Bunyoro sub-region
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Bunyoro sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:
- Buliisa District
- Hoima District
- Kagadi District
- Kakumiro District
- Kibaale District
- Kikuube District
- Kiryandongo District
- Masindi District
The area covered by the above districts is coterminous with the traditional Bunyoro Kingdom. Milton Obote abolished the traditional kingdoms in Uganda in 1967. When Yoweri Museveni re-established them in 1993, Bunyoro re-constituted itself.
The sub-region is home mainly to the Banyoro ethnic group. The people of Bunyoro are called Banyoro (singular: Munyoro). The Banyoro speak Runyoro, a Bantu language. Runyoro closely related to Rutooro, spoken by the people of the neighboring Toro sub-region. The language is often referred to as Runyoro/Rutooro.
According to the 2002 national census, the Bunyoro sub-region was home to an estimated 0.75 million people at that time.[1]
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