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In 1991, the national census estimated the district population at about 119,550. The next census in 2002 estimated the population of Gomba District at approximately 133,300. In 2012, the estimated population in the district was about 152,800.
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was selected to be the district headquarters. The district became operational on 1 July 2010. Generally, Gomba District is a rural district which receives lower precipitation than the districts of Butambala and Mpigi.
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of Uganda and the largest city in that country. This location is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi), by road, west of
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Gomba District was created in 2010 by an Act of Parliament, when Mpigi District was split into Gomba District,
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is a major economic activity in the district supplemented with
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Index

District
District location in Uganda
00°11′S 31°55′E / 0.183°S 31.917°E / -0.183; 31.917
Uganda
Region
Central Uganda
Kanoni
Time zone
UTC+3
EAT
www.gomba.go.ug

district
Central Uganda
Mubende District
Mityana District
Butambala District
Kalungu District
Bukomansimbi District
Sembabule District
Kanoni
Kampala
capital
Mpigi
Butambala District
Mpigi District
Kanoni
Livestock farming
subsistence agriculture
Kanoni

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