Butebo District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its chief town, Butebo, where the district headquarters are located.[2]
Following requests for district status by the residents,[1] President Yoweri Museveni, in 2010, instructed his Minister of Local Government at the time, Adolf Mwesige, table a law in the Ugandan parliament to that effect.[5] The law was tabled in parliament in August 2015, with the district to become operational on 1 July 2017.[6] Prior to then the district was "Butebo County" in Pallisa District.[7]
Population
In 2008, the population of Butebo District was estimated at 120,000 people.[1]