160 divisions24,748,977

Change history:

The list of counties here is my best reconstruction of the situation as of 2000-01-01. I gathered information from a variety of sources. Unfortunately, as so often happens, the sources disagree with each other, without offering any explanation.

Some possibly useful sources are an explanation of Ugandan local government from the Ministry of Local Government ; quick facts about the districts from Government of Uganda ; a map showing county boundaries from United Nations Statistics Division ; and a clickable map of electoral districts for 1996 from Interim Electoral Commission . (Note: electoral districts are usually based on counties, but are not the same thing.)

CountyTypHASC
AdropicUG.AD.AR
AgogocUG.KT.AO
AmuriacUG.KW.AU
AringacUG.AR.AR
AruamUG.AR.AU
AruucUG.KT.AU
AswacUG.GU.AW
AyivucUG.AR.AY
Bamunanika (Wabusana)cUG.LU.BM
BbalecUG.MK.BA
BubulocUG.ML.BB
BudadiricUG.ML.BD
BudakacUG.PA.BD
BudiopecUG.KL.BD
BufumbiracUG.KR.BF
BugabulacUG.KL.BG
BugahyacUG.HO.BG
BugangaizicUG.KI.BG
BugwecUG.BU.BG
BugwericUG.IG.BG
BuhaguzicUG.HO.BH
BuhwejucUG.BS.BH
BuikwecUG.MK.BI
BujenjecUG.MS.BJ
BujumbacUG.KN.BJ
BukangacUG.MR.BK
BukedeacUG.KC.BK
BukedeacUG.KU.BK
BukomansimbicUG.MA.BM
BukonjocUG.KS.BK
BukoolicUG.BG.BK
BukoracUG.MO.BK
BukotocUG.MA.BT
BulambulicUG.ML.BL
BulamogicUG.KL.BL
BuliisacUG.MS.BL
BungokhocUG.ML.BN
BunyacUG.IG.BN
BunyangabucUG.KB.BN
BunyarugurucUG.BS.BN
BunyolecUG.TO.BN
BurahyacUG.KB.BR
BurulicUG.MS.BR
BusikicUG.IG.BS
BusirocUG.MP.BS
BusongoracUG.KS.BS
BusujjucUG.MU.BS
ButambalacUG.MP.BT
ButebocUG.PA.BT
ButembecUG.JI.BT
Buvuma IslandcUG.MK.BV
BuwekulacUG.MU.BW
BuyagacUG.KI.BU
BuyanjacUG.KI.BJ
BuzaayacUG.KL.BZ
BwambacUG.BN.BA
Chekwi (Kadani)cUG.MO.CE
ChuocUG.KT.CU
CiforocUG.AD.CF
DodothcUG.KO.DD
DokolocUG.LI.DK
DzaipicUG.AD.DA
EntebbemUG.MP.ET
ErutecUG.LI.EU
Fort PortalmUG.KB.FR
GombacUG.MP.GM
GulumUG.GU.GL
IbandacUG.MR.IA
IgaracUG.BS.IA
IsingirocUG.MR.II
JiecUG.KO.JE
JinjamUG.JI.JN
JonamcUG.NE.JN
KabalemUG.KA.KB
KaberamaidocUG.SO.KB
KabulacUG.RA.KB
KagomacUG.JI.KG
KajaracUG.NT.KJ
KakuutocUG.RA.KK
KalakicUG.SO.KL
KalungucUG.MA.KL
KampaladUG.KM.KM
KapelebongcUG.KW.KP
KasharicUG.MR.KS
KasilocUG.SO.KS
KassandacUG.MU.KS
KatikamucUG.LU.KT
KazocUG.MR.KZ
KibalecUG.KB.KB
KibandacUG.MS.KB
KibogacUG.KG.KB
KibukucUG.PA.KB
KigulucUG.IG.KG
KilakcUG.GU.KL
KinkizicUG.RU.KN
Kisoko (West Budama)cUG.TO.KS
KisoromUG.KR.KS
KitagwendacUG.KB.KT
KobokocUG.AR.KB
KolecUG.AP.KL
KookicUG.RA.KO
KumicUG.KC.KM
KumicUG.KU.KM
KwaniacUG.AP.KA
KyadondocUG.MP.KA
KyakacUG.KB.KA
KyamuswacUG.KN.KA
KyogacUG.LI.KO
KyoteracUG.RA.KY
LabworcUG.KO.LB
LamwocUG.KT.LM
LiramUG.LI.LR
LuukacUG.IG.LU
Madi-OkollocUG.AR.MD
ManjiyacUG.ML.MN
MarachacUG.AR.MR
MaruzicUG.AP.MR
MasakamUG.MA.MS
MathenikocUG.MO.MT
