Kyenjojo District Information and Travel Guide

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Kyenjojo is a district in western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Kyenjojo, where the district headquarters are located.

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Location of Kyenjojo

Kyenjojo is bordered by Kibale District to the north, Mubende District to the east, Kiruhura District to the southeast, Kamwenge District to the south and Kabarole District to the west. The district headquarters at Kyenjojo are located approximately 274 kilometres (170 mi), by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are:00 37N, 30 37E.

Overview of Kyenjojo

Kyenjojo District was created in 2000. It is divided into two counties, Mwenge and Kyaka. Kyenjojo means: "the place where elephants live"; it is derived from the Rutooro word "enjojo", elephant(s). Like in most Ugandan Bantu languages, "Mwenge" means "banana beer". Mwenge County is famous for its banana beer. The meaning of the word "Kyaka" is unclear.

Kwemara Ngabu William, a lecturer at Makerere University, Uganda's largest, says that Kyaka was originally called Nyakibimba. The capital of then Bunyoro was in Kyaka, at a place called Kitara: hence the name Bunyoro Kitara. However the capital was shifted to Masindi. At one time a crown prince died in Nyakibimba on his way to a cattle raiding mission in Kaarokarungi (present day Ankole).

The Queen Mother wailed saying "Zankorente", meaning cattle have brought me the problem. Kaarokarungi has since then been called Nkore. The rest of the Banyoro said Nyakibimba was 'Kyaka' to them. Kwaka means to snatch something from someone. The crown prince had died in Nyakibimba then Nyakibimba had snatched a crown prince from Bunyoro. Since then Nyakibimba came to be known as Kyaka.

Kyenjojo is part of the Kingdom of Toro, one of the ancient traditional monarchies in Uganda. The other districts that make up Toro are:

•Kabarole District

•Kasese District

•Kamwenge District

Population of Kyenjojo

The 2002 national census estimated the population of the district at 380,362. The annual population growth rate of the district is estimated at 3.0%. Using those statistics it is estimated that the population of Kyenjojo District in 2009 is approximately 467,000.

Economic Activities in Kyenjojo

Agriculture is the main economic activity in the district. The major crops grown include:

•Tea

•Cassava

•Sweet potatoes

•Potatoes

•Yams

•Millet

•Maize

•Sorghum

•Beans

•Peas

•Groundnuts

•Soybeans

•Bananas

•Matooke

•Passion fruit

•Mangoes

•Avocado

•Cabbage

•Tomatoes

•Pineapples

•Onions

•Timber

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