Kasese District

Kasese is a district (municipality) in central Uganda with 532 993 inhabitants. Like almost all 78 districts of Uganda, he is named after its chief town. The district is divided into two counties, 19 sub- counties and two Town Council.

Economy

The most important industry of the Kasese district is agriculture, live from over 85 % of the population. The average measured in the years 2000-2009 rainfall of only 348.24 mm annually classifies the Kasese district as tropical dry zone in which only with the help of sophisticated methods of irrigation agriculture can be successfully operated. In the years 1993-1999, this was a year with an average of 169.32 mm of rain nor a futile exercise. The period 1973-1979 was under of the years 1978/1979 with an annual 198.38 millimeters similar dry.

Geography

Kasese is influenced by the scenic Rwenzori Mountains. With the Mount Stanley / Margherita Peak is here the third highest mountain in Africa. Kasese lies on the equator and occupies an area of 2724 km ², a, of which 885 km ² to Queen Elizabeth National Park and 652 km ² to the Rwenzori Mountains National Park. The district has a share in Eduardsee and Lake George and is bordered to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo.

There are theoretically two unreliable rainy seasons from March to May and August to November. However, it has never been more than four days of rain with a double-digit amount millimeters per month. Previous record was since weather records began in 1973 March 1, 2001 with 89.92 mm of rainfall in only 52 % humidity, followed closely by 16 May 1977 with 70.1 liters per square meter. The daily temperatures range on average from 19.4 to 32 ° C, but may include extreme values of 10 ° C at the bottom and up to 36.1 ° C at the top. The calculated average temperature for the period 2000-2009 24.8 ° C 24.3 ° C for the years 1973 to 1978. The extreme values for the humidity at 25 % (measured on 17 February 1975) and 98 % (measured on 15 January 2008).

When equatorial surprised Kasese district with the vehemence of his squalls that have been in the seventies reached 81.7 km / h. 2002 94.3 km / h and 92.4 km / h new regional records have been set here in August and November. The average wind speeds were in the seventies still at monthly 2-10 km / h, the decade 2000-2009 brought it already to 5-12 km / h

The Kasese district is the scene of intensive reforestation efforts that are intended to counteract the general desertification by the military motivated deforestation of the past. However, here it must be pointed also to the fatal effects of the civil firewood needs, as is cooked in most households in the district still on an open fire.

District of Uganda

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