MawogolacUG.SE.MW
MawokotacUG.MP.MW
MbalemUG.ML.MA
MbararamUG.MR.MA
MityanacUG.MU.MT
MorotocUG.LI.MR
MorotomUG.MO.MR
MukonocUG.MK.MK
MwengecUG.KB.ME
NakasekecUG.LU.NK
Nakasongola (Buluri)cUG.NA.NK
NakifuumacUG.MK.NK
NdorwacUG.KA.NO
NgoracUG.KC.NO
NgoracUG.KU.NO
NtenjerucUG.MK.NE
NtorokocUG.BN.NO
NwoyacUG.GU.NO
NyabushozicUG.MR.NA
ObongicUG.MY.OO
OfuacUG.AD.OU
OkorocUG.NE.OO
OmorocUG.GU.OO
OtukecUG.LI.OU
OyamcUG.AP.OA
PadyerecUG.NE.PD
PallisacUG.PA.PL
PekellecUG.AD.PK
PiancUG.MO.PA
RubabocUG.RU.RB
RubandacUG.KA.RB
RuhaamacUG.NT.RH
RuhindacUG.BS.RH
RujumburacUG.RU.RJ
RukigacUG.KA.RK
RushenyicUG.NT.RS
RwamparacUG.MR.RA
SererecUG.SO.SE
SheemacUG.BS.SE
SorotimUG.SO.SM
SoroticUG.SO.SO
TeregocUG.AR.TR
TororomUG.TO.TR
UpecUG.MO.UE
UsukcUG.KW.UU
West MoyocUG.MY.WS
165 divisions
  • Typ: These are 150 counties (c), 14
    municipalities (m), and one district (d:
    Kampala district's subdivisions are
    called divisions, and are on the
    same level as sub-counties).
  • HASC: Hierarchical administrative
    subdivision codes    . The middle two letters
    identify the district, according to the
    division of the country in 1997-2000. For
    key, see the Districts of Uganda page.
  1. If this reconstruction is correct, the following changes occurred between 2000-01-01 and 2002-09-13.
  2. The districts changed as described on the Districts of Uganda page. Specifically, Kaberamaido split from Soroti (SOchanged toSR+KD); Kamwenge and Kyenjojo split from Kabarole (KBchanged toBR+KE+KJ); Kanungu split from Rukungiri (RUchanged toRK+UU); Kayunga split from Mukono (MKchanged toMN+KY); Mayuge split from Iganga (IGchanged toIA+MG); Nakapiripirit split from Moroto (MOchanged toMT+NP); Pader split from Kitgum (KTchanged toTG+PD); Sironko split from Mbale (MLchanged toMB+SI); Wakiso split from Mpigi (MPchanged toMI+WA); and Yumbe split from Arua (ARchanged toAA+YU).
  3. In Adjumani district, the five counties (Adropi, Ciforo, Dzaipi, Ofua, and Pekelle) merged into one (East Moyo).
  4. In Arua district, Vurra county was created.
  5. In Kapchorwa district, Bukedea, Kumi, and Ngora counties were replaced by Kongasis, Kween, and Tingey counties.
  6. In Kibale district, Buyanja county disappeared. Possibly it was just an alternate name for Buyaga, and never a separate county.
  7. In Kisoro district, Kisoro county merged with Bufumbira.
  8. In Nakapiripirit district, the name of Upe county was changed to Pokot.
  9. In Masindi district, Buliisa and Buruli counties disappeared. (Buliisa is now the name of a sub-county of Bujenje county.)
  10. In Sembabule district, Lwemiyaga county split from Mawogola.
  11. In Tororo district, Tororo county split from Tororo municipality.

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