Iganga District

Iganga is a district (municipality) in eastern Uganda with 547 155 inhabitants. Like almost all 78 districts of Uganda, he is named after its chief town.

Geography

Iganga is located in Central Uganda, about 25 km north of Lake Victoria located. The district is situated at an average altitude of 1,138 m above sea level.

Population

Iganga is within the Busoga tribal area with the traditional Lusoga language. Lusoga is a very closely related with Luganda language is widely used in the capital and in the media.

Economy

Iganga is a rural district and the capital, in contrast to Jinja in the West no special tourist importance. The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. Mainly corn, potatoes, sugar cane, coffee, tea and soybeans are grown. Mango and papaya trees grow in the district. In the markets pineapple, tomatoes, sweet and non-sweet ( " matooke " ) and banana peppers are offered.