Kalungu District is a district

Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 111 districts and one city across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....

 in southern Central Uganda

Central Region, Uganda

Central Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...

. It is named after the 'chief town' of the district, Kalungu

Kalungu

Kalungu is a town in Central Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center in Kalungu District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

, where the district headquarters are located.

Location

Kalungu District is bordered by Gomba District

Gomba District

Gomba District is a district in Central Uganda.-Location:Gomba District is bordered by Mubende District to the north, Mityana District to the northeast and Butambala District to the east. Kalungu District, Bukomansimbi District and Sembabule District lie to the south of Gomba District...

 and Butambala District

Butambala District

Butambala District is a district in Central Uganda. It is one of the new districts in Uganda created in the 2000's.-Location:Butambala District is bordered by Gomba District to the west and northwest, Mityana District to the northeast, Mpigi District to the east and south and Kalungu District to...

 to the north, Mpigi District

Mpigi District

Mpigi District is a district in Central Uganda. Like other most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Mpigi.-Location:...

 to the northeast and to the east, Masaka District

Masaka District

Masaka District is a district in Central Uganda. Its main town is Masaka, whose estimated population in 2011 was 74,100.-Location:The district is bordered by Bukomansimbi District to the northwest, Kalungu District to the north, Kalangala District to the east and south, Rakai District to the...

 to the south and Bukomansimbi District

Bukomansimbi District

Bukomansimbi District is a district in Central Uganda. The district is named after its main municipal center, Bukomansimbi, the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...

 to the west. The 'chief town' of the district, Kalungu

Kalungu

Kalungu is a town in Central Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center in Kalungu District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

, is located 21 kilometres (13 mi), by road, northeast of the city of Masaka

Masaka

Masaka is a town in Central Uganda, lying west of Lake Victoria. It is the chief town of Masaka District. Besides being the headquarters of Masaka District, the town is the regional headquarters and largest metropolitan area in Lyantonde District, Sembabule District, Lwengo District, Bukomansimbi...

, the largest metropolitan area in the sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:00 06S, 31 49E.

Overview

Kalungu District was created by Act of Parliament. The district began functioning on 01 July 2010. Kalungu

Kalungu

Kalungu is a town in Central Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center in Kalungu District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

 was selected as the district headquarters. Agriculture, livestock farming and fishing in Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....

 and the marshes of the Katonga River

Katonga River

The Katonga River is a river in Uganda, in East Africa.-Location:River Katonga is located in the southwestern part of Uganda. It starts from Lake Victoria and flows, first, northwards into Lake Wamala...

, constitute the main economic activities in Kalungu District. There is one hospital; Villa Maria Hospital, administered by the Franciscan Nuns

Franciscan

Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....

 and supervised by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Near the hospital is Katigondo Major Seminary, a Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 institution for training priests.

Population

In 2002, the population of Kalungu District was estimated at about 160,700. , the current population of the district is unknown.

See also

• Kalungu
  Kalungu
  Kalungu is a town in Central Uganda. It is the chief municipal, administrative and commercial center in Kalungu District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
  
  
• Central Region, Uganda
  Central Region, Uganda
  Central Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
  
  
• Lake Victoria
  Lake Victoria
  Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....
  
  
• Districts of Uganda
  Districts of Uganda
  Uganda is divided into 111 districts and one city across four administrative regions. Most districts are named after their main commercial and administrative towns....