Population & Culture

Kazo is one of the districts in the South Western region of Uganda and was curved out of Kiruhura District as of FY 2019/2020. It is in the Masaka-Ankole cattle corridor. It is bordered by Kyegegwa District in the North, Ibanda District in the West, Kiruhura District in the East and South, Kamwenge in the North West and Sembabule in the North East. The District is crossed by the Equator line. The coordinates of Kazo District are: (Latitude: 250374; Longitude: 9994497). Kazo District headquarters are located in Kazo Town Council and the district has a land area of 1551 sq. Km.

 Population size                                                                                                          

                           Estimated Population Within The District
Lower Local Government Estimated Land Area Male Female Total
108,900 108,700 217,600

 Buremba

                   189

            13,000

    12,900

     25,900

 Burunga

                   328

            15,400

    14,000

     29,400

 Engari

                   173

            15,100

    15,700

     30,800

 Kanoni

                     81

            10,100

    10,600

     20,700

 Kazo

                   242

            17,400

    17,900

     35,300

 Kazo Town Council

                   106

              8,000

      7,900

     15,900

 Nkungu

                   161

            15,200

    15,500

     30,700

 Rwemikoma

                   277

            14,700

    14,200

     28,900