Kabarole District
Kabarole District is a district in Western Uganda. Kabarole District is part of the Tooro Kingdom. Its main town was Fort Portal before 1 July 2020 when it was elevated to a city, separating it from Kabarole district. The new Kabarole district seat is proporsed in Busoro Town Council. Kabarole remains with only one county (Burahya). Bunyangabu county was curved out to form Bunyangabu district in 2017. Fort Portal Municipality constituency became Fort Portal City in 2020 with an independent local Government.
Kabarole District | |
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District location in Uganda | |
| Coordinates: 00°36′N 30°18′E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Region | Western Uganda |
| Sub-region | Toro sub-region |
| Capital | Busoro town council proporsed after elevating Fort Portal Municipality to a City on 1 July 2020 hence separating it from Kabarole district |
| Government | |
| • LC5 Chairpersin | Sir Rwabuhinga Richard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,814 km2 (700 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 415,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www |
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